Lecture1 Introduction to SAP and Finance Review FIN419 Learning Objectives Understand the background of SAP as a company Identify the different elements of the SAP R/3 Architecture List the existing SAP solutions available in the market place Understand the basics of SAP navigation Review Finance basic concepts Forms of business organizations Goal of financial management Agency Cost SAP Introduction SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data processing Very successful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution which is used to highly integrate business processes. Fall 2015 3 3 SAP Introduction Name of Company and Software Name of the Company SAP AG (Walldorf) SAP America (New Town Square) Name of the Software SAP R/2 SAP R/3 SAP ERP Fall 2015 4 4 SAP Introduction Company Statistics SAP AG Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972 World’s Largest Business Software Company World’s Third-largest Independent Software Provider Company Statistics Over 40,000 employees in more then 50 countries 1500 Business Partners 36,200 customers in more then 120 countries 12 million users 100,600 installations Fall 2015 5 SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company and the world's third-largest independent software provider overall. We have a rich history of innovation and growth that has made us a true industry leader. SAP Americas 12 Million Users. 100,600 Installations. 1,500 Partners. SAP Americas is a subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's largest inter-enterprise software company and the third-largest software supplier overall. SAP Americas's corporate headquarters is located in Newtown Square, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Our officers and executives lead a team of professionals dedicated to delivering high-level customer support and services. Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing, SAP has a rich history of innovation and growth that has made us the recognized leader in providing collaborative business solutions for all types of industries -- in every major market. The company, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, employs more than 37,700 people in more than 50 countries, and serves more than 34,600 customers worldwide. Experience, Knowledge, and Technology for Maximizing Business SAP has leveraged our extensive experience to deliver mySAP Business Suite, the definitive family of business solutions for today's economy. These solutions are open and flexible, supporting databases, applications, operating systems, and hardware from almost every major vendor. What's more, mySAP Business Suite allows employees, customers, and business partners to work together successfully -- anywhere, anytime. By deploying the best technology, services, and development resources, SAP has delivered a business platform that unlocks valuable information resources, improves supply chain efficiencies, and builds strong customer relationships. And through the Global Solution Center, SAP Americas ...

1. Lecture1 Introduction to SAP and Finance Review
FIN419
Learning Objectives
Understand the background of SAP as a company
Identify the different elements of the SAP R/3 Architecture
List the existing SAP solutions available in the market place
Understand the basics of SAP navigation
Review Finance basic concepts
Forms of business organizations
Goal of financial management
Agency Cost
SAP Introduction
SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data
processing
Very successful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution
which is used to highly integrate business processes.
Fall 2015
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2. SAP Introduction
Name of Company and Software
Name of the Company
SAP AG (Walldorf)
SAP America (New Town Square)
Name of the Software
SAP R/2
SAP R/3
SAP ERP
Fall 2015
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SAP Introduction
Company Statistics
SAP AG
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972
World’s Largest Business Software Company
World’s Third-largest Independent Software Provider
Company Statistics
Over 40,000 employees in more then 50 countries
1500 Business Partners
36,200 customers in more then 120 countries
12 million users
100,600 installations
Fall 2015

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SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company
and the world's third-largest independent software provider
overall. We have a rich history of innovation and growth that
has made us a true industry leader.
SAP Americas
12 Million Users. 100,600 Installations. 1,500 Partners.
SAP Americas is a subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's largest
inter-enterprise software company and the third-largest software
supplier overall. SAP Americas's corporate headquarters is
located in Newtown Square, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Our
officers and executives lead a team of professionals dedicated to
delivering high-level customer support and services.
Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products in Data
Processing, SAP has a rich history of innovation and growth
that has made us the recognized leader in providing
collaborative business solutions for all types of industries -- in
every major market. The company, headquartered in Walldorf,
Germany, employs more than 37,700 people in more than 50
countries, and serves more than 34,600 customers worldwide.
Experience, Knowledge, and Technology for Maximizing
Business
SAP has leveraged our extensive experience to deliver mySAP
Business Suite, the definitive family of business solutions for
today's economy. These solutions are open and flexible,
supporting databases, applications, operating systems, and
hardware from almost every major vendor. What's more, mySAP
Business Suite allows employees, customers, and business
partners to work together successfully -- anywhere, anytime.
By deploying the best technology, services, and development
resources, SAP has delivered a business platform that unlocks
valuable information resources, improves supply chain

4. efficiencies, and builds strong customer relationships. And
through the Global
Solution
Center, SAP Americas identifies customer needs and develops
solutions to meet these needs.
SAP is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, under the
symbol "SAP."
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SAP Introduction
SAP 3-Tier Architecture
3-tier client-server architecture
Database layer
One single data repository
Application layer
One or more, help distribute work load
Client layer (Presentation layer )
Graphical User Interface or Web Interface (GUI)

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Central database stores all data and application programs.
The application gives access to the database to read and write
data.
The presentation allows for input/output of data to the users
3-tier client server system
Web server
Internet transaction server
Brings it to a single database across the world.
What is Client-server Computing?
The short answer: Client/server is a computational architecture
that involves client processes requesting service from server
processes. The long answer: Client/server computing is the
logical extension of modular programming. Modular
programming has as its fundamental assumption that separation
of a large piece of software into its constituent parts
("modules") creates the possibility for easier development and
better maintainability. Client/server computing takes this a step
farther by recognizing that those modules need not all be
executed within the same memory space. With this architecture,

6. the calling module becomes the "client" (that which requests a
service), and the called module becomes the "server" (that
which provides the service). The logical extension of this is to
have clients and servers running on the appropriate hardware
and software platforms for their functions. For example,
database management system servers running on platforms
specially designed and configured to perform queries, or file
servers running on platforms with special elements for
managing files. It is this latter perspective that has created the
widely-believed myth that client/server has something to do
with PCs or Unix machines.
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SAP Introduction
From SAP R/3 to HANA
Database layer
From Oracle/ Ms SQL
To SAP HANA
Presentation layer
From SAP GUI
To SAP Fiori
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Central database stores all data and application programs.
The application gives access to the database to read and write
data.
The presentation allows for input/output of data to the users
3-tier client server system
Web server
Internet transaction server
Brings it to a single database across the world.
What is Client-server Computing?
The short answer: Client/server is a computational architecture
that involves client processes requesting service from server
processes. The long answer: Client/server computing is the
logical extension of modular programming. Modular
programming has as its fundamental assumption that separation
of a large piece of software into its constituent parts

8. ("modules") creates the possibility for easier development and
better maintainability. Client/server computing takes this a step
farther by recognizing that those modules need not all be
executed within the same memory space. With this architecture,
the calling module becomes the "client" (that which requests a
service), and the called module becomes the "server" (that
which provides the service). The logical extension of this is to
have clients and servers running on the appropriate hardware
and software platforms for their functions. For example,
database management system servers running on platforms
specially designed and configured to perform queries, or file
servers running on platforms with special elements for
managing files. It is this latter perspective that has created the
widely-believed myth that client/server has something to do
with PCs or Unix machines.
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SAP Introduction
Software Applications
Industry