1. WELCOME TO SAP Online Training

3. What is SAP? SAP is an ERP System
ERP Stands for Enterprise Resource Planning
An ERP System is a collection of software programs which ties all of an enterprises various diverse functions (such as finance, sales, manufacturing, human resources) into a cohesive data base.

4. Introduction to SAP - History
SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing
Founded in Germany by Five Former IBM Engineers in 1972
In 1988, SAP went public and became a joint-stock company, SAP AG

5. Introduction to SAP - Today
Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany,
The World's Largest Inter-Enterprise Software Company
The world's Third-Largest Independent Software Supplier Overall
Employs Over 23,700 People in More than 50 Countries

6. Introduction to SAP
SAP Supports all Kinds of Industries and all Functions of the Industry
SAP is an Integrated System
This means that all SAP modules are designed to share information and automatically create transactions based on various business process.

7. Introduction to SAP
SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based Software Package
SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server – 3 Tier Architecture Based Software Package

8. R/2 System Components RA - Assets Accounting RF - Financial Accounting
RK - Cost Accounting
RK-P - Projects
RM-INST - Plant Maintenance
RM-MAT - Materials Management
RM-PPS - Production Planning and Control

9. R/2 System Components RM-QSS - Quality Assurance RP - Human Resources

11. R/3 Business Application Modules
FI - Financial Accounting
IM - Investment Management
CO - Controlling
SD - Sales
MM - Materials Management
PP - Production Planning

12. R/3 Business Application Modules
QM - Quality Management
PM - Plant Maintenance
PS - Project System
HR - Human Resources

14. Characteristics of SAP R/3
Consists of business application modules that can be used either individually or in combination with other modules.

17. Quiz What does SAP stand for? What does ERP stand for?
What is the difference between SAP R/2 and SAP R/3?
What business application module is the FI module?
Is the FI module an R/2 or R/3 business application module?

18. Quiz - Answers System, Application, and Products in Data Processing
Enterprise Resource Planning
SAP R/2 is the SAP Mainframe Based Software Package and SAP R/3 is the SAP Client/ Server – 3 Tier Architecture Based Software Package
Financial Accounting
R/3 – the R/2 Financial Accounting model is RF