SAP

Sap stands for systems applications

and product in data processing

History of sap
It is an erp software.
Started by 5German engineers in 1970
standard based on ERP software.
Initial released was called R/2 on mainframe.
SAP later released R/3 as client server sftware
solution.
R/3 stands for real time integration of
business proceses with 3 tier architectural
system.

Client

In SAP, highest level of organization structure is client. Whenever we login to SAP system, we login
to a specific client. Data in the R/3 system is categorized as client-dependent and clientindependent. I have collected some details about Client Dependent vs Client Independent concept
of SAP.

Client dependent data means the data which user creates in one client is limited to that client
only and it is not accessible in other clients
Client Independent means data means the data which user creates in one client that is available
in that as well as in other clients
Client Dependent Table
They have first field called MANDT of type CLNT which contains the client number.
The data set can be different in this type of table for different client.
Client Independent Table
They dont have that MANDT field in table.
This Table is called cross client table means for all the clients they have the same entries in the
table.
Examples:
Client Dependent: SAPscript and STD texts data
Client Independent: Smart forms, all dictionary objects data and repository objects data like
programs, function modules, tables etc.

Facts of sap

New dimension product based on net weaver

70% of all fortune 100 companies.
50% all fortune 500 companies.
Release business one(stand alone) and by
design designated for SMES.

PRODUCT IN SAP
FICO
MM SD QM PP WM LOGISTIC EXECUTION
PRODUCTION & PLANNING, LOGISTIC
EXECUTION
WARE HOUSE MANGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCE.
PROJECT SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFTY
PRODUCT LIFE CYLE MANAGEMENT.

NEW DIMENTIONAL PRODUCT

CRM , PI
SRM
APO
BI
SEM
BPC
FSCM
BI

INDUSTRY SPECIFIC

IS-AFS-Apparel and footware

IS-OIL- OIL AND GAS
IS UTILITY-UTILITIES
IS RETAIL-RETAIL
IS AUTO-AUTOMOTIVE
MEDIA-MEDIA
25 INDUTRY VERTICALS AND GROWING.