SAP Overview (SAP01)Dr. Supakorn Kungpisdan

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Enterprise Application

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SAP World

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Evolution of ERP Closed Loop MRP 70MRP II 80MRP 60ERP 90Material Requirements PlanningMaterial Resource Planning and Manufacturing Resource PlanningEnterprise Resource PlanningMRP and MRP II only focus on manufacturing

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What is ERP?ERP is a high-end sophisticated software solution that reduces the pressure and workload off the managers and provides accurate, timely information for taking appropriate business decisions. Managers with knowledge of ERP will be able to achieve their targets and goals by proper implementation of ERP system in their organization. In fact managers are expected to translate the business rules and requirements for mapping them into ERP software. Implementation of ERP solutions is one of the largest drivers of growth in the consultancy business.

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ERP CharacteristicsIntegrated SystemReal TimeBest PracticeCustomizing (Configuration)Process Oriented

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Enterprise ApplicationFirst Generation

Company A

ERPCustomersSuppliers

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SAP World (1st Generation of Enterprise Application)

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What is SAP? SAP is the leader of ERP software vendor Enterprise Resource Planning is a back office application for Enterprise MRPMRP IIERP

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SAPSystems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP)Name of the companySAP AGSAP AmericaName of the softwareSAP R/2 Mainframe versionSAP R/3 Client/Server versionmySAP ERP

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SAP AGFounded in Germany (1972)Worlds fourth largest software provider Worlds largest provider of Integrated Business Solutions softwareCompany stock trades on the Frankfurt and New York exchanges

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SAP R/3World-wide usage Designed to satisfy the information needs for all business sizes (international to local)Multi-lingualMulti-currencyDesigned to satisfy the information needs for all industries (industry solutions)

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SAP R/3Enables a company to link its business processesTies together disparate business functions (integrated business solution)Helps the organization run smoothlyReal-time environmentScalable and flexible

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Integrated Business Solutions Software VendorsSAPPeoplesoftJ.D. EdwardsOracleMicrosoftGreat PlainsIBM

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ArchitectureCentral relational database (e.g., Oracle and many others) Client/Serverthree-tiered ERP ComponentOriented towards common identifiable business modules (PP, MM, SD, FI, CO, HR)Add-ons: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

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Relational DatabaseTables: Defines and links thousands of tables of informationAdvantagesConsistent and accurate dataCommon definitions for termsShared, but restricted usage (e.g., profiles)Eliminates data redundancy

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SAP Databases

OracleDB2MSSQLSAP can use anumber of database programsto actually store the data.

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Client/Server EnvironmentClientSoftware/hardware combination that can make a request for services from a central repository of resourcesServerSoftware/hardware combination that can provide services to a group of clients in a controlled environment

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Three-Tier SAP StructureGUIGraphical User Interface or Web Interface Application server (one or many)Database server (one single location)

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Three-tier Client/Server Architecture

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Two Tier Client/Server System(Training Configuration)

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Business ModulesCollections of logically related transactions within identifiable business functionsPP: Production Planning (Make)MM: Material Management (Buy)SD: Sales & Distribution (Sell)FI: Financial Accounting and CO: Controlling (Track)HR: Human Resources

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SAP System

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SAP Industry SolutionAerospace/DefenseAutomotiveBankingChemicalsConsumer ProductsEngineering/Construction Financial Svc ProviderHealthcareHigh TechHigher Education/ResearchInsuranceMediaMill ProductsMiningOil & GasPharmaceuticalsPublic SectorRetailService ProvidersTelecommunicationsUtilitiesso on

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mySAP World (2nd Generation of Enterprise Application)

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The Future of ERP Extended ERP 2000Closed Loop MRP 70MRP II 80MRP 60ERP 90

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ERP ExtensionWeb EnableCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Supply Chain Management (SCM)Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM)Business Information Warehouse (BIW)Knowledge Management (KM)So on

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Enterprise Application ComponentsSecond Generation

Company A

ERPCustomersSuppliersBWCRMSEMSCMKMWeb-enabled

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What is mySAP? The future of ERP software must include CRM, SCM, SEM, BW, KM, Web-enable mySAP is the future or extended of SAP ERP software

MRPMRP IIERP TEI

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mySAP ComponentsSAP R/3CRMSCMSEMBWKWmySAP Business Information WarehousemySAP Customer Relationship ManagementmySAP Knowledge Management mySAP Supply Chain ManagementmySAP Strategic Enterprise ManagementmySAP

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SAP NetWeaver World (3rd Generation of Enterprise Application)

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Enterprise Service ArchitectureThird Generation (Enterprise Application Integration)

Company A

ERPCustomersSuppliersBWCRMSEMSCMKMWeb-enabledWeb ServiceWeb ServiceWeb ServiceWeb ServiceWeb ServiceWeb ServiceWeb Service

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mySAP Business Suite(mySAP ERPmySAP PLMmySAP SRMmySAP SCMmySAP CRMSAP NetWeaver

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SAP NetWeaver : Integration Tools

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SAP NetWeaverThe core capabilities of SAP NetWeaver are the integration of people, information, and processIn people integration, it simply means that it enables you to bring people together and help them work more efficientlyInformation integration means you can bring together information from a variety of locations and have it make sense in the context of what your folks do everydayProcess integration means coordinating the flow of work across departments, divisions, and between companies

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SAP NetWeaver SAP Enterprise Portal: helps create software that brings together all the data and software tools that a person needs to do her job in one consistent user interfaceSAP Mobile Infrastructure: universal translator for mobile devicesSAP Business Intelligence: provides tool for information integration, so what your people see is consistent and accurateSAP Master Data Management: is a system for harmonizing information that is distributed across a wide variety of applications SAP Exchange Infrastructure: Integrates processes and help applications talk to one another

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SAP EP Example

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Programming Code ModificationsChanges to the delivered codeABAP/4Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP)This should be done sparingly and carefully as it can make migration to new versions of the software much more difficult

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SAP PeopleConsultantTechnicalFunctionalBasisABAPFICOMMSDUser

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In 1972, in Mannheim, Germany, five engineers formed a company that developed and marketed standard software for integrated business solutions. They developed software that could help companies of all sizes link their business processes, tying together disparate business functions, and helping the whole enterprise run more smoothly. From the beginning, the software was developed to work on a multilingual/multinational level, gaining it quick acceptance in countries all over the world. And, because created through the SAP Business Framework, it evolved from mainframe to client/server business application software solutions.The innovative thinking of SAP soon made it the top software vendor in Germany. Today, SAP is the largest supplier of business application software in the world and the worlds fourth-largest independent software supplier, overall. In its most recent fiscal year, ending Dec. 31, 1998, SAP AG reported revenues of DM 8.47 billion.

Over 19,000 installations in over 90 countries

In the past, computer systems were batch oriented, specified and brought into the organizations by each individual department: Production chose its own system, Material Management chose its system, and Accounting chose its own system, and so on.

Although each of those systems may have been the best choice for a particular department, keeping them working together was very time consuming and expensive. This type of patchwork system inhibited change in organizations.

SAP R/3 provides a single integrated system to handle the needs of all departments in an organization. This integration is the single biggest advantage of SAP R/3.With in the context of Client/Server software, all software is characterized as either client (software that requests a service) or server (software that can provide a service).