Systems, Applications, Products (SAP)

SAP is an enterprise resource planning software which consists in several modules that provide the
organizations with great control over their key business processes.

SAP ERP Modules and Sub-modules

A. Functional Modules
 Human Capital Management (SAP HCM), also known as Human Resource (HR)
Services HR functions such as compliance, payroll, personnel files and benefits
administration.
o Organizational Management
o Personnel Administration
o Recruitment
o Payroll
o Travel Management
o Personnel Management
o Time Management
o Compensation Management
o Training and Event management
o Wages
o Personnel Development
o Workforce Administration

 Production Planning (SAP PP)

Services manufacturing, sale and distribution of goods.
o Sales and production Planning
o Demand Management
o Material Requirement Planning
o Capacity Requirement Planning
o Bills of material
o Production Orders
o Routing
o Work Center
o Shop floor control

 Material Management (SAP MM)

Services the procurement activity of an organization from procurement. It supports all
aspects of material management (planning, control etc).
o Purchasing
o Inventory Management
o Material Planning
o Invoice Verification
o Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
o Warehouse Management
o Vendor Valuation

 Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM)

 Services all processes related to cashflow.
o Credit Management
o Cash & Liquidity Management
o Treasure and Risk Management
o Collections Management
o Payments
o Dispute management

 Sales and Distribution (SAP SD)

Services business processes in selling, shipping, and billing of products and services.
o Sales
o Shipping and transportation
o Billing or Invoice generation
o Bills of Material (BOM)
o Sales Information system
o Credit Control
o EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)

 Project System (SAP PS)

Services the full cycle of planning and execution of projects. It integrates between all
other modules enabling projects to be executed efficiently, with appropriate timing and
within established budget.
o Project Planning
o Project Preparation
o Project Tracking
o Project Reporting
o Project Costs
o WBS Elements

 Financial Accounting and Controlling (SAP FICO)

Services financial processes. Generates and manages financial statements for analysis
and reporting and help with effective business planning and decision-making.
o SAP General Ledger Accounting
o SAP Accounts Payable
o SAP Accounts Receivable
o SAP Bank Accounting
o Budgeting and Monitoring
o Cash management
o SAP Asset Accounting
o SAP Funds management
o SAP Treasury Management
o SAP Special Purpose Ledger
o Withholding Tax (TDS)
o SAP cost element accounting
o Cost Center Accounting
o SAP Product Cost Accounting
 o SAP CO internal orders
o SAP Profit Center Accounting
o SAP Profitability Analysis

 Plant Maintenance (SAP PM)

Services processes that streamline plants and factory environments.
o Maintenance planning
o Preventive Planning
o Service Management
o Predictive Maintenance
o Project Maintenance

 Quality Management (SAP QM)

Services key business processes of SAP like production, sales, procurement, material
management, and others to impose QM inspection stages.
o Planning
o Process Inspections
o Notifications of Quality
o Quality Control
o Test Equipment
o Quality certifications
o General Functions

B. Technical Modules
 SAP Basis – is the technical foundation that enables SAP applications to function. It
consists of middleware programs and tools that support the interoperability and portability
of SAP applications across systems and databases.

 SAP Security – technical module where the SAP security administrators are responsible
for the development and administration of user rights on SAP systems.

 Advanced Business Application Programming (SAP ABAP) – a high level language that is
primarily used to develop enterprise application for large business and financial
institution on SAP platform.

 High Performance Analytic Appliance (SAP HANA) – an in-memory, column-oriented,

relational database management system developed and marketed by SAP SE. Its
primary function as a database server is to store and retrieve data as requested by the
applications.

 SAP NetWeaver – technology platform that allows organizations to integrate data,

business processes, elements and more from a variety of sources into unified SAP
environments.

 Information Systems Management (SAP IS) – an organized integration of hardware and

software technologies, data, processes, and human elements designed to produce
accurate and useful information for decision-making purposes.
  Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM Technical module) – allows an
organization to achieve customer satisfaction by meeting the service expectation and
providing products required by customers.

 Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) – is a core NetWeaver software component based on

open standards and architecture that enables cross-platform communication and
collaboration.

 SAP Solution Manager – SAP solution manager manages the SAP and Non-SAP solutions
in the IT landscapes of an organization.

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