The document provides an overview of SAP modules and organizational hierarchy. It describes the Sales, Materials Management, and Financial modules. It also outlines the organizational elements in SAP including company code, plant, storage location, sales organization, and distribution channel. The organizational hierarchy in SAP runs from the client level down to individual sales groups.

2.  SAP Functional Application Overview
 SAP SD, MM, FI Module Overview
 Organizational Hierarchy

3. R/3
Client / Server
ABAP
FI
Financial
Accounting
CO
Controlling
AM
Fixed Assets
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System
WF
Workflow
IS
Industry
Solutions
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
HR
Human
Resources
SD
Sales &
Distribution
PP
Production
Planning
QM
Quality
Manage-
ment PM
Plant Main-
tenance
Business
process
solutions
Open
systems
Client / server
architecture
Comprehensive
implementation support
Designed
for all types
of business
Multinational
Multilinqual
Comprehensive
functionality
Over 11,000
installations around
the world

4. • Organizational Elements
– Chart of accounts
– Credit control area
– Controlling areas
– Depreciation area
– Company ID/group
– Company code
– Business area group
– Business area
– Sales organization
– Sales division
– Sales distribution channel
– Sales office
– Sales group
– Purchasing organization
– Plant
• Master Data
– Materials
– Customers
– Vendors
– Accounts
– Cost centers
– Profit centers

5. FI
Financial
Accounting
CO
Controlling
AM
Fixed Assets
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System
OC
Office
CommIS
Industry
Solutions
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
HR
Human
Resources
PP
Production
Planning
QM
Quality
Mgmt. PM
Plant
Maintenance
SD
Sales &
Distribution
R/3
Client / Server
ABAP

6.  Sales Order and Agreement Processing
 Product Availability Checking
 Pricing, Promotion and Rebate Processing
 Delivery Processing
 Invoice, Credit and Debit Memo Processing
 Returns Processing
 Sales Support and Reporting
 Credit Management
 Integrated with A/R, Inventory, and CO

7.  Competitors
 Sales activities
 Direct mailing campaigns
 Customer inquiry
 Customer quotation
 Order processing
– Orders
– Scheduling agreements
– Contracts
 Picking
 Packing
 Transportation
 Single invoice
 Collective invoice
 Invoice list
 Credit/debit memo
 Business partners
 Material
Bills of material
Product proposals
 Customer-material-
info record
 Classification
 Texts
 Conditions
 Sales taxes
 Statistics
Master Data
Sales
Sales Support
Shipping
Billing
S
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S
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F
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S
Y
S
T
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M
CO
PM
FI
PS
FI
CO
Materials Management
Production Planning
Plant Maintenance
Controlling
Financial Accounting
Project System
Inventory Management
Creditworthiness
Warehouse
Management
Accounts Receivable
Controlling
Profitability analysis
PP
MM
MM
FI
PA
WM

8. Business Process Integration in SAP Order Processing - Document Flow
QuotationInquiry Order Delivery
Goods
issue
Billing
document
Update demand
Management
Run MPS/MRP
Inventory
Management
Update
Financials
SD
Sales orders ATP
PP
MM
FI/CO

9. OrderOrder
DeliveryDelivery InvoiceInvoice
OrderOrder DeliveryDelivery InvoiceInvoice
DeliveryDelivery InvoiceInvoice
OrderOrder DeliveryDelivery
OrderOrder DeliveryDelivery
OrderOrder
InvoiceInvoice
InvoiceInvoice
DeliveryDelivery
Invoice split
Multiple deliveries/invoices
per order
Collective invoice
OrderOrder DeliveryDelivery InvoiceInvoice
OrderOrder
OrderOrder
Consolidated Orders

10. Valid for Entire Document:
• Sold-to, Ship-to, Bill-to party
• Terms
• Purchase Order
• Requested Delivery Date
Valid for Entire Document:
• Sold-to, Ship-to, Bill-to party
• Terms
• Purchase Order
• Requested Delivery Date
Valid for Each Item:
• Material number
• Description
• Quantity ordered
• Plant
• Pricing
• Delivery Schedule
Valid for Each Item:
• Material number
• Description
• Quantity ordered
• Plant
• Pricing
• Delivery Schedule
Header DataHeader Data
Item 10Item 10
Item 20Item 20
Item 30Item 30

11. Sales ActivitySales Activity
Inquiry
MM
Inquiry
MM
Quotation
MM
Quotation
MM
ReturnsReturns
Delivery
MM, FI
Delivery
MM, FI
Invoice
FI
Invoice
FI
Scheduling
Agreement
Scheduling
Agreement
ContractContract
Sales Order
MM, FI
Sales Order
MM, FI
Delivery
Free of Charge
Delivery
Free of Charge
Subsequent Dlvry
Free of Charge
Subsequent Dlvry
Free of Charge
ShipmentShipment
Debit MemoDebit Memo Credit MemoCredit Memo
Sales SupportSales SupportSales Support
SalesSalesSales
ShippingShippingShipping
BillingBillingBilling
Credit Memo
Request
Credit Memo
Request
Debit Memo
Request
Debit Memo
Request

12. FI
Financial
Accounting
CO
Controlling
AM
Fixed Assets
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System
OC
Office
CommIS
Industry
Solutions
HR
Human
Resources
PP
Production
Planning
QM
Quality
Mgmt. PM
Plant
Maintenance
SD
Sales &
Distribution
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
R/3
Client / Server
ABAP

13.  Purchasing
 Inventory Management
 Invoice Verification
 Material Valuation
 Warehouse Management
 Consumption Based Planning
 External Services Management
 Vendor Evaluation
 Integrated with A/P, SD, PP, and CO

14.  Vendor data
 Material
Material types
Bills of material
Product proposals
 Equipment
 Classification
 Texts
 Conditions
 Purchasing info
records
Master Data
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F
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M
.Financial Acctg
Production Planning
Controlling
Fixed Assets Mgmt.
CO
FI
AM
PP
Production Planning
Sales & Distribution
PP
SD
Production Planning
Sales & Distribution
PP
SD
Quality Mgmt.QM
.
Financial Acctg
Production Planning
FI
PP
Purchasing
MRP
Warehouse Mgmt.
Inventory Mgmt.
Receiving
 Requisition
 Order Creation
 Invoice verification
 QA
 Inspection
 Cycle counting
 Physical inventory
 Movements
 Valuation
 BOM
 Lot-sizing

15. Inventory Management
Warehouse
Management
AccountingAccounting
Requirement
Production
(Internal Procurement)
Material Requirements
Planning
Goods
Issue
Transfer
Posting
Purchasing
(External Procurement)
Goods Receipt
Sales and Distribution
Invoice
Verification
Invoice
DemandStocks
Forecast

16. Inventory Management
Goods Receipt
From Warehouse From Consignment
Material
Document
------ ----
----- ----
-- ------
---- ------
Reservation
------ ----
----- ----
-- ------
---- ------
Production
Order
------ ----
----- ----
-- ------
---- ------
BOM
------ ----
----- ----
-- ------
---- ------
To
Consumption
Cost Center
Asset
Project
Sales Order
Scrap
Sampling
Inventory Management

17. Plant #1
Total =
ConsignmentinQI
ConsignmentStock
InTransfer
ReturnsStock
BlockedStock
InQualityInspection
RestrictedUseStock
UnrestrictedStock
Storage Location #1
Total =
ConsignmentinQI
ConsignmentStock
InTransfer
ReturnsStock
BlockedStock
InQualityInspection
RestrictedUseStock
UnrestrictedStock
Storage Location #2
Total =

18. Stock
Requirements
List
Warehouse
Stock
Plant
Availability
Stock
Material
Stock Overview
Stocks per
Plant/
Storage
Location
Stocks per
Plant/
Storage
Location
Stocks per
Plant/
Storage
Location
Stocks per
Plant/
Storage
Location

19. Open POs
Production
Orders
Reservations
WM Stock
Mat. Movements
Display Material
Material XYZ
UofM pc
Unrestricted Quality Reserved
Use Inspection
Total 10,000 2,400 550
COMP1 10,000 2,400 550
PLANT1 6,600 2,000 0
STOR1 2,000 0 0
STOR2 2,000 1,500 0
STOR3 2,600 500 0
PLANT2 3,400 400 550
STOR1 400 200 0
STOR2 0 200 550
STOR3 3,000 0 0

20. CO
Controlling
PS
Project
System
OC
Office
Comm
IS
Industry
Solutions
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
HR
Human
Resources
PP
Production
Planning
QM
Quality
Mgmt.
PM
Plant
Maintenance
SD
Sals &
Distribution
FI
Financial
Accounting
AM
Fixed Assets
Mgmt.
R/3
Client / Server
ABAP

21. FI - BD
Basic Data
FI - GL
General Ledger
FI - AP
Accounts Payable
FI - GLX
Extended General Ledger
FI - CM
Cash Management
FI - AR
Accounts Receivable
FI - LC
Legal Consolidation
FI - AM
Asset Management
R/3
Client / Server
ABAP
FI
AM
CO
PS
OC
ISHR
PM
QM
PP
MM
SD

22.  General Ledger
 Journal Processing
 Period End / Closings
 Allocations
 Substitutions
 Financial Statements
 Special Ledger (SL)
 Integration with sub-ledgers
 Treasury and Investment Management

23.  Accounts Receivable
 Credit management
 Customer open item
management
 Cash application
 Customer head office
processing
 Lockbox processing
 Dunning
 Link between customer
and vendor
 Integration to General
Ledger
 Accounts Payable
 Vendor open item
management
 Vendor payments
 Tax processing
 1099 processing
 Vendor head office
processing
 Link between vendor and
customer
 Integration to General
Ledger

24.  Financial Statements
 Account Analysis
 Multi-currency
 Taxation
 Account Analysis (I/C)
 Payments History
 Chart of Accounts
 Company Codes
 Business Areas
 Credit Control Areas
 Assets
 Depreciation Areas
Master Data
Accounts Payable
 Cash Plan
 Cash Forecasting
Cash Management
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F
O
S
Y
S
General Ledger
Accounts Receivable
 Account Analysis (I/C)
 Credit
 Asset Values
 Depreciation Forecast
 Additions
 Retirements
Asset Management
Materials Management
Controlling
Sales and Distribution
CO
Purchasing
Controlling
Financial Reporting
Project System
FI
Inventory Management
Vendor Payments
Intercompany
Reconciliation
MM
PP
FI
PS
CO
MM
SD
MM
FI
Inventory Management
Customer Billing
Credit Worthiness
Intercompany
Reconciliation
MM
SD

25. Company 1
.
...
...
Company 2
Chart of
Accounts 1
Chart of
Accounts 2
Company 3 Company 4
Business Area 1
Business
Area 2
Business
Area 3
Business
Area 4
CreditControl
Area 1
Credit Control
Area 2
Client

26. Plant 4
Storage
Location 1
Storage
Location 2
Storage
Location 3
Storage
Location 4
Client
Company 1
Plant 1 Plant 2
Company 2
Plant 3

27. .
Client
...
Company 1 Company 2
Purchasing
Organization 1
Purchasing
Organization 2
Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3
Purchasing
Organization 4
Purchasing
Organization 3

28. Sales Analyses may be based on this level
Sales revenues can be recognized and reported at this level
Business Area can be assigned at this level
Sales Area
.
Distribution
Channel 1
Sales
Organization 1
Division 1
Division 2
Distribution
Channel 2
Division 1
Division 2
Sales
Organization 2
Division 1
Division 2
Division 1
Division 2

29. Sales
Office 1
Sales
Group 1
Sales
Group 2
Sales
Office 2
Sales
Group 3
Sales
Group 4

30. Client
.
Company
Plant Plant
Storage
Location
Storage
Location
Sales
Organization
Distribution
Channel
Division
S A
A R
L E
E A
S
Sales
Office
Sales
Group
Sales
Group
Sales
Office

31.  SAP Functional Application Overview
 SAP SD, MM, FI Module Overview
 Organizational Hierarchy