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INTRODUCTION TO SAP:Overview of the SAP R/3 System

& Getting Started with R/3


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What Is Enterprise Resource

Planning?

The integration ofall computing within an

organization such that:

allmajor business processes areencompassed and standardized and

alldata is usable by allfunctional areasof the business


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Planning?

Enterprise Resource Planning = ERP

Integrate many business functions into one

seamless application

Usually are applications systems that run ontop of a RDBMS

Replace 100s of legacy systems in

organizations who use an ERP


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Planning?Strategic Information

Managerial Information

Transaction

Information

Sales &Marketing

Manufacturing

HR

Accounting& Finance

Procurement

Decision Support

Executive IS

One Integrated Information System


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Link all business processes automatically Reduce interprocessing time (transactions occur

one time at the source)

Maintain complete audit trail of all transactions

Use one common database (e.g., Oracle,Sybase, DB2)

Perform automatic internal conversions (e.g.,foreign currency, taxes, legal rules for payroll)

Improve customer service by putting data at the

fingertips of any employee Involve users in the entire functional cycle

Unify backup, recovery procedures and othersystem administration tasks

Secure the system from disaster and unauthorized

use

Characteristics of ERPs


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Provide fully integrated businessfunctions or modules that support

business processes

Help develop understanding of businessprocesses by tracking information through

the process

Standardize systems development lifecycle

Advantages of ERPs, in General


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Move toward business process re-engineering

Center re-engineering around the

software Directly link to external systems

Advantages of ERPs, in General


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What Is SAP R/3?

SAP is an example of an ERP System

SAP R/3

SAPs Client Server version (Distributes

process and presentation)

Based on R/2 (Mainframe version -

centralization of data and process)

R/3 4.6: New release distributes data,process, and presentation, and is Web

enabled


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Worldwide Organized in 4 Operating Regions

* Through Partners

Asia Pacific

Australia

Japan

HongKong

China

India

Korea

Singapore

Malaysia

NewZealand

Thailand

Philippines

Indonesia

Middle East*

Africa / Middle East

Israel*

Turkey*

South Africa

Switzerland

SlovakRepublic

Europe

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

Greece*

Italy

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Russia

Sweden

Spain

CzechRepublic

Hungary*

PolandNorway

U.K.

America

U.S.A.

Mexico

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Venezuela

Colombia

FinlandCanada

Romania

Croatia


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R/3 Integrated Products

03

OpenSystem

Designedfor all

types ofbusiness

IndustrySmultinationalolutions

R/3Client / Server

FIFinancial

Acctg.

COControlling

AM

AssetMgmt

PSProjectSystem

WFWorkflow

MMMaterials

Mgmt

HRHuman

Resources

SDSales

PP

ProductionPlanning

QMQualityMgmt

PMPlantMaint.

IntegratedSolution

Client/ServerArchitecture ComprehensiveFunctionality

ISIndustry

Solutions

Graphical UserInterface

Multinational

Over 12,000 installationsaround the world


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Highly Integrated ApplicationSoftware

Client/Server Technology

Based on Best Business Practices

Based on Open Standards

Various RDBMS: Oracle, Informix,etc.

TCP/IP (standard communicationprotocol)

UNIX, Windows NT, OS/400, etc.

Summary: What is SAP R/3?


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Forces a Consolidation of Diverse IS

Systems

Total Change in Doing Business -

Redesign Business Process Around the

Information System

Why is R/3 so Important?


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Main Vehicle for Re-engineering BusinessProcesses using Best Practices

ERPs are described by Some as theSecond Major Revolution in Computer

History

Adopted by Most Large Corporations

(80% of Fortune 500)

Why is R/3 so Important?


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ALL Business processes draw on same

database

Rules are configurable and drive dataintegrity

Operates in many languages

Translates currency automatically

Main Features of R/3


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Documents workflow, business processesand the data in one set of models that are

highly integrated

Integrates several views of data:

transactions, managerial, decision support

or executive

Fully customizable

Main Features of R/3


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What Does It Involve? Fully Implemented Three Tier Client/Server

Architecture

Involves All of the Major Business Cycles:

Procurement, Financial Accounting, Sales,

Logistics, HR, Production Planning, Asset

Mgmt..

Fully Integrated Data Model (Non-redundantData)

Application Processing (I.e. Middleware) is

Totally Scalable

What Does It Involve?


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Database Server Primarily Runs on UNIX,However NT Server is a Second Preferred

Platform

Applications Servers Run on UNIX &

Windows/NT

Presentation Servers - Windows, Windows/95,

Windows/NT, Apple MAC, UNIX (X-Windows)

75,000,000 Lines of Source Code Over 7,000 Separate Relations (over 10,000

logical tables, nearly 8000 physical tables)

What Does It Involve?


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Advantages of SAP

Covers Many Business Functions

Strong Workflow Capabilities

Can Handle Many Different Types of

Complex Transactions - Data Entered One

time, One Place, At the Source

Implemented in Many Large, High-Tech

Firms Impressive process and data documentation

Supported by ALL Major Hardware Vendors

Introduction to SAP R/3


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Disadvantages of SAP Expensive

Very Complex

Demands Highly Trained Staff

Lengthy Implementation Time

Inter-modules functions least understoodby business, but high on list of reasons to

buy Creates internal conflict in organizations

SAP rolls out new versions every 6 months

Introduction to SAP R/3


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An SAP Installation Is a Serious Undertaking Usually a Large Business Will Re-engineer Its

Business Processes at the Same Time (OR

First)

Different Approaches

Big Bang - Convert All Systems at Once

Phased Conversion - Gradual Migration

Pilot Approach (Big Bang or Phased, butOne Business Area Only)

How Is It Done?


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Things That Have to Be Done

Learn the SAP System

Analyze the Current, As-Is Processes

Determine What SAP Functionality YouNeed

Install and Configure (customize) the SAP

System

Test the configuration

Most Large SAP Installations Take 2 to 3

Years to Complete

How Is It Done?


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Accelerated SAP Roadmap (ASAP):

R/3 Accelerated Implementation

1 2 3 4 5 6

Project

Prep.

Business

Blueprint

Simu-

lation

Vali-

dation

Final

Prep.

Go Live

&

Support

Start Here

Realize Business Benefits


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Accelerated SAP Roadmap (ASAP):

R/3 Accelerated Implementation

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