What is IDES?

• IDES = International Demonstration

and Evaluation System
• IDES Basics
– Fictitious company using R/3
– Customizing, master data, transaction data
– Integrated, well-documented system environment
– Simulation of business processes
• IDES is a Standard R/3 System
– System R/3 (standard)
– IDES data (customizing, master data,
transaction data)

IDES Guidelines
• To reflect increasingly complex requirements of
modern business
• To design all organizational structures in a
practical manner
• To make each element of the core functionality
of the R/3 System available in its most up-to-
date version
• To allow users with very little or no previous R/3
knowledge to easily run core scenarios in the
R/3 System
 IDES - The Business Group
IDES Corporation
Manufacturing

IDES North America IDES Europe

New York / US Frankfurt / Germany

Toronto / Canada Lisbon / Portugal

Barcelona / Spain

Paris / France
IDES Latin America London / UK

Mexico/ Mexico-C.
IDES-Asia

Tokyo / Japan

IDES LOGISTICS
• SAP Aerospace / Defense
– Production / Maintenance of an
aircraft engine
• SAP Engineering / Construction
– Elevator and Turbine production

Engineer- Make-to-order Assembly

to-order production manufacturing
JIT • SAP Automotive
– Manufacturers / Suppliers
processes
Complexity

Production
Industry by lot size Repetitive • SAP Consumer Products
manu- – Selling food and non-food products
facturing

Process • SAP High Tech & Electronics

manu- Mass
facturing production – PC assembly and customer
services
• SAP Chemicals
– Paints, coating and solvents
Sturdiness production
• SAP Pharmaceuticals
– Production of tablets
 IDES - Financial Accounting

IDES Corporation

IDES North America IDES Europe

IDES Asia

Frankfurt / Germany
• Consolidation
Lisbon / Portugal
• National and international Barcelona / Spain
charts of accounts Paris / France
(parallel) London / UK
• Cost of sales accounting

IDES - Cost Accounting

IDES Corporation
Controlling Area
IDES North America Controlling Area
IDES Europe

Controlling Area
IDES Mexico

Frankfurt / Germany
• Cost accounting for all Lisbon / Portugal
companies Barcelona / Spain
• Marginal costing Paris / France
• Activity-based costing London / UK
 IDES - Logistics

Production Retail

Engineer- Make-to-order Assembly Textiles

to-order production manufacturing
JIT
Complexity

Production
by lot size Repetitive
manu-
facturing

Process Food
manu- Mass
facturing production

Sturdiness
 IDES - The Business Group
IDES Corporation
Banking

IDES North America IDES Europe

New York / US Frankfurt / Germany

Dublin / Irland

IDES - The Business Group

IDES Corporation
Service Provider

IDES North America

Philadelphia / US
 IDES Summary
• Complete R/3 model
company
• Complete integration
• Internet scenarios
• Process-oriented
online help
• Basis for all R/3
training