SAP Overview (SAP01)

Dr. Supakorn Kungpisdan

SAP Overview

Enterprise Application

SAP Overview

SAP World

SAP Overview

Evolution of ERP
ERP 90

Enterprise Resource Planning Material Resource Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning

MRP II 80

Closed Loop MRP 70 MRP 60

Material Requirements Planning

MRP and MRP II only focus on manufacturing

SAP Overview

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.

SAP Overview

ERP Characteristics

Real Time Integrated System

Best Practice

Customizing
(Configuration)

Process Oriented
SAP Overview 6

Enterprise Application
First Generation

Company A
Suppliers

ERP

Customers

SAP Overview

(1st Generation of Enterprise Application)

SAP World

SAP Overview

What is SAP?
SAP is the leader of ERP software vendor Enterprise Resource Planning is a back office application for Enterprise

ERP MRP II MRP

SAP Overview

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

SAP Overview

10

SAP AG
Founded in Germany (1972) Worlds fourth largest software provider Worlds largest provider of Integrated Business Solutions software Company stock trades on the Frankfurt and New York exchanges

SAP Overview

11

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)

SAP Overview

12

SAP R/3
Enables a company to link its business processes Ties together disparate business functions (integrated business solution) Helps the organization run smoothly Real-time environment Scalable and flexible

SAP Overview

13

Integrated Business Solutions Software Vendors

SAP Peoplesoft J.D. Edwards Oracle MicrosoftGreat Plains IBM

SAP Overview

14

Architecture
Central relational database (e.g., Oracle and many others) Client/Serverthree-tiered ERP ComponentOriented 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)

SAP Overview

15

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

SAP Overview

16

SAP Databases

SAP can use a number of database programs to actually store the data.
Oracle DB2 SAP Overview MSSQL

17

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

SAP Overview

18

Three-Tier SAP Structure

GUIGraphical User Interface or Web Interface Application server (one or many) Database server (one single location)

SAP Overview

19

Three-tier Client/Server Architecture

Application Server USER PCs Database Server

Application Server USER PCs

Application Server
SAP Overview

Application Server
20

Two Tier Client/Server System (Training Configuration)

Database and Application Server User PCs

SAP Overview

21

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

SAP Overview

22

SAP System

System
SD
Sales & Distribution

FI
Financial Accounting

MM PP
Materials Mgmt. Production Planning

CO
Controlling

AM

R/3
Client / Server ABAP/4
HR

Fixed Assets Mgmt.

QM

Quality Management PM Plant Maintenance

TR
Treasury

WF
Workflow

IS
Industry Solutions

Human Resources

SAP Overview

23

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
24

SAP Overview

(2nd Generation of Enterprise Application)

mySAP World

SAP Overview

25

The Future of ERP

Extended ERP 2000 ERP 90

MRP II 80
Closed Loop MRP 70 MRP 60

SAP Overview

26

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
SAP Overview 27

Enterprise Application Components

Second Generation

Company A
Suppliers
KM BW CRM

Customers

ERP
SCM SEM

Web-enabled

SAP Overview

28

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
TEI
ERP MRP II MRP

SAP Overview

29

mySAP Components

BW
CRM SCM

SAP R/3 SEM KW

mySAP Business Information Warehouse mySAP Customer Relationship Management mySAP Knowledge Management mySAP Supply Chain Management mySAP Strategic Enterprise Management mySAP
SAP Overview

30

(3rd Generation of Enterprise Application)

SAP NetWeaver World

SAP Overview

31

Enterprise Service Architecture

Third Generation (Enterprise Application Integration)

Company A
Web Service

Suppliers

Web Service

BW

Web Service

Web Service

Customers
CRM
Web Service

KM
Web Service

ERP
Web Service

SCM

SEM

Web-enabled

SAP Overview

32

mySAP Business Suite

mySAP PLM

mySAP SRM

( ERP mySAP

mySAP CRM

mySAP SCM SAP NetWeaver

SAP Overview 33

SAP NetWeaver : Integration Tools

SAP Overview

34

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
SAP Overview 35

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

SAP Overview

36

SAP EP Example

SAP Overview

37

Programming Code Modifications

Changes to the delivered code ABAP/4Advanced 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

SAP Overview

38

SAP People
Consultant Technical Functional
FI

User

Basis

ABAP

CO

MM
SD SAP Overview
39