Ch. 2 Flashcards

1
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refers to the technical structure of the software

A

architecture

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2
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Client-Server Architecture has three layers, what are these layers?

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Presentation layer
Application layer
Data layer

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3
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How you interact with the application (using menus, typing, and selecting)

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presentation layer

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4
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what the application allows you to do (create formulas or charts, compose an essay)

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application layer

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5
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where the application stores your work jon your hard drive or flash drive)

A

data layer

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6
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separates layers of client server architecture into three separate systems

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three-tier client-server architecture

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7
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new technologies that could help link or integrate, many different cent-server systems together in new and valuable ways

A

service-oriented architecture

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8
Q

the world’s largest and most complex ES.
focus primarily on intra company processes that is, the operations that are performed within an organization

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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system

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9
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Examples of inter-company systems

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supply chain management (SCM)
supplier relationship management (SRM)

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10
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connects a company to other companies that supply the materials it needs to make its products

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supply chain management (SCM)

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11
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connect a company’s ERP system to those of its suppliers

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supplier relationship management (SRM)

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12
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Examples of the manufacturing and sales processes system

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  1. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  2. Product lifecycle management (PLM)
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13
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systems connect a company’s ERP system to those of its customers.

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customer relationship management (CRM)

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14
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systems help companies administer the processes of research, design, and product management

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Product lifecycle management (PLM)

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15
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collection of these inter-company systems and the underlying intra company ERP system

A

application suite

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16
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serve as a type of “enterprise operating system for a company’s ES landscape.

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application platforms

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17
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are used to represent the structure of an enterprise.

A

Organizational data

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18
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is the highest organizational level in SAP ERP.

A

client

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19
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represents a separate legal entity, and it is the central organizational element in financial accounting

A

Company code

20
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is an organizational element that performs multiple functions and is relevant to several processes.

A

plant

21
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Represent entities associated with various processes.

A

Master data

22
Q

are some of the most complex and extensively utilized data in an ERP system. Most commonly used master data in an organization.

A

material master data

23
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Another factor that influences the type of data or view needed is the type of material

A

material types

24
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Four most common material types

A

Raw materials (ROH)
Semifinished goods (HALB)
Finished goods (FERT)
Trading goods (HAWA)

25
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are purchased from an external source —vendor—and used in the production process

A

Raw materials (ROH)

26
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are typically produced in house from other materials to a raw materials and are used in the production of a finished good.

A

Semifinished goods (HALB)

27
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are created by the production process from other materials, such as raw materials and semifinished goods

A

Finished goods (FERT)

28
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are purchased from a vendor. Unlike raw materials, however, trading goods are resold to customers.

A

Trading goods (HAWA)

29
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Related to material type, which includes materials with similar characteristics.

A

material group

30
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A final factor that determines the type of data included in the material master

A

Organizational Level

31
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reflect the consequences of executing process steps, or transactions.

A

Transaction data

32
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Examples are purchase orders, packing lists, and invoices.

A

transaction documents

33
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Three documents are virtual documents in that they reside in the enterprise system and are printed only occasionally as needed.

A
  1. financial accounting [FI] documents
  2. management accounting or controlling [CO] documents
  3. material documents.
34
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is a general term used to describe the ways that users can view and analyze both transaction and historical data to help them make decisions and complete their tasks

A

Reporting

35
Q

System , transactional environment SAP ERP, which is design to capture and store detailed transaction data

A

online transaction processing (OLTP) system

36
Q

detailed data analysis, SAP ERP, environment in the form of information systems

A

online analytic processing (OLAP)

37
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capture and store specified transaction data in an aggregated and summarized form

A

Information structures

38
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are the objects for which data collected

A

Characteristics

39
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are performance measures, such as quantities and counts that are associated with the characteristics

A

Key figures

40
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data are collected or aggregated for specified time periods, such as daily, weekly, and monthly

A

period definition

41
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identify tasks that are scheduled to be completed in a process

A

Work lits

42
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display lists of master data

A

Online lists

43
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are predefined in the SAP ERP system, and they collect the data needed to generate the most commonly used reports

A

Standard information structures

44
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SAP ERP also enables used to define their own structure

A

user defined information structures

45
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provides predefined analytics for data in standard information structures

A

Standard analysis

46
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allows users to define the content and format of the analysis

A

flexible analysis

47
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is a general term that refers to the overall capabilities a company uses to collect and analyze data.

A

Business intelligence