This document provides an overview of SAP SD/MM training. It begins by defining ERP as enterprise resource planning software that integrates organizational functions for planning, tracking, and utilizing resources. It then discusses how SAP integrates previously isolated business processes and modules. Key benefits of integration include consistent data, easier management and consolidation, and faster reaction to changes. The document provides details on SAP, describing it as a leading ERP provider with over 100,000 customers worldwide. It outlines the core SAP ERP and NetWeaver platforms and some of their main modules like sales, distribution, materials management, and financial accounting. Process flows for order to cash and purchase to pay are also summarized.

1. SAP SD/MM TRAINING
Nalini Boopalan

2. Agenda
 What is SAP
 What SAP Will do
 System Landscape in SAP
 Key Concept
 Modules in SAP & Integration
 Basic Navigation in SAP

3. ERP Overview
 ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
 Software that helps to Integrate all Functions of an Organization
 Enables Planning, Tracking and Utilization of Organizational Resources (Man,
Machine, Material, Money)
 Houses Data – Provides Information for Analysis
 Is a Decision Support System

4. Organization without ERP - Isolation
Procurement
Inventory
Finance
Maintenance
Engineering
Design
Controlling
Production
Planning
MIR
Sales
Shop Floor
execution
Quality

5. Results of Isolation
 Inconsistent, Redundant Data
 Process Productivity Monitoring Difficult
 Reaction to change slow
 Consolidation & Managerial Control Difficult

6. Procurement
Finance
Inventory
Maintenance
Engineering
Design
Controlling
Production
Planning
MIR
Sales
Shop Floor
execution
Quality
Organisation with ERP

7. Result of Integradtion
 Focus on Business Processes
 Elimination of Redundant Data (Common Consistent Data)
 Easier Corporate Consolidation
 Better Managerial Control
 Faster reaction to changing structures

8. What is SAP ?
 Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products
 SAP is the recognised market leader in providing collaborative business solutions for
all types of industries and for every major market.
 Is the world's largest business software company and the world's third-largest
independent software provider overall..
 SAP R/3– Systems Application Product in Data Process
 Intergradation
 Real Time
 3 Tier Architecture
 There are over 100,600 installations of SAP worldwide serving more than 42,000
customers in more than 25 industries across 120 countries . It is running the
businesses of over 9,000 organisations.
 Employs more than 54,000 people in more than 50 countries.
 The cornerstone in SAP’s offering is its ERP solution (ECC)which consist of a number of
key modules which supports common practices within different business functions
 The ECC solution has its roots in manufacturing but has long since evolved into
covering multiple industries and their associated specialised requirements

9. What SAP Will do!
 Integrate Islands of Information
 Achieve Reduction in Inventory Levels and Cycle Times and improve Productivity
 Make Planning, Scheduling, Tracking and Management easier leaving more time for
you to perform value-added work
 Cost Savings on overheads such as Stationery, File Storage, etc.

10. SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver
 SAP ERP is the result of an ERP offering to SAP R/3. SAP ERP includes all the
functionality of SAP R/3 Enterprise with the large number of additional business
processes like self service, strategic management, and others.
 SAP ERP is an integrated and personalized functionality. SAP ERP is built on the
NetWeaver technology.
 SAP NetWeaver is used as a technology platform for integration and as an
application infrastructure with open connections to Microsoft .NET and IBM
WebSphere.

11. SAP ERP

12. SAP R/3
CO
Controlling
AM
Fixed Assets
Mgmt.
PS
Project
System
WF
Workflow
IS
Industry
Solutions
MM
Materials
Mgmt.
Other
Modules
SD
Sales &
Distribution
PP
Production
Planning
QM
Quality
Mgmt.
FI
Financial
Accounting
PM
Plant
Maintenance
Modular Structure & Integration

13. SAP Process Overview
 Order to Cash

14. SAP Process Overview
 Purchase to Pay