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SAP Client Overview

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Objectives

 The students will:

- Understand SAP’s concept of client
- Understand client-dependent and client-independent data

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what is a client?

Client 100

Client 150

Client 200

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Client-Dependent vs.Client-Independent

The arrow represents client

Client 000
independent data seen
throughout the entire system A.
Client 001

Client 066

Client 100 The transactional data

in client 100 is
separate from the
Client 200 transactional data
in client 200.

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SAP R/3 Delivered Clients

System A

Client 000 Clients 000 and 001 can

be used as the basis or
Client 001 source for a new client
set-up.
Client 066
Clients 066 – Early Watch
Service - .

Client 100

Client 200

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