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SAP Client Overview

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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Interpret SAP's concept of client.
Classify client-dependent and client-independent data.

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What is a Client?

Client 100
Client 150
Client 200

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Client-Dependent vs.Client-Independent

Client 000

The arrow represents client

independent data seen
throughout the entire system.

Client 001
Client 066

Client 100
Client 200

The transactional data in

client 100 is separate from
the transactional data
in client 200.

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Demonstration
Identification of client dependent and client independent data in SAP.

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Practice
Identification of client dependent and client independent data in SAP.

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SAP R/3 Delivered Clients

System A

Client 000
Client 001
Client 066

Clients 000 and 001 can be used

as the basis or source for a new
client set-up.
Clients 066 Early Watch Service.

Client 100
Client 200

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Summary
A client is a logical portion of an SAP R/3 physical database. From a business
standpoint, a client can be interpreted as a logical group of companies.
Client-dependent data is defined as data specific to an individual client. Clientindependent data can be defined as data contained across all clients in the
system.
During a standard install of the SAP R/3 system, clients 000, 001, and 066 are
set-up and provided.

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Questions
What is a Client in SAP ?
How can differentiate between client dependant and client independent data in
SAP tables (discuss with and example) ?
What clients are provided in the standard install of SAP ?

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