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Table of Contents

Generic Information .................................................................................2 Architecture of SAP System .....................................................................................2 Overview of SAP roles .............................................................................................3 Land Scope if SAP System .......................................................................................4 Software Life-Cycles ................................................................................................4 SAP Implementation Methods ..................................................................................4 ASAP Methodology ..................................................................................................4 Project Preparation...........................................................................................5 Business Blueprint ...........................................................................................5 Realization .......................................................................................................5 Final Preparation ..............................................................................................5 Go-Live/Support ...............................................................................................6 Configuration of the Enterprise Structure..................................................7 Create New Company ..............................................................................................7 Create New Company Code .....................................................................................8 Create New Plant ....................................................................................................9 Create New Division ..............................................................................................10 Create New Sales Organization .............................................................................11 Type chapter title (level 2).......................................................................................5 Type chapter title (level 2).......................................................................................5 Type chapter title (level 2).......................................................................................5

Type chapter title (level 3)....................................................................................6

Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing Language: It is a collection of executable statements (or) construction to the system. Package: It is a collection of programs Ex: MS Office, tally, etc

ERP = Enterprise Resource Planning EX: Barn, People soft, Sebel, SAP, etc

Enterprise

Resource

Planning

Well Established Organization

Man Material Money Method Machine

Human Resources Material Management Finance Engineering Production Planning

Architecture of SAP Systems

SAP was created by 5 ex-IBM employees.

First Release was; R/1 system (or) Single Tier System

D.B.L A.P.L P.L

- Database Layer - Application Layer - Presentation Layer

Second Release was; R/2 System (or) 2 Tier System (Client Server System)

D.B.L A.P.L

- Database Layer - Application Layer

- Presentation Layers P.L 1 P.L 2 P.L 3

Third Release was; R/3 (or) Real Time 3 Tier System (Client Server System)

D.B.L A.P.L 1 P.L 21 P.L 22 P.L 23 A.P.L 2 P.L 24 A.P.L 3 P.L 25

- Oracle Dbase

P.L 26

Overview of SAP roles Functional


Finance and Control (FI/CO) Material Management (MM) Sales & Distribution (SD) Warehouse Management
(WM)

Basis
Software Installation Networking Trouble Shooting Maintenance & Authorization Transport Management

Technical
ABAP CA

Plant Maintenance (PM) Project Systems (PS) Human Resources Management (HRM) Production Planning (PP)

Cross Modules
Customer-Relationship

ABAP = Advanced Business Applications & Programming CA = Cross Applications

Management (CRM) Supplier-Relationship Management (SRM) Business Intelligence (BI)

IDOC = Intermediate Document EDI = Electronic Data Interchange ALE = Application Link Enabling

IDES Internet Distribution and Education System

Land Scope of SAP System

100 Golden Client 200 Development 300 Sandbox 400 Testing & Training Development Server

500 Testing 600 Training

700 Production

Quality Server TMS

Production Server

Both Functional and Technical Consultants will work on this system

Key Users, Support Users and End Users will work on this system

TMS = Transport Management System

SE10 Transport Requirement (Functional) SE09 Transport Management System

Software Life Cycles

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Requirement Gathering Design Analysis Coding Testing Implement/Support

SAP Implementation Methods

1. 2. 3. 4.

ASAP Method (Accelerated) PC based tool, phases VSAP Method (Value) Big-Bang Methodology (No phases, all at once) Solution Methodology (This contains ASAP methodology also)

ASAP Methodology

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Project Preparation Business Blue Print Realization Final Preparation Go Live/Support

Project Preparation

Scope: Depending upon industry sector they will implement FI, MM, SD..modules

Plan: When they work to start and finish each phase (date wise)

Team: Managers, Consultants, Testers

Quality Team: They will check the documents and sign off each phase.

Business Blueprint

Q&A Database tools

AS TO

IS BE

Gap Analysis

Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool Refine document tool

Enterprise Structure Functional Consultants Business Process Procedures (BPP) Business Process Master Lists (BPM) Authorization Interfaces Functional & Conversion Technical Consultants Enhancements Forms and Scripts

Realization

Using IMG (Implementation Guide) we will implement Business Processes

Implement: Enterprise Structure BPP Authorization Reports Conversion Enhancements Forms & Scripts

Write the test cases using BPP and BPM

Final Preparation

Data Migration should be done Final Integration testing should be done End user training should be finished UAT (User Acceptance Testing) should be completed End user documentation should be written Production environment should be made ready.

*** There should be a 15 day gap between Final Preparation and Go-Live ***

Go-Live/Support

Implement and give support according to the Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Supporting tools: Solution Manager, Duet, Remedy Tool, Lotus Notes.

Support: Most problems will come from

1. People 2. Process 3. Technology

Fish Bone Diagram

e Pe op l

No Authorization - No Training - Wrong Master Data Entry

Pr oc es s

Sales Order - Outbound Delivery - Billing Post Good Issue

l no ch Te y g

- EDI - IDOC ALE

Supporting 3 Types

1st Level Onsite Support 2nd Level Through Helpdesk (Call Control) 3rd Level Change-management (or) Training

We have to give support depending on:

Critical = 30 mins High = 1 hr Medium = 8 hrs Low = 3 days

Transaction: SM04 View all logged on users and transactions in!

Configuration of the Enterprise Structure

SAP Easy Access Path = Tools > Customizing > IMG > SPRO

Create New Company

SAP Reference IMG

Enterprise Structure

Definition

Financial Accounting

Define Company

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Select Standard Company and Copy As. Enter Company Number and Name. Save Create Customizing Request (Description > Save) Go Back to IMG

Create New Company Code

SAP Reference IMG

Enterprise Structure

Definition

Financial Accounting

Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code

Edit Company Code

1. Select Standard Company and Copy As. 2. Enter Company Code and Name. 3. Change All Details Necessary;a. Name b. Address c. Search Term 4. Save and Continue 5. Back to IMG

Financial Accounting

Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code

Copy, Delete, Check Company Code

6. Copy all Organization Objects (F6) a. Copy from Standard to new Company Code b. Click Yes to All Messages c. Enter Currency 7. Go Back 8. Define new Business Area 9. New Entry 10.Maintain all necessary fields 11.Save 12.Exit to IMG.

Create New Plant

SAP Reference IMG

Enterprise Structure

Definition

Logistics General

Define Valuation Level

1. Check Plant does not exist then go back to IMG

Logistics General

Define, Copy, Delete, Check Plant

Define Plant

2. Select Standard Plant and Copy As. 3. Change All Details Necessary;a. Name b. Address c. Search Term 4. Save and Continue 5. Back to IMG

Logistics General

Define, Copy, Delete, Check Plant

Copy, Delete, Check Plant

6. Copy all Organization Objects (F6) a. Copy from Standard to new Plant b. Click Yes to All Messages 7. Go Back 8. Save 9. Exit to IMG.

Create New Division

SAP Reference IMG

Enterprise Structure

Definition

Logistics General

Define, Copy, Delete, Check Division#

Define Division

1. 2. 3. 4.

Select New Entries. Input All Details Necessary;Save and Continue Back to IMG

Create New Sales Organization

SAP Reference IMG

Enterprise Structure

Definition

Sales and Distribution

Define, Copy, Delete, Check Sales Organization

Define Sales Organization

1. Select Standard Sales Org and Copy As. 2. Change All Details Necessary;a. Name b. Address c. Search Term 3. Save and Continue 4. Back to IMG

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