SAP MODULES

BY
ANAND KUMAR

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 Basic SAP Division
Technical Functional Techno Dual Module
functional
ABAP SD ABAP +HR SD+CRM
BASIS HRM ABAP +SD PP+SD
FICO BIW FICO+SD
PP, MM HR+SD
SCM HR+CRM
SD with CIN

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 SAP Modules
SD – Sales and FI – Financial Accounting
Distribution
MM – Materials SD FI CO – Controlling
Management
PP – Production Planning MM CO AM – Asset Management

PP AM

SAP R/3
QM HR
QM – Quality HR – Human Resources
Management
PM WF
PM – Plant Maintenance WF – Workflow

WM – Warehouse WM PS
PS – Project System
Management
SAP are moving away from describing their system as a set of SAP
Modules, now are using the term ‘solutions

Financials
Human Resources
Customer Relationship Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Supply Chain Management
Business Intelligence
 

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 SAP FI..
FI means Financial accounting, it includes.
General ledger
Book close
Tax
Accounts receivable
Accounts payable
Asset Management (SAP AM)
Consolidation
Special ledgers

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FI contd..
SAP FI - which stands for Financial Accounting - is the
SAP Module where regulatory or statutory data is
tracked and managed. The SAP FI Module has the
capability of meeting all the accounting and financial
needs of an organization. It is within this SAP FI
Module that Financial Managers as well as other
Managers  within your business can review the financial
position of the company in real time as compared to
legacy systems which often times require overnight
updates before financial statements can be generated
and run for management review.
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SAP CO.
CO stands for controlling, it includes.
Cost elements
Cost centers
Profit centers
Internal orders
Activity based costing
Product costing

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SAP CO CONTD..
The SAP CO (Controlling) Module provides
supporting information to Management for the
purpose of planning, reporting, as well as monitoring
the operations of their business. Management
decision-making can be achieved with the level of
information provided by this module. 

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SAP PS Module
PS is Project Systems – this SAP Module is where you
can manage your projects, large and small, including
Make to order
Plant shut downs (as a project)
Third party billing (on the back of a project)

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SAP HR Module
HR is for Human Resources ... people are the important
part of this SAP module, including
Employment history
Payroll
Training
Career management
Succession planning
SAP HR stands for Human Resources and this is the
module which helps you optimize your HR processes to
attract, develop and attain the right people including
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SAP PM Module..
Plant Maintenance is the PM – this SAP module is
where you maintain your equipment (e.g. a machine,
an oil rig, an aircraft etc), including
Labour
Material
Down time and outages

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SAP MM Module
one of the most important SAP Modules where MM is
Materials Management - underpins the supply chain,
including
Requisitions
Purchase orders
Goods receipts
Accounts payable
Inventory management
BOM’s
Master raw materials, finished goods etc
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SAP MM Contd.
AP MM stands for Materials Management and this is
part of SAP Logistics which helps you manage end-to-
end procurement and logistics business processes,
from requisitioning to payment.
Some of the main SAP MM transactions are:
ME51N - Create Requisition
ME21N - Create Purchase Order
MIGO - Goods receipt a PO
MIRO - Create Invoice

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 SAP QM
QM stands for Quality Management
This SAP module – improve the quality of your goods,
including
Planning
Execution
Inspections
Certificates

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 SAP PP modules
one of the really big SAP modules is Production
Planning – manages your production process,
including
Capacity planning
Master production scheduling
Material requirements planning
Shop floor

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 SAP SD Module
one of the large SAP modules is Sales and Distribution
– from order to delivery, including
RFQ
Sales orders
Pricing
Picking (and other warehouse processes)
Packing
Shipping

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SAP BW Module
BW stands for Business (Data) Warehouse which
includes the following main functions:
Data extraction from source systems
Some technical and functional transformation of the
data
Storage of the data in what are called Info providers
Reporting (which uses Info providers)

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 SAP ABAP
It is not really a module, it stands for Advanced
Business application Programming.
This is the structured programming language for
custom development including reports.
ABAP is one of application specific fourth generation
language.
It was also intended to be used by SAP customers to
enhance SAP applications – customers can develop
custom reports and interfaces with ABAP
programming.
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Contd..
The advanced way of programming in ABAP is using
OOPS concept.

What is oops?
OOP is the common abbreviation for Object-Oriented
Programming. 
Key Words:
Objects', BAPI, BADI,

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ABAP Webdynpro Pro
This is the SAP standard UI technology for
developing the web application in ABAP environment.
Web Dynpro supports a structured design process.
Automatic data transport using data binding
Automatic input check
The concept of Web Dynpro ABAP is identical with
Web Dynpro Java and offers more or less the same
functions.

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 SAP BASIS
The ABAP language environment, including the
syntax checking, code generation and runtime
system, is part of the SAP Basis component.
SAP Basis is the technological platform that supports
the entire range of SAP applications, now typically
implemented in the framework of the SAP
Web Application Server.
SAP Basis can be seen as the "operating system" on
which SAP applications run.

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Contd..
SAP Basis currently runs on UNIX (AIX, HP-UX,
Solaris, Linux), Microsoft Windows, i5/OS on IBM
System i (formerly iSeries, AS/400) and z/OS on IBM
System z (formerly zSeries, S/390). Supported
databases are IBM DB2, Informix, MaxDB, Oracle and
Microsoft SQL Server

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 SAP XI/PI
SAP exchange infrastructure is SAP’s enterprise
application integration software.
used to facilitate the exchange of information among a
company's internal software and systems and those of
external parties. Like other NetWeaver components, SAP
XI is compatible with software products of other
companies.
The central component of SAP XI is the SAP Integration
Server, which facilitates interaction between diverse
operating systems and applications across internal and
external networked computer systems.
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Component of SAP XI
Integration building
Integration Repository
Integration directory
Integration Server
Business process engine
Integration Engine
Adapter engine.

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 SAP PI (process Integration)
This section provides you with information about
administration and maintenance tasks specific to the
SAP Net Weaver usage type Process Integration (PI).
Tasks:
Monitoring
Management
Software logistics
Troubleshooting

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 SAP CRM
CRM is the acronym of Customer Relationship
Management. CRM is a business system that consists
of enterprise goals, business strategies, business
processes and enterprise information systems. CRM
software systems automate many customer-related
business tasks.

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CRM vs. ERP and SCM

ERP (Enterprise Relationship Management) and SCM

(Supply Chain Management) are two other categories
of enterprise software that are widely implemented in
corporations and non-profit organizations. While
CRM attempts to enhance the relationship with
customers, the primary goal of ERP is to improve and
streamline internal business processes, and SCM aims
to facilitate the collaboration between the
organization, its suppliers, the manufacturers, the
distributors and the partners

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 CRM technical/ Functional
CRM requirement will be either technical or
functional.
Technical candidates will be required to worked on
GUI .

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 SAP MDM
 Master Data Management
is an enabling foundation for enterprise information
management – providing a single version of master
data for supplier, product, customer, or user-defined
data objects in heterogeneous environments.
MDM ensures cross-system data consistency through
interactive distribution.

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SAP (ISU/CCS)
The Customer Care and Service (ISU/CCS)
Benchmark simulates typical processes in a utilities
company. The core business processes can be divided
into two main processes: consumption and revenue
collection. For the consumption process, three batch
jobs are utilized for collecting information – meter-
reading orders have to be created and printed, and the
results have to be uploaded into the system. To collect
revenues, additional batch jobs – billing the customer,
invoicing, and printing the bill – produce load on the
system.
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 SAP Retail overview
SAP Retail is a completely integrated retailing system.
It maps the complete set of business processes
required for competitive assortment strategies,
different retail formats, and ECR-driven logistics and
distribution. It provides all the functions necessary for
modeling business processes in a retail company.
The business process area "Retailing" comprises the
procurement, storage, distribution, and sale of
merchandise. SAP Retail supports both wholesale and
retail scenarios.

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The key retailing processes include:
• Assortment Management
• Sales Price Calculation
• Promotion Management
• Allocation
• Requirements Planning and Purchasing
• Goods Receipt
• Invoice Verification and Subsequent Settlement of End-
Of-Period Arrangements
• Warehouse Management
• Picking and Delivery
• Billing
• Store Supply
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 SAP SCM
SCM enables collaboration, planning, execution, and
coordination of the entire supply network,
empowering you to adapt your supply chain processes
to an ever-changing competitive environment.

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 SAP SCM Components
SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)
 

SAP APO is composed of Demand Planning,

Supply Network Planning, Multi-level Supply and
Demand Matching,
Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling,
Transportation Management, and
Global Available-to-Promise.

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SCM Components Contd..
SAP Forecasting and Replenishment (SAP F&R)  
SAP Event Management (SAP EM)
EM enables the coordination of planning and activities
within the business and with partners by exchanging
information across systems and monitoring critical
situations.  
Supply Network Collaboration (SNC) - formerly SAP ICH  
EM enables the coordination of planning and activities
within the business and with partners by exchanging
information across systems and monitoring critical
situations.
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 Contd..
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM)  
EWM offers flexible, automated support for
processing various goods movements and for
managing stocks in a warehouse complex. The system
supports scheduled and efficient processing of all
logistics processes within a warehouse.

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 SAP SRM
Supplier relationship management is a comprehensive
approach to managing an enterprise's interactions
with the organizations that supply the goods and
services it uses.

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