1. Introduction to SAP SAP University Alliances Author Stefan Weidner
Babett Koch
Chris Bernhardt
Product
SAP ERP 6.0 EhP4
Level
Beginner
Focus
Cross-functional integration
SD, MM, PP, FI, CO,
HCM, WM, PS, EAM
Version
2.30
Last Update
May 2014

2. Course Overview Introduction to SAP Navigation Introduction to GBI
Sales and Distribution
Materials Management
Production Planning and Controlling
Financial Accounting
Controlling
Human Capital Management
Warehouse Management
Project System
Enterprise Asset Management

3. SAP ERP Core Applications Concepts
Agenda
Introduction to SAP
SAP Architecture
SAP ERP Core Applications
Concepts
Organizational Units
Master Data
Transaction Data
Documents

4. Who is SAP? SAP AG Company Statistics
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972
World’s Largest Business Software Company
World’s Third-largest Independent Software Provider
Company Statistics
Over 65,000 employees in more then 75 countries
232,000+ customers in more then 180 countries
200,000+ installations
2,500+ Business Partners
Source: SAP AG website
SAP is the worlds biggest enterprise for firm-comprehensive software and the third biggest independent software supplier. Our firm history is rich in innovation and growth which makes us an actual industrial leader.
SAP Americas
12 Million Users. 100,600 Installations 1,500 Partners.
SAP America is a subcontractor of the SAP AG, the worldwide biggest enterprise for firm comprehensive software and the third biggest independent software supplier. The principal office of SAP Americas is located in Newtown Square, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Our employees and managers lead a professional team which offers a high level of customer support and service.
Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products in data processing, the SAP has a rich history in innovation and growth which makes us the leader in industry solutions for all types of industries in every important sales market. The enterprise with its head office in Walldorf in Germany employs more than employees in more than 50 states and serves more than customers world wide.
Experience, Knowledge and Technology for Enterprise Development
SAP used our enormous experience to develop mySAP Business Suite – the significant software family for industry solutions for the modern economy. These solutions are open and flexible and support databases and applications, operation systems and hardware of nearly every important vendor. Besides, mySAP Business Suite enables collaboration of employees, customers and business partners at every time and at any location.
Through the development of the best technology and best service as well as development resources SAP developed a business platform that opens valueable information resources, improves the efficience of the logistics supply chain and builds strong customer relations. Using the Global Solution Center SAP Americas indentifies customer needs and develops solutions to serve these needs.
SAP is represented at several bourses, amongst others in Frankfurt and in New York.

5. SAP Portfolio Strength
World-wide usage
Designed to satisfy the information needs for all business sizes (small local to large all international)
Multi-lingual
Multi-currency
Multi-balance (parallel G/L Accounting)
Designed to satisfy the information needs for all industries, e.g.
Automotive
Banking
Retail
Public Sector
Higher Education and Research etc.

6. SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP ERP)
Enables a company to support and optimize its business processes
Ties together disparate business functions (integrated business solution) such as
Finance (Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Treasury, …)
Logistics (Sales, Procurement, Production, Fulfillment, …)
Human Resources etc.
Helps the organization run smoothly
Real-time environment
Scalable and flexible

7. SAP ERP Core Applications Concepts
Agenda
Introduction to SAP
SAP Architecture
SAP ERP Core Applications
Concepts
Organizational Units
Master Data
Transaction Data/
Documents

8. Client/Server Environment
SAP Architecture
Client/Server Environment
Client – hardware/software environment that can make a request for services for a central repository of resources
Server – hardware/software combination that can provide services to a group of clients in a controlled environment
Three – Tier Structure
User Interface
Graphical User Interface or Web Interface
Application Server
One or more, help distribute work load
Database Server
One single data repository

9. SAP Business Suite SAP ERP SAP NetWeaver SAP SCM SAP PLM SAP SRM
SAP CRM
SAP ERP

10. SAP Enhancement Packages
Optionally installed and activated Software Innovations for SAP ERP 6.0
Software Innovations are
UI simplifications
Functional Enhancements
Enterprise Services
SAP Enhancement Packages are built on different Enhancement Packages
Are no Support Packages
BUSINESS SUITE
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP NetWeaver
Enterprise
Services Repository
Enhancement Packages

11. Composite Application Framework
SAP Net Weaver
Integration Layers of SAP NetWeaver® are:
People Integration
Information Integration
Process Integration
Application Platform
SAP NetWeaverTM
PEOPLE INTEGRATION
INFORMATION INTEGRATION
PROCESS INTEGRATION
APPLICATION PLATFORM
Multi-Channel Access
Portal
Collaboration
Business Intelligence
Knowledge Management
Master Data Management
J2EE
ABAP
DB and OS Abstraction
Integration Broker
Business Process Management
Lifecycle Management
Composite Application Framework

12. SAP ERP Core Applications Concepts
Agenda
Introduction to SAP
SAP Architecture
SAP ERP Core Applications
Concepts
Organizational Units
Master Data
Transaction Data
Documents

13. SAP ERP Business Modules
Collections of logically related transactions within identifiable business functions
MM (“Buy”)
PP (“Make”)
SD (“Sell”)
FI and CO (“Track”)
HCM (“People”)
WM (“Store”)
EAM (“Maintain”)
CS (“Service”)

14. SAP ERP Core Applications
Logistics
Sales & Distribution
Materials Management
Production Planning
Plant Maintenance
Quality Management
Finance
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Asset Management
Treasury
Human Capital Management
Personnel Management
Benefits
Payroll

15. SAP ERP Core Applications Concepts
Agenda
Introduction to SAP
SAP Architecture
SAP ERP Core Applications
Concepts
Organizational Units
Master Data
Transaction Data
Documents

16. Data Types in ERP Systems
Organizational Data
Master Data
Transaction Data …

17. Data Types in ERP Systems
Organizational Data
Master Data
Transaction Data
Company Code
Person
Purchase Order
Plant
Material
Invoice
Storage Location
Customer
Quotation
Distribution Channel
Vendor
Sales Order
Purchase Organization
Condition
Transportation Order …

18. Organizational Data
Define the enterprise structure by means of legal or respectively business usage
Task is to adopt some functions inside of an enterprise and execute them
Juridical entities, plants, storage locations, sales organizations, profit center
Examples:
Client
Highest organizational unit
Represents the enterprise which consists out of several parts
Company Code
Represents judicial entities in an enterprise
Central organizational unit in external accounting
Sales organization
An organizational unit that executes the sale and distribution of products and offers services

19. Organizational Unit SAP Terminology: Enterprise Company Subsidiary
Client
Company Code
Plant
Sales
Organization
Division
Storage
Location
Company
Subsidiary
Plant
Sales Organization
Sales Organization
Department
Division
Business Area
Storage Location

20. Long term data that represent data sets mostly Examples:
Master Data
Long term data that represent data sets mostly
Examples:
Sales and Distribution:
Customer Master
Material Master
Condition Master

21. Example: Material Master - Views
Sales Data
General Data
Purchasing Data
Mat. Plan. Data
Material Master
Forecast Data
Storage Data
Legal Control Data
Quality Data
Accounting Data

22. Example: Material Master
General Data apply for the whole company:
Name Weight Unit of Measure
Client XXX
Distribution Specific Information:
Delivering
Plant Loading Group
Storage Location Specific Information:
Stock Quantity
Sales Organization A
Storage Location 1
All of this together makes up the Master Record for a Material.
Sales Organization B
Storage Location 2

23. Transaction Data
Process related data that is short-lived and dedicated to certain master data
Master data of a vendor can be assigned to transaction data that concern the sales volume development
Include:
Organizational level
Master data
Situational data
Example: customer order
Organizational level : client, company code, sales organization
Master data: customer master, material master
Situational data: date, time, person, amount

24. SAP ERP Core Applications Concepts
Agenda
Introduction to SAP
SAP Architecture
SAP ERP Core Applications
Concepts
Organizational Units
Master Data
Transaction Data
Documents

25. Data sets that are generated if a business transaction was executed
Documents
Data sets that are generated if a business transaction was executed
Is a record of the business transaction
Includes all relevant predefined information from the master data and organizational entities
Example:
Sales Document
Purchasing Document
Material Document
Accounting Document

26. Document Flow
The document flow as well as the order status allow the setting of the status at any point in time
SAP revises the status at every time a change in a document takes place