SAP- SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS AND PRODUCTIONS

SAP is a German Enterprise Application Software development company founded in 1972.The name SAP stands for Systems, Applications and Productions in Data Processing. The company has spread over 50 countries and has more than 109000 customers. SAP software Products SAP ERP is the main product of the company which focused on Enterprise Resource Planning. SAP ERP coming with SAP Business Suite enterprise software. SAP Business Suite contains the following five major applications. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management) SAP ERP SAP PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) SAP SCM (Supply Chain Management) SAP SRM (Supply Relationship Management)

Other major Enterprise Solutions are SAP Manufacturing SAP Service and Asset Management Alloy Duet ( Its joint offering with Microsoft) Duet Enterprise Mobility solutions SAP BusinessObjects analytic solutions SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence solutions SAP BusinessObjects GRC solutions (Governance, Risk and Compliance) SAP BusinessObjects EPM solutions SAP Crystal solutions SAP solutions for auto-ID and item serialization SAP solutions for enterprise information management SAP solutions for sustainability Solution extensions

SAP Business One and Crystal solutions are some of the products for small size and mid size companies. The company also provides on demand and other rapid deployment solution products. SOA (Service-oriented architecture), SAP NetWeaver technology platform, In-Memory Computing technology and SAP BusinessObjects portfolio are the technologies and platforms provided by SAP for making the companies to implement and running the solutions faster and cost effective way. SAP is having a three tier architecture congaing Presentation Server, Application Serve and Database Server. The more details about this architecture cam be found in our later posts.ABAP and Java are the programming languages used in SAP for customization ad other modification works as per the user requirement. You will get more details about that in our tutorials. There are several companies for implementing SAP for the companies planning to use their products. Trained SAP professionals are required for doing this job. The company also provides certification based on exams for the professionals.

Complete List of SAP modules

R/3 Client is defined as an independent accountable business unit within an R/3 system. A client can be a company, corporation or even a business unit. The simplest definition of an R/3 system is one database. In one R/3 system, there is only one database. To expand the definition, R/3 is considered to be all of the components attached to that one database. Thats why we have the R/3 in the middle of our SAP world.
First a general list of all SAP modules: Basis ABAP/4 Programming FI (Financial Accounting) CO (Controlling) EC (Enterprise Controlling) TR (Treasury) IM (Investment Management) HR (Human Resource) SD (Sales and Distribution) Logistics Information System MM (Materials Management) PM (Plant Maintenance) PP (Production Planning) QM Quality Management BW (Business Warehousing) IS (Industry Solutions) / SAP for specific industries solutions

CS (Customer Service) SMB CA (Cross Application Components) PS (Project Systems) mySAP SEM mySAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management) mySAP Product Life Cycle Management SCM (SAP Supply Chain Management) Netweaver mySAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

Inside each SAP module you will find several Submodules 1. Basis 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. Authorization 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 Smart forms 2.21 EBP 2.22 ASAP methodology

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 Programs 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 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 (Materials 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. 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. Customizing 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. KANBAN 13.10. Production Orders 13.11. Product Cost Planning 13.12. Plant Data Collection 13.13. Assembly Orders 13.14. 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 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 Systems) 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 Master data 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 & Defense 26.2. Consumer Products 26.3. Defense & 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

The functionalities mentioned above are all part of SAP, this list is constantly building. SAP is always working in new environments, industry solutions and more. If you see that some solution or module is missing, just leave your comments below so we can update the list.