What is SAP R3?
We know that SAP R/3 is software, it particular it is client-server software. This means that the groups/layers that make up a R/3 System are designed to run simultaneously across several separate computer systems. When you install Microsoft Excel on your PC, each component of Excel (printing components, graphing components, word processing components, and etc.) is stored, managed, and processed via the hardware of your PC. When a company installs SAPs software each component (or "layer in R/3s case) is stored, managed, and processed via the hardware of separate and specialized computer systems. Each of the various layers is capable of calling upon the specialty of any of the other installed layers in order to complete a given task. Those components/layers that are requesting services components/layers that are providing services are called client/server. are called clients, those servers. Thus the term -
SAP Functional:
One must have at least graduation. A postgraduate degree would be an added advantage. Experience in any Domain. Here Domain is an Industry domain like Sales and Distribution, Materials Management and Finance etc. Must complete SAP training in respective module. Some companies are hiring individuals who are having very good experience in industry domains and providing SAP trainings.
SAP Technical:
One must have at least graduation. A postgraduate degree advantage.Exposure to any programming language is required. SAP is having its own programming language ABAP Programming). Must know SAP ABAP programming language. (Advanced would be an added
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SAP Administration:
One must have at least graduation. A post-graduate degree would be an added advantage.For the people who are in networking and Administration side, SAP BASIS is very suitable.One must learn SAP BASIS.
CONCEPT OF MODULES :
FI - Financial Accounting - essentially your regulatory books of record, including General ledger Book close Tax Accounts receivable Accounts payable Consolidation Special ledgers AM - Asset Management track, value and depreciate your assets, including Purchase Sale Depreciation Tracking HR - Human Resources ah yes, people, including Employment history Payroll Training Career management Succession planning MM - Materials Management underpins the supply chain, including Requisitions Purchase orders Goods receipts Accounts payable Inventory management BOMs Master raw materials, finished goods etc PP Production manages your production process, including Capacity planning Master production scheduling Material requirements planning Shop floor CA - Cross Application these lie on top of the individual modules, and include WF workflow BW business information warehouse Office for email Workplace Industry solutions New Dimension products such as CRM, PLM, SRM, APO etc CO Controlling basically your internal cost/management accounting, including Cost elements Cost centres Profit centres Internal orders Activity based costing Product costing
PS - Project Systems manage your projects, large and small, including Make to order Plant shut downs (as a project) Third party billing (on the back of a project) PM - Plant Maintenance maintain your equipment (e.g. a machine, an oil rig, an aircraft etc), including Labour Material Down time and outages SD - Sales and Distribution from order to delivery, including RFQ Sales orders Pricing Picking (and other warehouse processes) Packing Shipping
QM - Quality Management improve the quality of your goods, including Planning Execution Inspections Certificates ABAP/4PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE OF SAP R/3(ABAP/4)ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a programming language created by the German software company SAP. It is currently positioned as the language for programming SAP's Web Application Server, part of its NetWeaver platform for building business applications. Its syntax is somewhat similar to COBOL.
BASIS Administration Installation, User & Authorization, Client Admin., TMS, Backup, etc.
