SAP Overview 1

SAP Overview (SAP01)

Dr. Supakorn Kungpisdan

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Enterprise Application

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SAP WorldSAP World

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Evolution of ERPEvolution of ERP

Closed Loop MRP ‘70

MRP II ‘80

MRP ‘60

ERP ‘90

Material Requirements Planning

Material Resource Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning

MRP 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 Characteristics

Integrated System

Real Time

Best PracticeCustomizing

(Configuration)

Process Oriented

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Enterprise Application

• First Generation

Company A

ERPCustomersSuppliers

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SAP World SAP World ( (11stst Generation of Enterprise Generation of Enterprise

Application)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

MRP

MRP II

ERP

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SAP

• Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP)

• Name of the company– SAP AG– SAP America

• Name of the software– SAP R/2 – Mainframe version– SAP R/3 – Client/Server version– mySAP ERP

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SAP AG

• Founded in Germany (1972)• World’s fourth largest software provider • World’s largest provider of Integrated Business

Solutions software• Company stock trades on the Frankfurt and New

York exchanges

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SAP R/3

• World-wide usage • Designed to satisfy the information needs for all

business sizes (international to local)– Multi-lingual– Multi-currency

• Designed to satisfy the information needs for all industries (industry solutions)

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SAP R/3

• Enables a company to link it’s business processes

• Ties together disparate business functions (integrated business solution)

• Helps the organization run smoothly• Real-time environment• Scalable and flexible

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Integrated Business Solutions Software Vendors

• SAP• Peoplesoft• J.D. Edwards• Oracle• Microsoft—Great Plains• IBM

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Architecture

• Central relational database (e.g., Oracle and many others)

• Client/Server—three-tiered • ERP Component—Oriented 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 Database

• Tables: Defines and links thousands of tables of information

• Advantages– Consistent and accurate data– Common definitions for terms– Shared, but restricted usage (e.g., profiles)– Eliminates data redundancy

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OracleDB2

MSSQL

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

FIFinancial

Accounting

COControlling

WorkflowPPProd.

Planning

SDSales &Distrib.

MMMaterials

Mgmt.

QMQualityMgmt.

PMPlantMaint.

HRHuman

Resources

AMAssetMgmt.

PSProjectSystem

FIFinancial

Accounting

COControlling

WorkflowPPProd.

Planning

SDSales &Distrib.

MMMaterials

Mgmt.

QMQualityMgmt.

PMPlantMaint.

HRHuman

Resources

AMAssetMgmt.

PSProjectSystem

SAP Databases

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Client/Server Environment

• Client– Software/hardware combination that can make a

request for services from a central repository of resources

• Server– Software/hardware combination that can provide

services to a group of clients in a controlled environment

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Three-Tier SAP Structure

• GUI—Graphical User Interface or Web Interface • Application server (one or many)• Database server (one single location)

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Three-tier Client/Server Architecture

USER PCsUSER PCs

ApplicationServer

ApplicationServer

ApplicationServer

ApplicationServer

DatabaseServer

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Two Tier Client/Server System(Training Configuration)

User PCs

Database andApplication

Server

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Business Modules

• Collections of logically related transactions within identifiable business functions– PP: 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

R/3R/3Client / ServerClient / Server

ABAP/4ABAP/4

FIFIFinancialFinancial

AccountingAccounting

COCOControllingControlling

AMAMFixed AssetsFixed Assets

Mgmt.Mgmt.

TRTRTreasuryTreasury

WFWFWorkflowWorkflow

ISISIndustryIndustry

SolutionsSolutions

MMMMMaterialsMaterials

Mgmt.Mgmt.

HRHRHumanHuman

ResourcesResources

SDSDSales &Sales &

DistributionDistribution

PPPPProductionProductionPlanningPlanning

QMQMQualityQuality

Manage-Manage-mentment PMPM

Plant Main-Plant Main-tenancetenance

SystemSystem

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SAP Industry Solution

• Aerospace/Defense• Automotive• Banking• Chemicals• Consumer Products• Engineering/Construction • Financial Svc Provider• Healthcare• High Tech• Higher Education/Research• Insurance

• Media• Mill Products• Mining• Oil & Gas• Pharmaceuticals• Public Sector• Retail• Service Providers• Telecommunications• Utilities• …so on …

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mySAP WorldmySAP World ((22ndnd Generation of Enterprise Generation of Enterprise

Application)Application)

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The Future of ERPThe Future of ERP

Extended ERP 2000

Closed Loop MRP ‘70

MRP II ‘80

MRP ‘60

ERP ‘90

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ERP Extension

• Web Enable

• Customer 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 Components

• Second Generation

Company A

ERP

CustomersSuppliers BW

CRM

SEMSCM

KM

Web-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

MRP

MRP II

ERP

TEI

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mySAP Components

SAP R/3

CRM SCMSEM

BW

KW

• mySAP Business Information Warehouse• mySAP Customer Relationship Management• mySAP Knowledge Management • mySAP Supply Chain Management• mySAP Strategic Enterprise Management• mySAP …

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SAP NetWeaver WorldSAP NetWeaver World ((33rdrd Generation of Enterprise Generation of Enterprise

Application)Application)

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Enterprise Service Architecture

• Third Generation (Enterprise Application Integration)

Company A

ERP

CustomersSuppliers BW

CRM

SEMSCM

KM

Web-enabled

Web ServiceWeb Service

Web Service

Web Service

Web Service

Web ServiceWeb Service

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mySAP Business Suite

(mySAP ERP

mySAP PLM

mySAP SRM

mySAP SCM

mySAP CRM

SAP NetWeaver

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SAP NetWeaver : Integration Tools

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SAP NetWeaver

• The core capabilities of SAP NetWeaver are the integration of people, information, and process

• In people integration, it simply means that it enables you to bring people together and help them work more efficiently

• Information 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 everyday

• Process 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 interface

• SAP Mobile Infrastructure: universal translator for mobile devices

• SAP Business Intelligence: provides tool for information integration, so what your people see is consistent and accurate

• SAP 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 Modifications

• Changes to the delivered code• ABAP/4—Advanced 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 People

Consultant

Technical Functional

Basis ABAP

FI

CO

MM

SD

…

User