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2. SAP Overview 2

3. Evolution of ERPEvolution of ERP
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Closed Loop MRP ‘70
MRP II ‘80
MRP ‘60
ERP ‘90
Material Requirements Planning
Material Resource Planning and
Manufacturing Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning
MRP and MRP II only focus on manufacturing

4. What is ERP?
ERP is a high-end sophisticated software solution that
reduces the pressure and workload off the managers
and provides accurate, timely information for taking
appropriate business decisions. Managers with knowledge of
ERP will be able to achieve their targets and goals by proper
implementation of ERP system in their organization.
In fact managers are expected to translate the business rules
and requirements for mapping them into ERP software.
Implementation of ERP solutions is one of the largest drivers of
growth in the consultancy business.
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5. ERP Characteristics
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Integrated System
Real Time
Best Practice
Customizing
(Configuration)
Process Oriented

6. Enterprise Application
First Generation
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Company A
ERP
CustomersSuppliers

7. SAP WorldSAP World
((11stst
Generation of Enterprise Application)Generation of Enterprise Application)
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8. What is SAP?
 SAP is the leader of ERP software vendor
 Enterprise Resource Planning is a back office application for
Enterprise
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MRP
MRP II
ERP

9. SAP
Systems, Applications, and Products in Data
Processing (SAP)
Name of the company
SAP AG
SAP America
Name of the software
SAP R/2 – Mainframe version
SAP R/3 – Client/Server version
mySAP ERP
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10. SAP AG
Founded in Germany (1972)
World’s fourth largest software provider
World’s largest provider of Integrated Business
Solutions software
Company stock trades on the Frankfurt and New
York exchanges
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11. SAP R/3
World-wide usage
Designed to satisfy the information needs for all
business sizes (international to local)
Multi-lingual
Multi-currency
Designed to satisfy the information needs for all
industries (industry solutions)
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12. SAP R/3
Enables a company to link it’s business processes
Ties together disparate business functions
(integrated business solution)
Helps the organization run smoothly
Real-time environment
Scalable and flexible
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13. Integrated Business Solutions
Software Vendors
SAP
Peoplesoft
J.D. Edwards
Oracle
Microsoft—Great Plains
IBM
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14. Architecture
Central relational database (e.g., Oracle and many others)
Client/Server—three-tiered
ERP Component—Oriented towards common identifiable
business modules (PP, MM, SD, FI, CO, HR)
Add-ons:
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
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15. Relational Database
Tables: Defines and links thousands of tables of
information
Advantages
Consistent and accurate data
Common definitions for terms
Shared, but restricted usage (e.g., profiles)
Eliminates data redundancy
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16. SAP Databases
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Oracle
DB2
MSSQL
SAP can use a
number of
database programs
to actually store
the data.
FI
Financial
Accounting
CO
Controlling
Workflow
PP
Prod.
Planning
SD
Sales &
Distrib.
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
QM
Quality
Mgmt.
PM
Plant
Maint.
HR
Human
Resources
AM
Asset
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System
FI
Financial
Accounting
CO
Controlling
Workflow
PP
Prod.
Planning
SD
Sales &
Distrib.
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
QM
Quality
Mgmt.
PM
Plant
Maint.
HR
Human
Resources
AM
Asset
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System

17. Client/Server Environment
Client
Software/hardware combination that can make a
request for services from a central repository of
resources
Server
Software/hardware combination that can provide
services to a group of clients in a controlled
environment
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18. Three-Tier SAP Structure
GUI—Graphical User Interface or Web Interface
Application server (one or many)
Database server (one single location)
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19. Three-tier Client/Server Architecture
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USER PCs
USER PCs
Application
Server
Application
Server
Application
Server
Application
Server
Database
Server

20. Two Tier Client/Server System
(Training Configuration)
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User PCs
Database and
Application
Server

21. Business Modules
Collections of logically related transactions within
identifiable business functions
PP: Production Planning (“Make”)
MM: Material Management (“Buy”)
SD: Sales & Distribution (“Sell”)
FI: Financial Accounting and CO: Controlling (“Track”)
HR: Human Resources
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22. SAP Overview 22
R/3R/3
Client / ServerClient / Server
ABAP/4ABAP/4
FIFI
FinancialFinancial
AccountingAccounting
COCO
ControllingControlling
AMAM
Fixed AssetsFixed Assets
Mgmt.Mgmt.
TRTR
TreasuryTreasury
WFWF
WorkflowWorkflow
ISIS
IndustryIndustry
SolutionsSolutions
MMMM
MaterialsMaterials
Mgmt.Mgmt.
HRHR
HumanHuman
ResourcesResources
SDSD
Sales &Sales &
DistributionDistribution
PPPP
ProductionProduction
PlanningPlanning
QMQM
QualityQuality
Manage-Manage-
mentment PMPM
Plant Main-Plant Main-
tenancetenance
SystemSystem

23. SAP Industry Solution
Aerospace/Defense
Automotive
Banking
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Engineering/Construction
Financial Svc Provider
Healthcare
High Tech
Higher Education/Research
Insurance
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• Media
• Mill Products
• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Pharmaceuticals
• Public Sector
• Retail
• Service Providers
• Telecommunications
• Utilities
• …so on …

24. mySAP WorldmySAP World
((22ndnd
Generation of Enterprise Application)Generation of Enterprise Application)
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25. The Future of ERPThe Future of ERP
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Extended ERP 2000
Closed Loop MRP ‘70
MRP II ‘80
MRP ‘60
ERP ‘90

26. ERP Extension
Web Enable
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM)
Business Information Warehouse (BIW)
Knowledge Management (KM)
So on …
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27. Enterprise Application Components
Second Generation
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Company A
ERP
CustomersSuppliers BW
CRM
SEMSCM
KM
Web-enabled

28. What is mySAP?
 The future of ERP software must include CRM, SCM, SEM,
BW, KM, Web-enable …
 mySAP is the future or extended of SAP
ERP software
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MRP
MRP II
ERP
TEI

29. SAP Overview 29
SAP
R/3
CRM SCM
SEM
BW
KW
• mySAP Business Information Warehouse
• mySAP Customer Relationship Management
• mySAP Knowledge Management
• mySAP Supply Chain Management
• mySAP Strategic Enterprise Management
• mySAP …

30. SAP NetWeaver WorldSAP NetWeaver World
((33rdrd
Generation of Enterprise Application)Generation of Enterprise Application)
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31. Enterprise Service Architecture
Third Generation (Enterprise Application Integration)
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Company A
ERP
CustomersSuppliers BW
CRM
SEMSCM
KM
Web-enabled
Web ServiceWeb Service
Web Service
Web Service
Web Service
Web ServiceWeb Service

32. mySAP Business Suite
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(mySAP ERP
mySAP PLM
mySAP SRM
mySAP SCM
mySAP CRM
SAP NetWeaver

33. SAP NetWeaver : Integration Tools
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34. SAP NetWeaver
The core capabilities of SAP NetWeaver are the
integration of people, information, and process
In people integration, it simply means that it enables
you to bring people together and help them work
more efficiently
Information integration means you can bring
together information from a variety of locations and
have it make sense in the context of what your folks
do everyday
Process integration means coordinating the flow of
work across departments, divisions, and between
companies
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35. SAP NetWeaver
SAP Enterprise Portal: helps create software that brings
together all the data and software tools that a person needs to
do her job in one consistent user interface
SAP Mobile Infrastructure: universal translator for mobile
devices
SAP Business Intelligence: provides tool for information
integration, so what your people see is consistent and accurate
SAP Master Data Management: is a system for harmonizing
information that is distributed across a wide variety of
applications
SAP Exchange Infrastructure: Integrates processes and help
applications talk to one another
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36. Programming Code Modifications
Changes to the delivered code
ABAP/4—Advanced Business Application
Programming (ABAP)
This should be done sparingly and carefully as it
can make migration to new versions of the
software much more difficult
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37. SAP People
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Consultant
Technical Functional
Basis ABAP
FI
CO
MM
SD
…
User

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