What does SAP means?

SAP means : Systems, Applications and

Products in data processing.
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 SAP is the third largest software company in the world.
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SAP is the largest business application and Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) solution software provider in
terms of revenue.
Why ERP
 Integration

 Best business practices

 Standardization
SAP R/3 System Business Modules
Sales & Financial
Distribution Accounting

Materials SAP can use a

Mgmt. Controlling
number of
Production Fixed Assets
database programs
Planning Mgmt. to actually store
R/3 the data.
Client / Server
Oracle
Quality
ABAP/4 Project
Mgmt. System DB2
Plant MSSQL
Maintenance Workflow

Human Industry
Resources Solutions
 Basis System: Three-Tier Computer
Hierarchy Central Database
(Storage of all data)
Access to Dataase:
(Read / Write data)

Database

Input / Output
of data to users

Processing of data
Application
Application using application
logic

Presentation of the
processed data to
Presentation
Presentation the user
SAP System Landscape
Production

Testing

Development
Logging On – SAP Gui

 To log on to an R/3 system with the

SAP Gui, you need the proprietary SAP
Gui (Graphical User Interface) software
loaded on your system and an internet
connection
SAP Gui Configuration
 First, you need to tell
the SAP Gui which
system you want to
log into:

If you don’t have

any systems defined,
click on New Item
System Definition
(provided by UCC)

- Text description (free)

- Address of system (e.g.
sapd.umsystem.edu)
- SAP Router usually
not required
- System ID
Logical name of system

- System Number
Frequently 00, but not
always
- R/3 System Selected
Configured SAP Gui
- Select System:

- double-click or Logon button

Logging On
Password Rules
Letters
Numbers
Easy to remember
3-8 Characters long
No 3 Characters can be the
same
Do not start with a ? or an !
Do not use previous 5
passwords
Enter Client

Enter User (R/3 Account)

Enter Password (R/3 Account)

Don’t worry about language—

English will default in
Logging On

On the first time logging in to

a new account, you will have
to change the password—try
To remember your new
Password WITHOUT WRITING
IT DOWN!

Then a message or two

Then . . . .
Success
The first level sub menus are listed
◦ Office
 Workplace
 Telephone Integration
 Appointment Calendar
 Room Reservations
 Start Workflow
 Business Documents
Logistics
 Materials Management
 Sales/distribution
 Logistics Execution
 Production
 Production-process
 Plant Maintenance
 Customer Service
 Quality Management
 Logis. controlling
 Project Management
 Environment Health & Safety
 Central Functions
◦ Accounting
 Financial Accounting
 Treasury
 Controlling
 Enterprise Control
 Investmt Mgt.
 Project management
 Real Estate
◦ Human Resources
 Managers Desktop
 Personnel admin.
 Time management
 Payroll
 Training and Event
Management
 Organizational Management
 Travel
 Information system
Information Systems
 Executive Information
Systems
 Logistics
 Accounting
 Human Resources
 Project System
 Ad Hoc Reports
 General Report System
◦ Tools
 ABAP/4 Workbench
 Accelerated SAP
 Administration
 ALE
 Business Communication
 Business Documents
 Business Framework
 Business Workflow
 CCMS
 Web Development
 SAPScript
 Hypertext
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