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Customers Often Ask Me: "What Is SAP R/3 Enterprise? - Is It usta !e !ame for the #$% R/3 Re&ease?"

by Gary Fullmer, Product Manager, SAP Financials

The release of SAP R/3 Enterprise has many customers concerned. "Is SAP R/3 Enterprise the 4.7 R/3 release or somethin! entirely ne#" "$hen ill SAP stop comin! up ith such fre%uent releases#" "And hat does R/3Enterprise ha&e to do ith mySAP 'inancials#" $hile R/3 Enterprise can (e thou!ht of as the ne)t release of R/3*i.e. the "SAP 4.7 R/3 release"+ simple direct ansers to the %uestions many customers are as,in! aren-t alaysclear or easy to find. In this month-s column ary 'ullmer tal,s a(out this ne release and attempts to dispelsome common points of confusion.

"What e'a(t&) is SAP R/3 Enterprise?"

"Is it the #$% R/3 re&ease * or somethin+ entire&) ne?"

"Wi&& SAP e,er stop (omin+ up ith ne re&eases seems &ike e,er) )ear.?"

"Wh) oesn0t SAP 1ust sta2i&ie the (urrent re&ease for a fe )ears?4"

"If R/3 Enterprise is somethin+ entire&) ne5 ho i&& it affe(t m) (urrent 6I/CO imp&ementation?"

"What oes an) of this ha,e to o ith this thin+ (a&&e m)SAP 6inan(ia&s?"

"When i&& SAP +i,e me a re&ease ith some sta)in+ poer5 so that I0m not for(e to up+rae to the ne'tre&ease ithin a short span of time?4"

I ,no that simple direct ansers to these seemin!ly simple %uestions are not alays clear or easy to find. In this

months column Id li,e to address these points of confusion.

6irst5 What Is R/3 Enterprise?

0ou can thin, of R/3 Enterprise as a ne release of SAP R/3 the one desi!ned to follo the current 4.12 release.Indeed in the past it has (een referred to as the "SAP 4.7 R/3 release" (ut this is a misnomer. This release (earsa ne name (ecause unli,e past releases R/3 Enterprise introduces an entirely ne R/3 core structure and (randne core technolo!y hich not only (olster the technical and e(ena(lin! facilities of this platform (ut !i&e it a&ery lon! "shelflife." 2ustomers ho implement R/3 Enterprise ont (e performin! a maor up!rade for a lon!time. 0oull (e a(le to ut ili5e this ne sta(le core system for a num(er of years ith no re%uirement to mo&e fromone maor up!rade to another. The only chan!es that ill (e alloed to the R/3 core ill (e those re%uired forminor performance sta(ili5ation le!al and other small chan!es. Sta(ility is achie&ed (y di&orcin! the (asetechnolo!y from functional enhancements.

R/3 Enterprise features a topart core structure ith6

• R/3 Enterprise 7e(hno&o+) 8ase 9esi+n: ere is here youll find the ne SAP $e( Application

Ser&er the successor to the old 8asis technolo!y. $e( Application Ser&er technolo!y includes all thefunctionality of the earlier 8asis technolo!y then adds all sorts of e(ena(lin! capa(ilities includin!support for 9:; <a&a TTP etc. In addition it ill pro&ide the inte!ration tools to facilitate the mo&e intothe e(usiness orld.

• Enterprise E'tensions: This is here SAP houses the maor functional impro&ements for each R/3

module = e.!. R 'I 2> etc. *6i+ure  hi!hli!hts some ne enhancements to 'I/2> processes.+

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ere you can selectively  add ne functionality (ased on your specific (usiness re%uirements. Add onlythe functional enhancements that you ant and nothin! more.

In other ords you may ish to add functional enhancements in Product 2ostin! (ut ish to delay any functionalimpro&ements in your R module. Thats o,ay ith Enterprise R/3. Thats the real ad&anta!e of isolatin! the corefrom these functional e)tensions. Pre&iously if you anted to add an enhancement to Product 2ostin! (y up!radin! to another release you had no choice (ut to up!rade all your other modules to the same release. ?o

ith R/3 Enterprise you simply pic, and choose the &arious components you ish to incorporate and add theappropriate "E)tensions."

Mou&e

Enhan(ements

'I eneral@ Ta) Reportin! ith 9:;@ ?e In&oice status in document display

eneral ;ed!er 

@ Accrual En!ine@ Stoc, >ption Accountin!@ 98R; Reportin!

@ Audit Information System

 Accounts Paya(le/AccountsRecei&a(le

@ Enhancements for online and repetiti&e payments@ ?e post processin! of electronic (an, accountstatements@ se on International 8an, Account@ ?um(ers *I8A?+

 Asset Accountin!@ Enhancements in Periodic Processin!@ Enhancements for Bepreciation 2alculations@ Asset Accountin! En!ine for E)ternal Interfaces

2ross Applications

@ :aintenance of 2urrency Translation Rates

@ Enhancements to the Schedule :ana!er @ 2ATS time sheet 'unctional Enhancements

>&erhead 2ost :ana!ement

@ A82Template Enhancements@ Plannin! C 8ud!etin! in o(ect currency@ Standardi5ation of (ud!etin! in 'unds :ana!ementand 2>@ E)tensions for settlement rules and automatic creationof assets@ E)tensions for appropriation re%uests

 Actual 2ostin!

@ $IP at Actual 2osts@ Re&alutation of 2osts of oods Sold@ Alternati&e Daluation Run

@ Daluated Production Plan@ Bistri(ution of sa!e Dariances

Product 2ost 2ontrollin!@ 2ostin! run for Sales >rders@ 'ailure 2osts

Profita(ility Analysis @ Enhancement of A;E distri(ution

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6i+ure ey R/3 2ore Enhancements to 'I/2> Processes Pro&ided (y R/3 Enterprise

;o Wi&& SAP R/3 Enterprise Impa(t M) Current 6I/CO Imp&ementation?

R/3 Enterprise ushers in many ne enhancements to the core 'I/2> processes. I&e hi!hli!hted my personalfa&orites in 'i!ure F.

What 9oes An) of 7his ;a,e to 9o ith 7his 7hin+ Ca&&e "m)SAP 6inan(ia&s"?

'irst understand that mySAP 'inancials is neither a product nor an up!rade. It is an SAP (usiness concept hichencompasses all the ne financial functions no offered (y SAP.

Ta,e a loo, at 6i+ure < = as you see mySAP 'inancials includes R/3 Enterprise at its core. R/3 Enterprisepro&ides the prere%uisite support for all the other components of mySAP includin! mySAP 'inancials = i.e. SE:2': E8PP etc.

mySAP 'inancials is a suite of products from hich you can pic, and choose the solutions you need to meet youre&ol&in! (usiness re%uirements. R/3 Enterprise is the ",eystone" on hich mySAP 'inancials rests.

If you ould li,e more information a(out R/3 Enterprise or mySAP 'inancials !o ahead and set up a lin, to thefolloin! e( addresses6

• http://ser,i(e$sap$(om/enterprise: This lin,s to the SAP Ser&ice :ar,etplace and the enterprise

release pa!e. ere you ill find the latest information includin! hite papers e)ecuti&e summaries and'AGs.

• http://$asu+$(om: If you are a mem(er of AS you can use this address to access additional

information. >nce you si!n in clic, on the "Education" (utton on the left of the screen and you ill find arecent e( cast that co&ers the R/3 Enterprise release.

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6i+ure < Transition to E8usiness ith mySAP 'inancials

ary 'ullmer has four years e)perience as a 2> instructor in 2ost 2enter Accountin! Internal >rders Product2ostin! Profit 2enters Profita(ility Analysis and Proect Systems. 'or the past year ary has ser&ed as productmana!er for core R/3 financials. Prior to oinin! SAP ary had e)tensi&e e)perience in manufacturin!en&ironments ser&in! in a &ariety of roles such as 8usiness nit :ana!er 2'> 2ontroller and IT Birector. ecan (e reached (y email at !ary.fullmerHsap.com.