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Introduction to SAP. SAP. Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) Name of the Company SAP AG SAP America SAP UK Name of the Software SAP® R/2® SAP® R/3® SAP ERP 6.04. © SAP 2009 / Page 2. SAP AG Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972
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SAP • Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) • Name of the Company • SAP AG • SAP America • SAP UK • Name of the Software • SAP® R/2® • SAP® R/3® • SAP ERP 6.04 © SAP 2009 / Page 2
SAP AG Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972 World’s Largest Business Software Company World’s Third-largest Independent Software Provider Who is SAP? • Company Statistics • Sales and Development locations in more than 50 countries • 97,000 customers in more than 120 countries • 74% of the Forbes 500 companies run SAP © SAP 2009 / Page 3
What is SAP® ERP? • Worldwide usage • Designed to satisfy the information needs for business (small local to large all international) • Multi-lingual • Multi-currency • Designed to satisfy the information needs for all industries © SAP 2009 / Page 4
SAP Industry Solutions Aerospace & Defense Automotive Banking Chemicals Consumer Products Defense & Security Engineering, Const. Healthcare High Tech Higher Education Industrial Machinery Insurance Life Sciences Logistics Service Prod. • Media • Mill Products • Mining • Oil & Gas • Pharmaceuticals • Postal Services • Professional Services • Public Sector • Railways • Retail • Telecommunications • Utilities • Wholesale Distribution
Introduction to SAP Part 1: System Logon
Logging On – SAP GUI • To log on to an R/3 system with the SAP Gui, you need the proprietary SAP Gui (Graphical User Interface) software loaded on your system and an internet connection Internet Connection Account on SAP R/3 System in Missouri PC with SAP Gui
Log On (you cannot delete the asterisks (“*”)… just type your password, which to start is SAP4US)
Change to New Password © SAP 2009 / Page 12
SAP Easy Access • SAP Easy Access is the standard entry screen displayed after logon • The tree structured menu is the heart of visual navigation in SAP R/3 • In order to go to a transaction you need to browse through SAP easy access just like you browse to click on a file in windows explorer
User Settings • Extra> Settings • Display Technical Names • Shows t-codes
Introduction to SAP Part 2: Navigation
SAP – Standard Tool Bar Scroll icons Help icon Options Save Exit Print Enter Back Command Field Cancel Create a new session Find/Expand icons Create a desktop shortcut
SAP: Screen Elements Menu Bar Standard Tool Bar Title Bar Command Field Application Bar Search Tabs Input Fields Drop Down System Messages Status Bar © SAP 2009 / Page 20
Screen or view dependant – applicable to the transaction you are currently using (e.g. materials master will differ from sales order entry will differ from the main menu) SAP: Application Bar © SAP 2009 / Page 21
F4 F1 Possible Entries SAP: Help © SAP 2009 / Page 22
Use F1 for help on fields, menus, functions and messages. • Use F4 for information on what values you can enter
SAP: On-line Help © SAP 2009 / Page 24
System Messages • E = Error • An invalid entry has been made • The cursor moves to the field where the error has occurred • W = Warning • A possible error has been made • The user can continue without changing • I = Information • Feedback from the system © SAP 2009 / Page 25
Logging Off • System > logoff • Exit button For security purposes it is important to log off SAP whenever you leave your PC. Your user name is linked with all transactions you perform providing an audit trail. © SAP 2009 / Page 26