INTRODUCTION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

IN SAP
Agenda
Introduction to ERP and SAP R/3 system

 SAP system’s functionality

 SAP implemenation methodology

 Career Opportunities

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What is ERP?
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

An ERP system a computer based system to manage the internal and

external resources for an enterprise. It might have various components to
help in business processes like procurement, sales, accounting, human
resources.
Some of the major vendors for ERP software are SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD
Edwards.

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 What is SAP ?
SAP stands for Systems, Applications and Products in data processing.

10 million users, 30,000 installations, 1000 partners, 21 Industry

solutions. Customer world-wide, mostly Fortune 500 companies. 95% of
the top 100 German companies use SAP.

SAP is the fourth largest software company in the world.

The SAP R/3 system is a business software package designed to

integrate all areas of a business.

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SAP System Application modules

Integrated Comprehensive
solutions functionality
SD FI
Sales & Financial
Distribution Accounting
MM CO
Materials Controlling
Mgmt.
PP AA
Production Asset Designed
Planning
SAP Accounting
for all types
of business
Client / server
QM PS
architecture Quality Client / Server Project
Mgmt. System
PM
Plant ABAP WF
Maintenance Workflow
HR IS
Human Industry
Resources Solutions

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 SAP – System Landscape

Server

Client

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 Technology Environment
Hardware UNIX Systems
Bull/Zenith Digital NCR
Bull IBM Compaq HP (Intel) Sequent IBM IBM
Digital SNI Data General IBM (Intel) SNI AS/400 S/390
HP SUN ...

Operating AIX Reliant

systems Digital UNIX UNIX (SINIX) Windows NT OS/400 OS/390
HP-UX SOLARIS

Databases ADABAS D ADABAS D

DB2 for AIX MS SQL Server
INFORMIX-OnLine INFORMIX-OnLine DB2/400 DB2/390
ORACLE ORACLE

Dialog Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows NT,

SAPGUI OSF/Motif, OS/2 Presentation Manager (PM), Windows 95,
Macintosh, Java PM, Java

Languages
ABAP/4, C, C++, HTML, Java, ActiveX-Controls

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SAP System Configuration

One - tier Two - tier Three - tier

configuration configuration configuration

Presentation
Presentation processes

Application
Application processes

Database

Database , application , Database , Database

presentation processes application processes processes

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System Landscape
DEV QAS PRD
transport transport
CUST QTST PROD
Quality Testing
DEVL
TRAN
UTST Training client

SAND
Manage Master Configuration
ABAP Development
Unit Testing
Test Data

Common Shared Directory

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SAP in the business mode

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Why - SAP R/3 has been successful

•Secure •Integrated
•Multi-Lingual Information

SAP
•Multi-Currency

•Enterprise-Wide
•Best Business
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 Why - SAP R/3 has been
successful
Real time processing with an integrated suite of client/server
applications.
 Comprehensive
 Business Process orientation
 Fully Integrated business process
 Modular Structure
 International – yet consistent
 Providing maximum flexibility & Scalability
 Strong backbone for future technologies.
OSS 24 hr support available.

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ASAP - methodology

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ASAP tools are tailor-made for an effective, fast, and well-organized SAP R/3 implementation.
The complete implementation process is well documented.

PROJECT Define Goals & objective

PREPARATION Clarify Scope
Strategy, schedule
Resources

BUSINESS Requirement workshops

BLUEPRINT Document business process
Define Baseline scope
Refine overall schedule

REALISATION System Implementation

Testing
Release it for production

FINAL PREPARATION
Testing
End user training
System management
Cut over activities

GO LIVE & SUPPORT Pre production to live production

Support organisation

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Sample SAP Screens

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Career Opportunities in SAP
 SAP Consultants
 SAP Administrator
BASIS - Business application software information
system
 SAP Technical Consultants
ABAP - Advanced Business Application
Programming
 SAP Functional Consultants

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Thank You !!

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