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Introduction to SAP. Objectives. Navigate the user interface Display material tables Understand the relationship between organizational units Company, material storage location. Accessing SAP . I assume that NetWeaver is installed on your computer
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Objectives • Navigate the user interface • Display material tables • Understand the relationship between organizational units • Company, material storage location
Accessing SAP • I assume that NetWeaver is installed on your computer • First, you see a login screen allowing you to select a sap client • Click Log On to log in to the selected client
The SAP User Interface • There are familiar menus and icons • Access of most functions are gained through the drill-down interface • Drill-down items are used to access screens • Most screens have • Header data • Overview data • Detail data
SAP Icons • They differ a bit from what you are used to
The Three Parts of SAP • There are three parts to working with SAP • Configuration – creating organizational units and assigning them to each other • Execution – Running the application to create master and transactional data • Customization – Changing the way SAP works using ABAP
SAP (Configuration) • We use a tool called the IMG • Transaction code SPRO
SAP Configuration (IMG) • IMG hierarchical user interface
Header data Position overview Position details SAP Screens
Transaction Codes (Introduction) • Every transaction you record is represented by a transaction code • A transaction might be completed by filling out several screens • There are literally thousands of transaction codes • It’s often faster to use a transaction code instead of navigating a menu • Both do the same thing
Favorites • Using Favorites, you can create a custom folder hierarchy organized as you like
Sessions • A session is little more than an instance of the SAP client that you see • It’s possible to run different transactions in different sessions • Click • System / Create Session • System / End Session • There is a limit to the number of sessions you can create
How the Simulation is Set up • You are using a configured SAP simulation called Global Bike • There are others supported by SAP • Each of you has a unique user id • GBI-xxx where xxx is your user number • This user number is “magical” and is used when searching for information • Your user number is on the handout that I gave you. DON’T FORGET IT
GBI Business Processes • Sell – Fulfillment • Buy – Procurement • Make – Production • Track – Financial Accounting • Track – Controlling • People – Human Capital Management • Store – Inventory and Warehouse Management • Plan – Material Planning • Maintain – Enterprise Asset Management • Service – Customer Service
GBI Products • Trading Goods • These are goods that we buy and resell
GBI Products • Raw materials • These are materials used in the manufacturing process
GBI Products • Semi-finished goods • Think of these as intermediate assemblies made from raw materials
GBI Products • Finished goods • These are goods made from raw materials and semi-finished goods
GBI Procurement • GBI buys products from vendors • The following are the German vendors
GBI (Sales) • GBI has customers in the US and Germany • German customers
Common Processes (Sales) • The sales process (order to cash) • Uses Sales and Distribution (SD) • Materials Management (MM) • Financial Accounting (FI)
Common Processes (Procurement) • Procure-to-Cash • Materials Management (MM) • Financial Accounting (FI) • Involves the procurement of goods for resale or manufacturing
Searching for Data • Search screens all work similarly • Tabs across the top of the dialog boxes allow you to search based on different criteria • Drop-down boxes allow you to select from a list of valid values
Searching For Data (Material Stock Overview) • Use Transaction Code MMBE to display a stock overview
Displaying Table Data • Use SE11 to run the ABAP dictionary (schema) • Use transaction code SE16 to display a table • Use transaction code SE16N (new) for a more robust interface • Table characteristics • They are usually 4 characters long and are derived from German acronyms • Field names work the same way
Selected Material Tables • MARA contains material master • MARC contains plant data • WERKS is plant field • MARD contains storage location data • LGORT contains storage location field
Data Browser (Example) • Look up material DXTR1000 from table MARA
Data Browser (Example) • Table MARA display • MSTNR material number