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What is ERP?
An Enterprise Resource Planning system is a packaged business software system that allows a company to:
business processes
Share common data and practices across the
entire enterprise
Produce and access information in a real-time
environment
What is
SAP
What is S A P
SAP
Stands for
About SAP
S ystems, A pplications, P roducts...
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972
4th
largest independent software supplier in the world Largest ERP vendor More than 2,500,000 users in over 50 countries Over 21,000 R/3 installations worldwide An average of 25% of revenue invested in R&D High customer and employee satisfaction
Platform Partners
Technology Partners
Logo/Implementation Partners
over 10,000 consultants trained in SAP worldwide over 400 different SAP training courses
Training
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Pharmaceutical Building Materials, Clay, Glass Building and Heavy Construction Primary Metal, Metal Products, Steel
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Utilities
Financial Services, Banks and Insurance Government, Public Admin. and Services Museums and Associations Healthcare and Hospitals Educational Institutions, Unis, Research Consulting, Software Services
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introduced in 1972 SAP R/3 introduced for smaller platforms in 1992 Developed using a fourth generation proprietary language developed by SAP called ABAP/4 Major SAP versions:
2.2h
SAP Components
SAP R/3 is comprised of modules categorized in three core
functional areas: Financial Human Resources Logistics Special software packages on top of R/3, targeted to specialized vertical industries: Industry Solutions (IS) Special set of modules positioned between the technical and functional areas of the system: Cross Application (CA) Modules Workflow (WF)
Financial Accounting
General Ledger
FI
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable Tax and Financial Reports
Financial Applications. . . . . . . .
Controlling
CO
Financial Applications. . . . . . . .
Depreciation
AM
Property Values
Insurance Policies Capital Investment Grants
Financial Applications. . . . . . . .
Project System
Project Tracking Work Breakdown Structure Budget Management Cost and Revenue Planning
PS
Financial Applications. . . . . . . .
SD
Quotations
Sales Order Management Pricing
Delivery
Invoicing
Logistics Applications . . . . . . . .
Materials Management
Procurement
MM
Inventory Management
Vendor Evaluation Invoice Verification Warehouse Management
Logistics Applications . . . . . . . .
Production Planning
Demand Management
Material Requirements Planning Production Activity Control
PP
Capacity Planning
Logistics Applications . . . . . . . .
Quality Management
Quality Certificates
QM
Inspection Processing
Planning Tools Quality Control Quality Notifications
Logistics Applications . . . . . . . .
Plant Maintenance
Plant Maintenance Equipment and Technical Objects Preventive Maintenance Service Management Maintenance Order Management
PM
Logistics Applications . . . . . . . .
Human Resources
Personnel Administration
HR
Payroll, Benefits
Time Management Planning and Development
Organization Management
Human Resources. . . . . . . .
Industry Solutions
IS
Banks Hospitals Oil Companies Publishing Sector Telecommunications Retail Utilities Others
Industry Solutions. . . . . . . .
Audit Cycles
Revenue
Expenditure Inventory Management Fixed Assets Treasury Payroll/Personnel Business Processes Or: audits specified by your organization
Management Challenges
SAP Modules
Three Main Functional Categories Multitude of Modules Multitude of Sub-Modules
Many Audit cycles Auditors will determine how all these components interrelate in
place
SAP Modules
Audit Cycles
(A/R)
Logistics Applications
Human Resources
BOTTOMLINE: When auditing SAP, one should not be concerned so much with which modules or submodules they are dealing with. What matters is what functionality is supported by the system and what system functionality we need to audit.
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