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What is SAP?

• SAP is an ERP System• ERP Stands for Enterprise Resource

Planning• An ERP System is a collection of software

programs which ties all of an enterprises various diverse functions (such as finance, sales, manufacturing, human resources) into a cohesive data base.

Introduction to SAP - History

• SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing

• Founded in Germany by Five Former IBM Engineers in 1972

• In 1988, SAP went public and became a joint-stock company, SAP AG

Introduction to SAP - Today

• Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, • The World's Largest Inter-Enterprise

Software Company • The world's Third-Largest Independent

Software Supplier Overall • Employs Over 23,700 People in More than

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Introduction to SAP

• SAP Supports all Kinds of Industries and all Functions of the Industry

• SAP is an Integrated System

• This means that all SAP modules are designed to share information and automatically create transactions based on various business process.

Introduction to SAP

• SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based Software Package

• SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server – 3 Tier Architecture Based Software Package

R/2 System Components

• RA - Assets Accounting

• RF - Financial Accounting

• RK - Cost Accounting

• RK-P - Projects

• RM-INST - Plant Maintenance

• RM-MAT - Materials Management

• RM-PPS - Production Planning and Control

R/2 System Components

• RM-QSS - Quality Assurance

• RP - Human Resources

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R/3 Business Application Modules

• FI - Financial Accounting

• IM - Investment Management

• CO - Controlling

• SD - Sales

• MM - Materials Management

• PP - Production Planning

R/3 Business Application Modules

• QM - Quality Management

• PM - Plant Maintenance

• PS - Project System

• HR - Human Resources

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Characteristics of SAP R/3

• Consists of business application modules that can be used either individually or in combination with other modules.

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Quiz

1. What does SAP stand for?2. What does ERP stand for?3. What is the difference between SAP R/2

and SAP R/3?4. What business application module is the

FI module?5. Is the FI module an R/2 or R/3 business

application module?

Quiz - Answers

1. System, Application, and Products in Data Processing

2. Enterprise Resource Planning

3. SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based Software Package and SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server – 3 Tier Architecture Based Software Package

4. Financial Accounting

5. R/3 – the R/2 Financial Accounting model is RF