2. Training Methodology
Understanding ERP
Overview of SAP
Org structure
Business Process Overview
SAP Navigation
SAP Terminology
Conclusion
5. An ERP system is
– A unified environment
– Comprising of key business and management processes,
information blocks and functional areas
– to deliver consistent, reliable and detailed information
– to facilitate timely and quality business decisions
But, beyond that it is…
7. Before ERPs became
popular, the typical
company had many
specialized computer
systems
Each system was
specified designed to
serve the needs of an
individual department
Why ERP
8. One system might manage
accountingAnother might control
production planningA third might
serve the Human Resources
department
Some large companies had
hundreds of different systems, and
many companies built custom
systems from scratch to meet their
business needs
Why ERP
9. Sometimes the different
computer systems didn't
communicateDuplicate
information had to be
entered by hand in each
systemThis was slow and
inefficient
Why ERP
12. SAP R/3 is an enterprise
resource planning application,
or ERP
An ERP is an integrated
information system that usually
serves many departments
within a company
You may hear SAP R/3 called
simply SAP or R/3
SAP – What, How & Why
13. SAP was founded in 1972 in
Mannheim, Germany
The name SAP is derived from the
German phrase meaning “Systems,
Applications, and Products in Data
Processing”
It is pronounced as separate letters,
and not as the word “sap”
SAP – What, How & WhySAP – What, How & Why
14. As the software was integrated information
no longer had to be entered more than
once
Changes made in one part of the business
were immediately visible to users working
in other parts of the business, because the
different parts of SAP's software were in
constant communication
Users could have better, more accurate
information with less effort
SAP – What, How & WhySAP – What, How & Why
15. ECC 60 Enterprise Edition is the
latest release of the SAP system
It contains many new features--the
most obvious change is a new user
interface that is more colorful and
easier to use than that of earlier
versions
SAP – What, How & WhySAP – What, How & Why
17. Production planning
Consumption
Materials requirements
planning
Forecasting
Material Purchasing
Service Procurement
Goods movement
Inventory management
Physical Inventory
Invoice verification
PPPP MMMM
18. Quality planning
Quality inspection
Quality Management
Information System
Maintenance planning
Processing maintenance
orders
Maintenance Information
System
Personnel Administration
Recruitment
Organization Management
Payroll accounting
Training Administration
QMQM PMPM
HRHR
Module Details
19. FIFI COCO
PSPS
General ledger
Accounts Receivable/
Payable
Fixed Asset Accounting
Budgeting/Controlling
Depreciation Forecast/
Simulation/Calculation
Funds Management
Financial Supply Chain
Management
Overhead
Management
Activity Based Costing
Product Cost
Accounting
Profitability Analysis
Work Breakdown Structure
Costs and budgeting
Time scheduling
Orders in the project
Module Details
20. Device Management
Energy Data Management
Billing and Invoicing
Customer Service
FI CA (Contract Account Receivable)
CRM
ISUISU
Quality planning
Quality inspection
Quality Management
Information System
QMQM
Document Management
System
Environment Health & Safety
OthersOthers
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Procurement Generation Distribution
Finance and Accounting
MMMM PPPP ISUISU
FIFI COCO
All business processes throughout the supply chain are executedAll business processes throughout the supply chain are executed
in one system sharing all informationin one system sharing all information
Workflow
22.
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28. Company CodeCompany Code
ABC
Purchasing OrgPurchasing Org
ABC1
All purchasing organizations are assigned to company codes
Required plants are assigned to purchasing organization
Purchasing OrgPurchasing Org
ABC2
35. The client is a commercial, organizational unit within the R/3 System, with its own
data and master records
From a business perspective, the client forms a corporate group
A client is assigned a unique three-character alphabetic, alphanumeric, or numeric
key
36.
37. The company code is the smallest organizational unit for which you can have an
independent Accounting department for the purposes of external Accounting
A company code represents an independent accounting unit, for example, a
company within a corporate group (client)
Balance sheets and Profit and Loss statements, required by law, are created at
company code level
38. You can set up several company codes in one client in order to manage various
separate legal entities simultaneously, each with their own balanced set of financial
books
A defined company code must be assigned to a client to be used in application
processes
A company code is assigned a unique four-character alphabetic, alphanumeric, or
numeric key
39.
40. A plant is an organizational logistics unit that structures the enterprise from the
perspective of production, procurement, plant maintenance, and materials planning
A plant can be one of the following locations:
Central delivery warehouse
Regional sales office
Manufacturing facility
Maintenance plant
41. A plant has the following attributes:
A plant has an address
A plant has a language
A plant belongs to a country
The plant plays an important role in the following areas:
Material Valuation
Inventory Management
MRP
42. The plant is an operating area or branch within a companyThe plant is
embedded in the organizational structure as follows:
The plant is assigned to a single company codeA company code can have
several plants
Several storage locations in which material stocks are managed can belong
to a plant
A unique four-character alphabetic, alphanumeric, or numeric key is
assigned to a plant
43.
44. The storage location is an organizational unit allowing the differentiation of material
stocks within a plant
A storage location has the following attributes:
Physical inventory is carried out at storage location level
There may be one or more storage locations within a plant
A storage location has a description and at least one address
45. It is possible to store material data specific to a storage location
Stocks are managed on a quantity basis only and not on a value basis at storage
location level
Storage locations are always created for a plant
A unique four-character alphabetic, alphanumeric, or numeric key is assigned to the
storage location
46.
47. A purchasing organization is an organizational level that negotiates conditions of
purchase with vendors for one or more plants
It is legally responsible for completing purchasing contracts
A purchasing organization is assigned a unique four-character alphabetic,
alphanumeric, or numeric key
48. A purchasing group is the business defined key for a buyer or group of buyers
responsible for certain purchasing activities
Internally, the purchasing group is responsible for the procurement of a material or a
class of materials
Externally, it is the medium through which contacts with the vendor are maintained
54. The typical procurement cycle for a service or material consists of nine phases:
1Determination of requirements:
2Determination of the source of supply
3Vendor selection
4Purchase order processing
5Purchase order monitoring
6Goods receipt
7Quality Inspection
8Invoice verification
9Payment processing
55. Unit Overview
The focus of this unit will be the maintenance of the material and vendor masters,
with emphasis on the impact of organizational levels on the individual records
56. Significance of the material master
Create and maintain material master records
Impact of organizational levels on material masters
Create and maintain a vendor master record
Impact of organizational levels on vendor masters
Concept of partner roles in the vendor master
57.
58. Master data contains data records that are stored in the database for a long period of
time
These are stored centrally used and processed on a cross-application basisThis
prevents the multiple storage (redundancy) of data
The material master record and vendor master record are the most important master
data in the procurement process
59. You use an info record if you want to store information on a vendor and a material as
master data at purchasing organization or plant level
An info record represents a material-vendor relationship
It also shows price changes affecting the material in question
60.
61.
62. Source lists contain information on which sources of supply are defined for a material
in a plant within a particular periodA source of supply (vendor or outline agreement)
can be selected as a fixed source of supplyYou can also block a source of supply for
a material
In the material master record, you can define that a material is procured only for
sources of supply that are valid in the source list (source list requirement)
Source list entries are taken into account in automatic source determination in
Purchasing
63.
64.
65. Data at client level: General material data that is valid for the whole company is
stored at client level
Data at plant level: All data that is valid within a plant, and for all storage locations in
it, is stored at plant level
Data at storage location level: All data that is valid for a particular storage location is
stored at storage location level
66.
67.
68.
69.
70. Data in the vendor master record is subdivided into three categories:
General data: This includes the vendor’s address and bank detailsThis data is valid
for the whole client
Purchasing data: This includes the purchase order currency, inco terms, and the
vendor’s tax dataThis data is maintained for each purchasing organizationYou can
also maintain different data on a plant-dependent basis or for vendor sub-ranges
Accounting data: This comprises data such as the number of the reconciliation
account and the payment methods for automatic payment transactionsThis is
maintained at company code level
71.
72.
73. MMMM
MM FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEWMM FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
Consumption/Sales
Financial
accounting
Inventory
management
Goods receipt
A
B
Warehouse
mgmt
MRP
Master data
Material
Batches
Vendor
G/L accounts
Customer
Bin locations
Invoice
receipt
External procurement:
purchasing
Internal procurement:
production
Goods
issue
Transfer
posting
Invoice
verification
74.
75. What to Procure ??????? (Answer : Material)
When to Procure ??????? (Answer : Release Date
& Delivery Date)
How much to Procure ?????? (Answer : Quantity)
Where to Procure ????? (Answer : Supplier)
Advantages :
Keeping stocks at optimum level…
Avoid excess stocks & at the same time
eliminate shortages ……
76. Reorder point planning
◦ Manual
◦ Automatic
Forecast based planning
Time-phased planning
Lot Sizing (Static, Period, Optimum)
Lot-for-Lot
Fixed lot size
Replenish to maximum stock level
77.
78. Request or instruction to Purchasing to procure
certain quantity of a material or a service so that
it is available at a certain point in time
Created either manually or automatically by
Requirements Planning
Release points are individuals responsible for
authorizing the request
Source determination
79. THE GRAND DESIGN !!THE GRAND DESIGN !!
Requisition
Requirements
determination
Requirements
determination
11
Vendor
selection
Vendor
selection33
Source
determination
Source
determination22
Vendor
payment
Vendor
payment88
Purchase Order
processing
Purchase Order
processing44
Purchase
Order
10
20
Order
follow-up
Order
follow-up
55
Invoice
10
20
Invoice
Verification
Invoice
Verification77 Basic
Procurement
Process
Goods receipt and
Inventory Mgmt
Goods receipt and
Inventory Mgmt
66
85. Management of material stocks by qty and val
Planning, data entry, documentation of all
goods movements
Physical Inventory
86. Default data from PO
Updates PO and vendor evaluation
Notifying procurement
Different units of measure allowed
Direct posting to consumption for account
assigned POs
87. Reservations
Plan goods movements for specific dates
Dynamic Availability Check
Goods Issues
Planned / Unplanned withdrawals
89. Stock Transfers
Storage location to storage location
Plant to plant
Company code to company code
Stock Transport Order
Transfer Postings
Batch to Batch transfer posting
Material to Material transfer posting
Release from stock in quality inspection
Transfer from consignment material to company stock
90. Vendor Special Stock
Consignment Material
Returnable packaging
Material provided to Subcontractor
Customer Special Stock
Consignment Material
Returnable packaging
Sales Order stock
Project Stock
93. Valuation area (Company or plant)
Valuation class
Split Valuation (Valuation categories and types)
Revaluation
94. Standard Price
All inventory postings are carried out with the std price
Variances are posted to price difference accounts
Price changes can be monitored
Moving average price is displayed for statistical purpose
Moving Average Price
All goods receipts are posted with the goods receipt value
Price difference postings occur in exceptional cases only
Manual price changes are usually unnecessary
95.
96. POSTING INVOICESPOSTING INVOICES
Example Of A Simple PostingExample Of A Simple Posting
Purchase Order
Qnty : 50 pcs
Rate : Rs2/pc
Material Stock Account
GR/IR Account
Vendor Account
100 +
100 - 100 +
100 -
GR Invoice
Goods Receipt
Qnty : 50 pcs
Goods Receipt
Qnty : 50 pcs
Invoice
Qnty : 50 pcs
Rate : Rs2/pc
Val : Rs100
Invoice
Qnty : 50 pcs
Rate : Rs2/pc
Val : Rs100
97.
98. SAP Logon Icon on your
Desktop
On double Clicking the
SAPLogon Icon, the
SAP Logon Pad will
Popup on your desktop
99. This is the SAP Logon On
ScreenYou need to enter the
User name and Password
100. This is the command windowWe shall be
making use of the command window during
the entire testing to enable us to maneuver
speedily between the transactions
This is the main SAP ScreenOn
the left hand side is the SAP
Menu
101. This is a typical SAP screenThe
exact information will vary
depending on the transaction
you are working on
102. The Menu Bar appears at the top of every SAP screenJust as with any
Windows program, the Menu Bar provides access to a variety of
functions within the programThese functions vary depending on the
current screen
103. The Title Bar shows the name of the current screen
Click Next to continue
104. The Standard Toolbar
contains standard buttons
that enable you to navigate
through each transactionThe
same buttons are present on
every screenHowever, not all
buttons work on all
screensActive buttons are
highlightedInactive buttons
are grayed out
The Standard Toolbar also
contains the SAP Command
Field
105. The Command Field enables you to enter special codes to quickly perform
certain functions within SAP
You will learn about how to use the Command Field in a later lesson
106. The Application Toolbar is located
just below the Standard ToolbarIt
contains buttons related to the
specific screen and transaction
with which you are workingThese
buttons vary depending on the
current screen
Some buttons have text labels,
and others are identified with
icons onlyIf you are not sure what
a particular button does, you can
point the mouse at it without
clicking, and a button label will
appear
108. A system field is a field the system uses to display informationYou cannot
change the contents of a system field
109. An Edit Field is a field in which you can enter or modify data
110. The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the SAP window, displays system
messages and other session information
111. Messages appear hereThe status bar will flash and an icon will appear in
front of the message to call your attention to it
112. The session status display is located on the right side of
the status barThe status display can be hidden or
displayed by clicking the triangle to its left
113. ICONSICONS
The Enter button (check) signals SAP that you have finished
entering information on a screenNote that pressing the Enter
key on the keyboard has the same effect
The Save button (floppy disk) saves the document you are
working with, along with any changes you have made
The Back button (left arrow) takes you to the previous screen
The Exit button (up arrow) exits the current menu or
transaction without saving data
114. ICONSICONS
The Cancel button (letter X) cancels the transaction in which you are
working
If you have entered information, the system will ask you to confirm that
you want to cancel, so that you do not accidentally lose data
The Print button (printer) prints the current document, screen, or report,
depending on the transaction in which you are working
The Find button (binoculars) is used to search for text in the current
document, report, or list
The Find Again button (binoculars with a +) looks for the next occurrence
of text in the current document, report, or list
115. The First Page button takes you to the first screen in a display list or
report
The Page Up button takes you to the screen before the one that you are
viewing in a display list or report
The Page Down button takes you to the screen after the one that you are
viewing in a display list or report
The Last Page button takes you to the last screen in a display list or report
The New Session button (window with a *) creates a new SAP window,
so that you can work on more than one task at a time
ICONSICONS
116. The Create Shortcut button (window with an arrow) creates a shortcut
icon to the current transaction on your Windows desktop
The Help button (question mark) displays descriptive information
about the field in which your cursor is located
The Options button controls settings for SAP, including the
appearance and behavior of error messages and the cursor
ICONSICONS
119. A transaction is a task that
you perform in SAP
Any time you view a report,
or create or display a
document you are running
a transaction
120. TRANSACTION CODETRANSACTION CODE
Most transactions within SAP are
associated with a four-character
code called a transaction codeThis
transaction code can be used in the
command field to jump directly to a
transaction without having to follow
the navigation pathYou will learn
how to do this in a later lesson
121. MASTER DATAMASTER DATA
Master data is important, long-term
data stored within the SAP system
Vendors, customers, plant IDs, the
chart of accounts, and product
numbers are all examples of
information that is stored as master
data records
122. DOCUMENTDOCUMENT
A document is data created in association
with a particular business event or
transaction
Sales orders, purchase orders, material
requisitions, and general ledger postings
are all examples of documents stored
within SAP
Every document created in SAP is
assigned a document number that
uniquely identifies it
123. A create transaction is one that
creates a document or master data
record from scratchMost create
transactions have transaction codes
ending in "1"For example, the
transaction code for "Create A
Requisition" is ME51N
CREATE TRANSACTIONCREATE TRANSACTION
124. CHANGE TRANSACTIONCHANGE TRANSACTION
A change transaction is one that
allows you to modify an existing
document or master data
recordMost change transactions
have transaction codes ending in
"2"For example, the transaction
code for "Change A Requisition" is
ME52N
125. DISPLAY TRANSACTIONDISPLAY TRANSACTION
A display transaction is one that
allows you to view an existing
document or master data record
without making changesMost display
transactions have transaction codes
ending in "3"For example, the
transaction code for "Display A
Requisition" is ME53N
126. POSTPOST
The act of saving a document in
SAP is also called posting the
document
127. REQUIRED FIELDSREQUIRED FIELDS
Some screens have edit fields for
which SAP needs entries to properly
process the transactionThese fields
are called required fieldsYou cannot
complete the screen or transaction
until you have entered a valid value
in each required field
SAP marks required fields with a
checked box, as shown
128. SESSIONSESSION
A session is an instance of the SAP
windowMultiple sessions can be
opened to allow use of more than
one transaction at a time
129. LOGGING ON & OFF
Identifying yourself, and confirming
your identify to SAP so you can
begin working, is called logging
onShutting SAP down when you are
finished working is logging off
130. USER IDUSER ID
Your User ID is the
name you use to
identify yourself to
SAP when you log on
131. CLIENT
A client is a self-contained unit within
the R/3 System, containing separate
master data and its own set of
tablesThe client is selected on the
initial log on screen
Typically a single client is used for
day-to-day business useMost SAP
customers set up additional clients
for development or training purposes
132. USER ROLEUSER ROLE
A user role is a collection of
transactions that together are
assigned to a user so that they can
perform a certain job function within
SAPSeveral job roles together might
be required to complete a job
function
133. ABAP
The programming language of SAP is
called ABAP, short for Advanced
Business Application ProgrammingAll R/3
applications are written in ABAP
Many SAP clients develop custom
transactions and reports using ABAPIt is
an accepted standard that custom
transactions are assigned a transaction
code that begins with a Z