Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Components of every Modules and Sub-Modules of SAP ERP


Components in each SAP Modules and Sub-Modules:

1. SAP Basis Components

1.1. Security (BC - SEC) 
1.2. Application Link Enabling (ALE) 
1.3. Remote Function Calls (RFC) 
1.4. Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) 
1.5. Common Program Interface Communications (CPI-C) 
1.6. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
1.7. Customizing (BC-CUS) 
1.8. ABAP Programming and Runtime Environment (BC-ABA) 
1.9. Client Server Technology (BC-CST) 
1.10. Network Integration (BC - NET) 
1.11. Basis Services/ Communication Interfaces (BC - SRV) 
1.12. Computing Center Management System (BC - CCM) 
1.13. Upgrade General (BC - UPG) 
1.14. Change and Transport System (BC - CTS) 
1.15. Operating System Platform(BC - OP) 
1.16. Database Interface, database platforms (BC - DB) 
1.17. Front End Services (BC - FES) 
1.18. ABAP Workbench (BC - DWB) 
1.19. Documentation and Translation Tools (BC - DOC) 
1.20. Controls and Control Framework (BC - CI) 
1.21. Business Management (BC - BMT) 
1.22. Middleware (BC - MID) 
1.23. Computer Aided Test Tool (BC - CAT) 
1.24. Ready to Run R/3 (BC - BRR) 
1.25. Authorisations System Monitoring with CCMS Workload Alert Monitor 

2. ABAP/4 Programming

2.1 ABAP Workbench
2.2 Menu Painter 
2.3 Screen Painter
2.4 Data Dictionary
2.5 SAP Script 
2.6 Business Workflow (BC-WF)
2.7 ALE 
2.8 EDI 
2.9 Business Connector 
2.10 Business Server Pages 
2.11 Internet Application Server 
2.12 Mercator Report Painter 
2.13 ALV reporting 
2.14 Report writer 
2.15 Dialog Programming 
2.16 Repository Information System 
2.17 ABAP 00 
2.18 IDOCS 
2.19 LSMW 
2.20 Smartforms 
2.21 EBP 
2.22 ASAP methodology 
2.23 ABAP Query 

3. SAP FI (Financial Accounting)

3.1. General Ledger Accounting (FI - GL) 
3.2. Special Ledger (FI - SL) 
3.3. Extended Ledger
3.4. Accounts Payable (FI- AP) 
3.5. Accounts Receivable (FI - AR) 
3.6. Asset Accounting (FI - AA) 
3.7. Bank Accounting
3.8. Funds Management (FI - FM) 
3.9. Travel Management (FI-TM) 
3.10. Consolidation

4. SAP CO (Controlling)

4.1. Cost Centre Accounting (CO - CCA) 
4.2. Overhead Cost Controlling (CO - OM) 
4.3. Activity Based Coding (CO - ABC) 
4.4. Product Cost Controlling (CO - PC) 
4.5. Profitability Analysis (CO - PA) 
4.6. Material Ledger (CO - ML) 

5.    SAP EC (Enterprise Controlling)

5.1. Consolidation (EC - CS) 
5.2. Executive Information System (EC-EIS) 
5.3. Profit Center Accounting (EC - PCA) 
5.4. Business Planning and Budgeting 

6.    SAP TR (Treasury)

6.1. Cash Management (TR - CM) 
6.2. Loans Management (TR - LM) 
6.3. Market Risk Management (TR - MRM) 
6.4. Treasury Management (TR - TM) 
6.5. Funds Management (TR - FM) 
6.6. Information System 

7. SAP IM (Investment Management)

7.1. Investment Programmes 
7.2. Investment Measures (orders/products) 
7.3. Corporation Wide Budgeting 
7.4. Appropriation Requests 
7.5. Automatic Settlement of Fixed Assets 
7.6. Depreciation Forecast 
7.7. Information System 

8. SAP HR (Human Resource)

8.1. Recruitment 
8.2. Personnel Administration 
8.3. Benefits Administration 
8.4. Compensation Management 
8.5. Personnel Development 
8.6. Organizational Management 
8.7. Travel Management 
8.8. Training and Events Management 
8.9. Personnel Planning 
8.10. Time Management 
8.11. Incentive 
8.12. Wages 
8.13. Workflow 
8.14. Payroll 
8.15. Internet Scenarios 
8.16. Information System 

9.  SAP SD (Sales and Distribution)

9.1. Master Data (e.g. Pricing)
9.2. Sales 
9.3. Sales Support 
9.4. Sales Information System 
9.5. Billing
9.6. Special Business Transactions 
9.7. Shipping
9.8. Transportation 
9.9. Credit Control 
9.10. QM in SD 
9.11. Internet 
9.12. Foreign Trade 
9.13. Electronic Data Interchange 

10. SAP Logistics Information System

10.1. Purchasing Information System 
10.2. Sales Information System 
10.3. Inventory Controlling 
10.4. Retail Information System 
10.5. Production Planning and Control Information System 
10.6. Plant Maintenance Information System 
10.7. Project Information System 

11. SAP MM (Material Management)

11.1. Purchasing
11.2. Invoice Verification 
11.3. Logistics (General) 
11.4. Logistics Information System 
11.5. Inventory Management 
11.6. Inventory / Valuations 
11.7. Materials Planning 
11.8. Workflow 
11.9. External Services Management 
11.10.  QM in MM 
11.11.  WM (Warehouse Management)

12. SAP PM (Plant Maintenance)

12.1. Preventative Maintenance 
12.2. Maintenance Order Management 
12.3. Maintenance Projects 
12.4. Service Management 
12.5. Maintenance Planning 
12.6. Equipment and Technical Objects 
12.7. Structuring Technical Systems 
12.8. PM Processing 
12.9. Work Clearance Management 
12.10.  Internet Scenarios 
12.11.  Customising 
12.12.  Information System 

13. SAP PP (Production Planning)
13.1. Make to Order (CR) 
13.2. Make to Order (PIR) 
13.3. Repetitive Manufacturing 
13.4. PP for Process Industries (PP - PI) 
13.5. PP - Processes 
13.6. Sales and Operations Planning 
13.7. Capacity requirements 
13.8. Master Planning 
13.9.  MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
13.10.  KANBAN 
13.11.  Production Orders 
13.12.  Product Cost Planning 
13.13.  Plant Data Collection 
13.14.  Assembly Orders 
13.15.  Information System 

14. SAP QM (Quality Management)

14.1. Planning 
14.2. Inspections 
14.3. Notifications 
14.4. Control 
14.5. Certificates 
14.6. Test Equipment Management 
14.7. QM-IS 

15. SAP BW (Business Warehousing)

15.1. Data Warehousing 
15.2. BI Suite - Business Explorer 
15.3. BI Platform 
15.4. ODS Structures 
15.5. Development Technologies 
15.6. Info Cube 
15.7. Design Build 

16. SAP CS (Customer Service)

16.1. Service Processing 
16.2. Controlling 
16.3. Service Contracts 
16.4. Workflow in Customer Service 

17. SAP SMB (Small and Mid-size Businesses)

17.1. SAP SMB 

18. SAP CA (Cross Application Components)

18.1. SAP Business Workflow 
18.2. Application Link Enabling (ALE) 

19. SAP PS (Project System)

19.1. Basic Data 
19.2. Operational Structures 
19.3. Project Planning 
19.4. Approval 
19.5. Information System 
19.6. Project Execution and Integration 
19.7. Work Breakdown Structure 

20. mySAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

20.1. Self Service Procurement 
20.2. Service Procurement 
20.3. Plan Driven Procurement 
20.4. Spend Analysis 
20.5. Strategic Sourcing 
20.6. Catalogue Content Management 

21. mySAP SEM 

21.1. Business Consolidation (SEM-BCS) 
21.2. Business Information Collection (SEM-BIC) 
21.3. Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS) 
21.4. Corporate Performance Monitor (SEM-CPM) 
21.5. Stakeholder Relationship Management (SEM-SRM) 

22. mySAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

22.1. CRM Enterprise 
22.2. Field Applications 
22.3. Interaction Center 
22.4. E-Commerce 
22.5. Channel Management 
22.6. Industry Specific CRM 

23. mySAP Product Life Cycle Management

23.1. Document Management 
23.2. Engineering Change Management 
23.3. Enterprise Content Management 
23.4. Classification 
23.5. Basic Data for Process Manufacturing 

24. SAP SCM (SAP Supply Chain Management)

24.1. SCM Process and Business Scenarios 
24.2. SAP Forecasting and Replenishment 
24.3. SAP Advance Planning and Optimization (SAP - APO) 
24.4. SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP - OCH) 
24.5. SAP Event Management (SAP - EM) 
24.6. SCM Basis 

25. SAP Netweaver

25.1. SAP Masterdata Management 
25.2. Information Integration 
25.3. Portal Content 
25.4. Process Integration 
25.5. Knowledge Management 
25.6. Life Cycle Management 
25.7. SAP Business Intelligence 
25.8. SAP Visual Composer 
25.9. People Integration 
25.10.  Application Platform 
25.11.  SAP Web Application Server 
25.12.  SAP Business Information Warehouse 
25.13.  SAP Solution Manager 
25.14.  SAP Enterprise Portal 
25.15.  SAP Mobile Engine 
25.16.  Security 

26. SAP IS (Industry Solutions) / SAP for Industries

SAP has the following industries specific solutions:

26.1. Aerospace & Defence 
26.2. Consumer Products 
26.3. Defence & Security 
26.4. Retail 
26.5. Insurance 
26.6. Mill Products 
26.7. Higher Education & Research 
26.8. Industrial Machinery & Components 
26.9. Logistics Service Providers 
26.10.  Automotive 
26.11.  Chemicals 
26.12.  Pharmaceuticals 
26.13.  Banking 
26.14.  Telecoms 
26.15.  Life Sciences 
26.16.  Mining 
26.17.  Public Sector 
26.18.  Service Provider 
26.19.  Media 
26.20.  Healthcare 
26.21.  Oil & Gas 
26.22.  Utilities 
26.23.  Postal Services 

Besides the above mention functionalities and flexibilities, SAP have been adding new features, new modules, new environment and new industry specific solutions continuously to its flagship of SAP ERP business suites product. 

From the above list of diversify functionality, industry-specific solution with hardware and database independency depicts the power of SAP in the arena of ERP world.

Supported Platform, Hardware, Dsatabasde & Operating systems for SAP ERP


Supported Hardware, Database & Operating systems for SAP ERP

SAP can be installed on many system platforms. The functionality and programming technique is same for all systems.

a) HP 
b) IBM 
c) Sun 
d) AT&T 
e) AS400 
f) Bull 
g) Sequent 
h) SNI 
i) Compaq Digital 

Supported Database for SAP ERP

SAP is a back-end-free ERP system which co-operate with many database companies. That means companies have many choices.   The database is common for all modules and avoids duplication of maintaining  master records. For e.g. the customer records will be maintained in SD module like  customer code, customer type, Credit/payment terms, address etc. The same would  be used by the FI module while perusing the customer accounts or entering the receipt of payments. Similarly the sales manager can view the customer balances in the FI module for follow up with the customer. 

The following Database can be used in SAP software. The functionality/programming technique is same for all database system.

a) Oracle 
b) MS SQL 
c) Informix 
d) Sybase 
e) Adabas D 
f) DB2 for AIX 
g) DB2/400 

Supported Operating System for SAP 

The SAP business suites can be installed on the following platforms (Operating systems):

a) MS Windows NT
b) OS/400 
c) Unix
d) Solaris 
e) AIX 
f) HP UX 
g) Sinux 

Main Functional SAP ERP Modules


Main Functional SAP ERP Modules 

1. FICO (Finance & Controlling) 
2. HR (Human Resource) 
3. PP (Production Planning) 
4. MM (Material Management) 
5. SD (Sales & Distribution) 
6. PM (Plant Maintenance) 
7. PS (Project System) 
8. QM (Quality Management) 
9. BIW (Business Information Warehousing) 

Business Suite

1. CRM (Customer Relationship Management) 
2. SCM (Supply Chain Management) 
3. SEM (Strategic Enhanced Management) 
4. APO (Advanced Planner Optimizer) 
5. EP (Enterprise Portal) 
6. SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) 
7. XI (Exchange Infrastructure) 

Techno-Functional Modules

1. ABAP + HR 
2. ABAP + SD 
3. BIW (Business Information Warehouse) 

SAP is a package with minimal customizations and the company implementing the same may have to re-orient its business processes to fall in line with SAP requirements.

Listing of each modules in SAP ERP

1. Basis
2. ABAP/4 Programming
3. FI (Financial Accounting)
4. CO (Controlling)
5. EC (Enterprise Controlling)
6. TR (Treasury)
7. IM (Investment Management)
8. HR (Human Resource)
9. SD (Sales and Distribution)
10. Logistics Information System
11. MM (Materials Management)
12. PM (Plant Maintenance)
13. PP (Production Planning)
14. QM (Quality Management)
15. BW (Business Warehousing)
16. IS (Industry Solutions) / SAP for Industries specific solutions
17. CS (Customer Service)
18. SMB
19. CA (Cross Application Components)
20. PS (Project Systems)
21. mySAP SEM
22. mySAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
23. mySAP Product Life Cycle Management
24. SCM (SAP Supply Chain Management)
25. Netweaver
26. mySAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

Modules of SAP


SAP Accounting Modules

FI - Financial Accounting
FI-GL: General Ledger
FI-AP: Accounts Payable
FI-AR: Accounts Receivable
FI-AA: Asset Accounting
FI-BL: Bank Ledger
FI-SL: Special Purpose Ledger
FI-TV: Travel Management

CO - Controlling
CO-OM: Overhead Cost
CO-PC: Product Cost
CO-PA: Profitability Analysis
EC-PCA: Profit Center Accounting

TR - Treasury
RE - Real Estate Management
EC - Enterprise Controlling
IM - Investment Management
PS - Project System

SAP Logistics Modules

MM - Materials Management
SD - Sales & Distribution
PP - Production Planning & Control
QM - Quality Management
LO - Logistics General

PM - Plant Maintenance
LE - Logistics Execution
CS - Customer Service
EHS - Environment, Health & Safety
SRM - Supplier Relationship Management
PLM - Product Lifecycle Management



Supply-Chain-Management

The term Supply Chain Management refers to the cross-company (from the supplier to the customer) coordination of the material, financial and information flows across the entire value chain.

SCM - Supply Chain Management
APO - Advanced Planning & Optimization

Human Resources

HCM - Human Capital Management (formerly: HR - Human Resources)
ESS - Employee Self-Services
MSS - Manager Self-Services

Cross Application Modules

WF - Workflow

BW - Business Warehousing; DWH
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
ECM - Enterprise Content Management

MII - SAP Manufacturing Integration & Intelligence

Technical Modules

SAP NetWeaver (formerly SAP Basis)
SAP Solution Manager
EP - Enterprise Portal
PI - Process Integration (formerly SAP-XI)

SAP Industry Modules

These SAP Modules employ the prefix "IS" for "Industry Solutions".

IS-A Automotive
IS-H Healthcare
IS-M Media
IS-PS Public Sector
IS-R Retail
IS-T Telecommunication
IS-U Utilities
IS-RE Real Estate
IS-OIL Oil & Gas

These SAP Modules employ the prefix "FS" for "Financial Services" (Insurance Companies & Banks).

FS-BP Business Partner

FS-CMS Collateral Management
FS-CML Consumer, Corporate Mortgage Loans

FS-CM Claim Management
FS-PM Policy Management
FS-CD Collection & Disbursement
FS-ICM Incentive / Commission Management
FS-RI Reinsurance

Career as SAP Consultant

Career as SAP Consultant

Introduction of SAP

Introduction of SAP

List of SAP related Acronyms & Abbreviations




LSMW - Legacy System Migration Workbench (SAP)
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
ECC - ERP Central Component (SAP)
ABAP - Advanced Business Application Programming (SAP)
API - Application Program Interface
BAPI - Business API
BAdI - Business Add-In (SAP)
UE - User-Exit (SAP)
EAI - Enterprise Application Integration
GUI - Graphical User Interface
LUW - Logical Unit of Work
MVC - Model-View-Controller

OLAP - Online-Analytical-Processing
OLTP - Online-Transaction-Processing
RFC - Remote Function Call
RFM - Remote Function Module
SAP - Systems, Applications and Products
SaaS - Software as a Service
SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
SOA - Service-oriented architecture
IMG - Implementation Management Guide

Typical SAP implementation phases



Phase 1 - Project Preparation
Phase 2 - Business Blueprint
Phase 3 - Realization
Phase 4 - Final Preparation
Phase 5 - Go live Support

Released SAP Versions

Released SAP Versions 



Version List Released period
  1st  SAP R/1 System RF: 1973
2nd SAP R/2 Mainframe System: 1979
3rd  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 1.0 A: July 1992
  4th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.0B (SAP R/3 4.0B): 06 April 1998
  5th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 3.1l (SAP R/3 3.1I): 11 May 1998
  6th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.3
  7th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.5B (SAP R/3 4.5B): 29 March 1999
  8th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6B (SAP R/3 4.6B): 06 December 1999
  9th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6C (SAP R/3 4.6C): 03 April 2000
  10th  SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6F
  11th  SAP R/3 ENTERPRISE 47X110: 15 July 2002
  12th  SAP R/3 ENTERPRISE 47X200: 22 September 2003
  13th  SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0: 21 June 2004
  14th  SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 6.0: 24 October 2005
  15th  SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP1 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 21 December 2006
  16th  SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP2 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 27 July 2007
  17th  SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP3 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 07 December 2007
  18th  SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 21 November 2008
  19th  SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 on SAP enhancement package for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 / NW7.01): 21 November 2008
  20th  SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP5 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 12 July 2010
  21st  SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 24 August 2011
  22nd  SAP enhancement package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 13 August 2013
  23rd  SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP (UI FOR EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 29 November 2013
  24th  SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP8 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 20 January 2016

Components of every Modules and Sub-Modules of SAP ERP

Components in each SAP Modules and Sub-Modules: 1. SAP Basis Components 1.1. Security (BC - SEC)  1.2...