This document provides an overview of SAP ERP. It begins by stating that the presentation will not cover hands-on training, technical details, or granular explanations of specific modules. It then establishes ground rules for questions during the presentation. The document explores different perspectives on SAP, from laypeople to professionals. It defines enterprise resource planning (ERP) as a packaged software system that processes transactions across a single database. The document outlines the key modules in SAP ERP mapped to different business departments and processes. It closes by noting newer extensions to ERP like CRM and SCM that have emerged with the growth of the internet.

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SAP ERP OverviewAbhinava Pratap Singh
SAP Business Suite
Incture Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

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Not in Scope
 Hands On Exposure to SAP System
 Technical Details of the Modules
 Listing of Transaction Codes
 Granular Details of Specific Modules
These out-of-scope items can be covered in an additional training.
Contact Training Coordinators to request for any additional
session, specifying the needs and expectations

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Ground Rules
 All questions are welcome at any point of time
 No question is stupid, the answers may be
 The presenter has a right to be ignorant of areas beyond the
scope specified

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What is SAP ERP?
Different Exposure, Different Views

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SAP (Sab Aadmi Pareshaan!)
~ different views
 Layman - A Software Product used by Large Enterprises
 Employees of SAP Customers- A very complex IT system
 Long Implementation times
 Finance Department - That has a good Payroll processing
capability
 Programmers - Programming in ABAP
 Young Professionals (Users) – Pathetic User Experience that
the oldies are not getting rid of
 … and many more

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What SAP is …
 SAP is an Enterprise Software Firm which was founded in June
1972 as Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung ("System
Analysis and Program Development"). The acronym was later
changed to stand for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der
Datenverarbeitung ("Systems, Applications and Products in
Data Processing").
 The key products from SAP are SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP SRM,
SAP IS-RET, SAP IS-AFS etc. You can see an elaborate list here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SAP_products
 SAP R/3 and now SAP ECC have been the world’s leading
Software Products in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
 R/3 =Real Time 3-Tier ; ECC = Enterprise Central Component

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Enterprise Resource Planning
ERP is a packaged business
software system that processes
transactions on a single software
platform and a single database.

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The Enterprise
The Enterprise Processes
Buy Raw
Materials
Produce
Sell
Products
Customers
Suppliers
Manage Human Resources
Manage Finances

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The Enterprise
The Departments of the Enterprise
Buy Raw
Materials
Produce
Sell
Products
Customers
Suppliers
Manage Human Resources
Manage Finances
Procurement
&
Warehousing
Planning &
Production
Sales &
Distribution
Human
Resources
Finance and
Controlling

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The Enterprise
The Departments of the Enterprise
Buy Raw
Materials
Produce
Sell
Products
Customers
Suppliers
Manage Human Resources
Manage Finances
Procurement
&
Warehousing
Planning &
Production
Sales &
Distribution
Human
Resources
Finance and
Controlling
MM PP SD
HR
FI
CO

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Modular Structure of ERP
 ERP has modules catering to the business processes of
several departments in an Enterprise.
ERP Module Key Processes Departments
Material
Management
Procurement, Warehousing,
Vendor Management
Purchasing,
Warehouse
Sales &
Distribution
Sales, Distribution, Customer
Management
Sales, Customer
Engagement
Production
Planning
Production, Resource
Optimization, Forecasting
Manufacturing,
Planning
Finance &
Controlling
Payroll, Invoice Verification,
Claims, Treasury, Payments
Finance,
Controlling
Human Capital
Management
Personnel Administration, Leave
and Time Management
Human
Resources

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The Enterprise
After the Advent of the Web
Buy Raw
Materials
Produce
Sell
Products
Customers
Suppliers
Manage Human Resources
Manage Finances
Procurement Production
Sales &
Distribution
Human
Resources
Finance and
Controlling
SRM CRM
SCM
HCM
FSCM

13. SAP Business Suite Modules

14. What you spent your time for?
Now
you
are
able to
explain
SAP and ERP
Modules of SAP ERP
Organizational Structure of an
Enterprise
Modules of SAP ERP aligned with
departments
New Age extensions to ERP

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