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Introduction to SAP ERP. SAP University Alliances Version 1.0 Authors Stephen Tracy Bret Wagner Stefan Weidner. Abstract
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Introduction to SAP ERP SAP University Alliances Version 1.0 Authors Stephen Tracy Bret Wagner Stefan Weidner Abstract This teaching material is intended to explain how the fundamental business processes interact with SAP ERP in the functional areas of Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Production Planning, Financial Accounting, Controlling, and Human Capital Management. Product SAP ERP 6.0 Global Bike Inc. Level Beginner Focus Cross-functional integration SD, MM, PP, FI, CO
Introductions Name School Area (MIS, Accounting, etc.) SAP Experience Something interesting
A brief, incomplete history of academic materials SAP Education ERPsim Game IDES Based International Demonstration and Evaluation System Dolphin Group BPI 1 BPI 2 GBI Baseball Uniforms Pen Company Global Bike Company International Expansion Fitter Snacker “Low Impact”
Application Server Application Server Database Server USER PCs USER PCs Application Server Application Server SAP ERP Client-server architecture
Client-server system Database and Application Server Nothing is saved on your PC. Only things saved on the server are saved, and they are saved for good.
Good habits • In SAP, there are very few delete options: • Don’t save if things don’t look 100% correct! Exit the transaction and start over
Column (attribute) Field Mandt Client 201 201 Row (Record) 201 202 202 Clients • What is a client? • A way to separate data in the system • In some ways, a separate database • Also, a table entry • 40,000+ tables for data
SAP Server Client 500 Client 501 Client 502 00 Data Set 00 Data Set 00 Data Set 01 Data Set 01 Data Set 01 Data Set 02 Data Set 02 Data Set 02 Data Set 99 Data Set 99 Data Set 99 Data Set Data Sets
Data Sets • I am data set number 00, not you! Enter Cred. Contr. area ##CR and Currency USD
Login information • Description: DAKAR • Application Server: dakar.cob.csuchico.edu • System number: 25 • System ID: DAK • Client: 435 • User: UAW-024 • Password: SAP4US (all caps)