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SAP Introduction - Overview, Architecture, and Navigation

Learn about SAP's ERP system, its three-tier architecture, and how to navigate through the SAP system. Understand the SAP logon process, user identification, password rules, and session management.

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SAP Introduction - Overview, Architecture, and Navigation

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  1. Module 1 SAP lntroduction

  2. Objectives

  3. ERP

  4. SAP SAP Stands for Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing

  5. R/3

  6. R/3 Client/Server: Three-Tier Architecture Central DB (Stores all Data and Applications Programs) Access to DB: Read / Write data Database Input / Output of data to users Application Presentation

  7. SD FI MM CO R/3 Client/Server ABAP/4 PP AM QM PS RM OC HR IS Applications in the R/3

  8. R/3 Clients

  9. What is an IDES System

  10. Navigating in SAP

  11. SAP Logon Screen

  12. User Logon Screen

  13. Client • This is a numeric field. • This number defines a whole business entity. • User • Enter the name of the SAP user. • Users of SAP system are client-specific, which means that having a user identification n one client will only allow access to that particular client.

  14. Password Rules • Letters • Numbers • Easy to remember • 3-8 Characters long • No 3 Characters can be the same • Do not start with a ? or an ! • Do not use previous 5 passwords • Language • SAP supports multi-national character sets and languages on the same system, at the same time. • Default languages are English and German.

  15. SAP Easy Access Structure

  16. Enter icon Command field Save icon Back button Exit button Cancel button Print button Find/Expand icons Scroll icons Create a new session Create a desktop shortcut Help icon Application Tool-bar

  17. Navigating Menus Click on To expand or reduce the menu tree for each item

  18. Transaction or Data Entry Symbol When you get to this level, where you see this Open it by double clicking or pressing the enter key. You are presented with a data entry screen

  19. Screen Features Menu Bar Title Bar Customizing Display Options Entry Fields Application Toolbar Status Bar

  20. Entering Data

  21. Field Types

  22. SAP Fields Field Name Entry Field

  23. Reporting

  24. Sessions • An SAP session is a window in which the user may perform a particular task. • A User may have up to nine sessions open at one time.

  25. On-line Help

  26. System Messages

  27. Logging Off For security purposes it is important to log off SAP at the end of the day or whenever you leave your PC. Your username is linked with every transaction you perform to provide an audit trail. When reviewing transactions or running reports the user name of the person responsible for entering or maintaining system information is displayed.

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