This document provides an overview of SAP products and applications from an enterprise perspective. It discusses SAP's two main categories of products: enterprise applications and business solutions. Some key business solutions mentioned include Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Human Resource Management Systems. The document also summarizes SAP's major enterprise applications like ERP, CRM, and SCM. It provides examples of various SAP modules within areas like financials, human capital management, operations, and business intelligence.

1. SAP – An Applications
Perspective
Vikram Singh Sankhala

2. Products
• SAP essentially offers two categories of
Products. These are
1. Enterprise Applications
2. Business Solutions

3. Business Solutions
• Business solutions are applications on the
SAP platform that focus on specific
functional areas or Business
Requirements

4. Examples of Business Solutions
• Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO)
• Business Information Warehouse (BW)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
• Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Exchange Infrastructure (XI)
• Enterprise Portal (EP) and
• SAP Knowledge Warehouse (KW).

5. Enterprise Applications
• These are much larger in their scope of
application and are usually enterprise wide
in their scope.

6. Major Enterprise Applications
1. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
2. CRM (Customer Relationship
Management)
3. PLM (Product Life Cycle Management)
4. SCM (Supply Chain Management)
5. SRM (Supplier Relationship
Management)

7. The Company’s Main Product
• The Company’s main product is SAP ERP,
which is the Business Process Platform for
the Enterprise.

8. SAP ERP Components
• SAP ERP includes four individual
solutions that support key functional
areas:
1. SAP ERP Financials
2. SAP ERP Human Capital Management
3. SAP ERP Operations
4. SAP ERP Corporate Services

9. SAP Business Suite
• SAP offers SAP ERP along with the other
four major Enterprise applications
collectively on the Net weaver Platform as
SAP Business Suite.
• This lowers the total cost of ownership as
compared to purchasing each individual
application separately.

10. SAP Platforms
• There are currently two major product
Platforms.
• For Enterprise applications, the Platform is
the Enterprise Service Architecture.
• The other Platform is the Net weaver
Platform that is facilitates web integrations
and other added functionalities.

11. SAP ERP Versions
• The predecessor to SAP ERP was SAP
R/3.
• It through version 4.6c consisted of
various applications on top of SAP Basis,
SAP's set of middleware programs and
tools.

12. SAP R/3 Enterprise
• When SAP R/3 Enterprise was launched
in 2002, all applications were built on top
of the SAP Web Application Server.
• Extension sets were used to deliver new
features and kept the core as stable as
possible.
• The Web Application Server contained all
the capabilities of SAP Basis.

13. mySAP ERP
• The first edition of mySAP ERP was
launched in 2003 and bundled previously
separate products, including SAP R/3
Enterprise, SAP Stategic Enterprise
Management (SEM) and extension sets.
• The SAP Web Application Server was
wrapped into NetWeaver, which was also
introduced in 2003.

14. mySAP ERP edition 2004
• A complete architecture change took place with the
introduction of mySAP ERP edition 2004.
• R/3 Enterprise was replaced with the introduction of ERP
Central Component (SAP ECC).
• The SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Strategic
Enterprise Management and Internet Transaction Server
were also merged into SAP ECC, allowing users to run
them under one instance.
• Architectural changes were also made to support an
enterprise services architecture to transition customers
to a services-oriented architecture.

15. mySAP ERP components
• mySAP ERP includes following components:
– Netweaver
– ERP Central Component (ECC),
– Business Intelligence (SAP BI),
– Enterprise Portal (SAP EP),
– SAP's Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI),
– Mobile Infrastructure (SAP MI),
– Strategic Enterprise Management application (SAP SEM)
– SAP's Supplier Relationship Management solution (SAP SRM).
– Employee Self Service (ESS)
– Manager Self Service (MSS)
– and more...

16. SAP GUI
• There are three major components of the
SAP GUI besides the application window.
• These are:
– The Menu Bar
– The Standard Toolbar
– The Application Toolbar

17. Navigation in the GUI
• By way of
– Menus or
– Transaction codes

18. Types of SAP GUI

19. JavaGUI
SAP GUI for Java
• JavaGUI is the only choice to connect
to SAP for users of Unix, Linux, and
Mac OS.
• Windows 32-bit systems is supported
by JavaGUI as well.

20. WebGUI
SAP GUI for HTML
• Web based user interface was released at
the end of 1996.
• This was the time when R/3 3.1G was
released along with Internet Transaction
Server.
• WebGUI is still an excellent interface to
SAP.

21. WinGUI
SAP GUI for Windows
• WinGUI is the most mature user interface
offered by SAP.
• A number of SAP GUI for Windows flavors
are available.

22. EnjoySAP
• EnjoySAP is the most popular SAP GUI
flavor today.
• It is also known as Enjoy.

23. SAP ECC
• SAP ECC stands for SAP ERP Central Component.
• The term "SAP ECC" is wrongly used as "ERP Core Component" or
"Enterprise Core Component" across various website on the
internet.
• Its predecessors is SAP R/3 Enterprise.
• SAP ECC and SAP R/3 are online transaction processing (OLTP)
systems.
• OLTP systems satisfy day-to-day transactional needs of many
users.
• There are a number of modules within each of these products.
• In case of SAP R/3 these modules were called submodules.
• In ECC these modules are called subcomponents.
• Examples of these modules are finance, logistics, human resource
management, customer service, and quite a few others.

24. SAP Business Modules

25. SAP Financial Accounting
• The Financial Accounting modules
enhance the decision-making processes.
• It allows companies to centrally manage
financial accounting data.
• It provides an international framework of
multiple companies, languages,
currencies, and charts of accounts.

26. SAP Controlling
• The SAP Controlling module provides the
functions necessary for internal cost
accounting management. It contains the
following subcomponents:
– * Overhead Cost Controlling
– * Activity-Based Costing
– * Product Cost Controlling.
– * Profitability Analysis.

27. SAP Treasury Management
The Treasury module offers the
functionality to control:
• * liquidity management,
• * risk management and assessment,
• * and position management.

28. SAP Enterprise Controlling
SAP's Enterprise Controlling module is
divided into the following four components:
• Executive Information System
• Business Planning
• Budgeting

29. Human Capital Management
• Human Resources management system is
one of the most critical systems.
• SAP offers a global human resources
management solution.
• It includes standard language, currency,
and regulatory requirements.
• It covers more than 30 countries.

30. SAP's Integrated Human
Resources
• The Human Resources module is (still)
divided into two modules:
– * Personnel Administration (PA)
– * Personnel Planning and Development (PD)
• However extended HR business
processes are made possible through
NetWeaver.

31. SAP Personnel Administration
Components
• The Personnel Administration module
manages company procedures. This
includes:
– * payroll,
– * employee benefits enrollment,
– * compensation.

32. SAP Personnel Planning and
Development
• The Personnel Planning and Development
module's functions are not necessarily required
by the company.
• However its functionality can better manage
Human Resource functions.
• For example Advanced organizational
management and workforce planning could be
tools of great value for the company.
• However this tool is not required in order for the
company's Human Resource tasks to function.

33. Human Resources Information
System (HRIS)
• The Human Resources Information System
(HRIS) helps you extract output from your
Human Resources module.
• It enables you to request reports from inside
R/3's Structural Graphics.
• The HRIS provides you reports that come from
both the Personnel Administration and
Personnel Planning and Development
components of the Human Resources module.

34. Employee Self Service
• An HR team spend an inordinate amount
of time responding to employee inquires.
• This is one complaint of HR Managers.

35. Manager Self Service
• Manager Self Service (MSS) is a new addition in SAP.
• It is a manager's equivalent to Employee Self Services.
• It is built within Enterprise Portal.
• It enables a manager to
– * Manage the recruiting process
– * Record and manage skills sets and other competencies
– * Record and manage specific experiences
– * Sort and conduct keyword searches of employees' records
– * Manage annual budgets and the budget planning process
– * Manage employee compensation planning
– * Conduct the annual employee review process

36. ERP Operations
mySAP ERP Operations area encompasses all
processes related to:
– * purchasing,
– * plant maintenance,
– * sales and distribution,
– * manufacturing,
– * materials management,
– * warehousing,
– * engineering,
– * construction.

37. Sales and Distribution
• The Sales and Distribution module offers necessary instruments to
use a wealth of information relating to your company's sales and
marketing.
• Data could be accessed on products, marketing strategies, sales
calls, pricing, and sales.
• This information lets you facilitate sales and marketing activity.
• The information is online, up-to-the-minute support to be used to
service existing customers as well as potential customers and leads.
• Sales and Distribution module also comes with a diverse supply of
contracts to meet every type of business need.
• Sales and Distribution module supports Agreement concerning
pricing, delivery dates, and delivery quantity.

38. Production Planning and Control
• The focus of SAP's Production Planning
and Control module is to facilitate
complete solutions for
– * Production planning
– * Production execution
– * Production control

39. Materials Management
• Business processes are essential to the success
of your company.
• The day-to-day management of consumption of
materials are part of the Materials Management
module.
• This includes company purchasing, managing
your warehouse and inventory, confirming your
invoices, and analyzing your processes.
• Savings of time, money, and resources are the
three main benefits that are offered by Materials
Management module.

40. Plant Maintenance
• SAP's Plant Maintenance module offers
flexibility to work with different types of
companies.
• It can work with different designs,
requirements, and work forces.
• The Plant Maintenance module contains a
user friendly graphical interface to cater to
a larger population of your work force.

41. Logistics Information System
(LIS)
• The Logistics Information System maintains real-time
information.
• This information is derived from multiple SAP
modules/components.
• Logistics Information System modules enabled you to
evaluate actual data and then forecast future data using
OLTP.
• You can use the Logistics Data Warehouse to customize
Information System to meet your company's unique
requirements.
• You can use the Early Warning System, which targets
weak or bottlenecked areas in Logistics.

42. SAP Business Intelligence
• SAP BI lets you measure your business
results.
• This makes it possible to manage your
business intelligently.
• If you're implementing NetWeaver, there's
even more reason to deploy SAP
BINetWeaver is a core underlying
components of SAP Business Intelligence.

43. SAP Supply Chain Management
(SAP SCM) Overview
• SAP Supply Chain Management is known as SAP SCM.
• SAP SCM transforms the supply chain into a dynamic
customer-centric supply chain network.
• It enhances your planning oriented business processes.
• It streamlining their execution and coordination. SAP
SCM opens the possibilities for cross-company
collaboration.
• It makes it possible to be more proactive.
• It helps you respond to changing business scenarios
quickly.

44. Components of SAP SCM
• SAP supports creating and maintaining
supply chain network through three
components
• * SAP Advanced Planner & Optimizer (SAP APO)
• * SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP ICH)
• * SAP Event Management (SAP EM)

45. SAP APO
• SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP APO)
supports supply chain network related planning, decision
making, execution, and optimization.
• It provides a flexible and adaptive engine for managing
your planning processes.
• It enables you to make smart decisions through central
planning and execution.
• It integrates supply planning with the other SAP
components CRM, PLM, and SRM.
• This results in complete 360-degree visibility of your
supply chain network.

46. SAP ICH
• SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP
ICH) enables you to collaborate with your
suppliers.
• It lets you and your supplier jointly approve
inventory necessary to meet production
demands.

47. SAP EM
• SAP Event Management (SAP EM) helps you
monitor your supply chain.
• This includes creation and escalation of alerts
based on specific conditions and thresholds.
• This enables end users to identify process
exceptions.
• Users can proactively resolve the exceptions
before issues become show-stoppers.

48. Other Enabling Technologies

49. SAP Enterprise Portal
• SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP)
underwent a name change to NetWeaver
Portal.
• SAP EP provides a user group within a
community the opportunity to collaborate.

50. SAP Basis
• Basic components of the underlying technology
in an SAP system is referred to as "SAP Basis".
• The SAP technical foundation has expanded
over the years to include a host of components.
• This makes up today's SAP's Web Application
Server, or WebAS.
• The SAP WebAS/Basis system uses
communications protocols.
• These protocols enables the integration of
software and technology.

51. System Administration
• Administration, maintenance, and ongoing
management of SAP system are crucial
activities. Administration includes
– * monitoring for availability,
– * user administration and basic authorizations,
– * other fundamental technical administrative
functions

52. Database Tables
• The SAP Dictionary contains four types of
tables (or structures):
– * Clusters
– *Transparent
– * Pooled
– * Internal tables

53. SAP Solution Manager
• SAP Solution Manager is referred to as SolMan.
• It enables lifecycle management by providing
the following resources:
– * portal back to SAP, tying together many behind-the
scenes resources into something more easily
accessible
– * A set of tools covering implementation, SLA
reporting, and much more
– * Documentation, templates, best practices,
implementation accelerators, and other such content
designed to speed up implementations and smooth
out learning curves

54. SAP – The Career Perspective
• A typical ‘SAP-expert’ has very good
business knowledge and SAP-skills in
either one to two functional modules of
SAP R/3 (e.g. FI/CO and SD) or in one of
the ‘new dimension solutions’ (e.g. BW).
• In addition, he or she will have a basic
understanding of all other modules and
products

55. Qualities Required
• Becoming an ‘SAP-expert’ requires, above all,
good knowledge of business processes and a
substantial amount of SAP-training.
• In addition to that, becoming an ‘SAP-consultant’
requires good communication skills, project
management skills, and problem solving
capacity.
• These three aspects are usually gained through
and evidenced by job experience in general and
(SAP) project experience in particular.

56. Thank You