General Terms Flashcards
TCODE (Transaction Code)
Shortcut in reaching a specific screen.
Match Code
A Comparison Key which is used in searching for a key of a specific record by comparing values.
SAP Modules in Logistic Application Component
SD (Sales & Distribution) MM (Materials Management) PP (Production Planning & Control) LE (Logistics Execution) QM (Quality Management) CS (Customer Service)
Components of SD Module
- SD Basic Functions & Master Data
- Sales
- Pricing and Conditions
- Extra Charge
- Availability Check & Req. in S & D
- Material Sorting
- Output Determination
- Scheduling Agreements for Component suppliers
- Customer Service Processing
- Foreign Trade/ Customs
- Comp. Aided Selling Support (CAS)
- Shipping
- Transportation
- Billing
- Payment Card Processing
- EDI / IDOC interfaces
- Report & Analysis
- Business Package for Internal Sales Rep
- Credit & Risk Management
ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning
Refers to a system that Integrates Processes and Data allowing Large Organizations to use Resources More Efficiently.
CSV File
Comma Separated Values or Character (Delimiter) Separated Values (Fields)
Commonly used to Import/ Export
(ie. Excel)
FTP File
File Transfer Protocol
Used to transfer files over TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)-based Network and often Secured with SSL/TLS.
TCP
- Transmission Control Protocol
- One of the Core Protocols of IP (Internet Protocol Suite)
- also Referred to as TCP/IP
- HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, SSH, FTP, Telnet are typically encapsulated in TCP.
HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
* Protocol to Exchange or Transfer Hypertext.
HTTPS
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
* Layered on top of SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
TLS
- Transport Layer Security
- Cryptographic Protocol
- Successor to SSL
SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer
- Cryptographic Protocol
- Predecessor to TLS
- Developed by Netscape
- Use X.509 Certificates to Authenticate & Exchange a Symmetric Key
SMTP
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
* Used for Sending or Receiving email from Outside Systems
POP3
- Post Office Protocol Version 3
* Application-Layer Internet Standard Protocol used to Retrieve email from Remote Server over a TCP/IP connection.
IMAP
- Protocol for email Retrieval & Storage
* Unlike POP, Allows multiple clients to contact the same mailbox simultaneously.
SSH
- Secure Shell
- Connects via Secure Channel over Insecure Network
- Cryptographic Network Protocol
- Developed as Replacement to Telnet
Telnet
- Network Protocol
- Developed in 1968
- Serious Security Issues
UDP
- User Datagram Protocol
- Core Member of Internet Protocol Suite
- Transaction Oriented Suitable for Query and Response.
- No Handshaking
- Exposes Flaws in Underlying Network
- No Guarantee of Delivery, Ordering or Duplication
- Suitable where Error Checking and Correction are not necessary
Internet Protocol Suite
- Computer Networking & Communications Protocols used by the Internet
- Four Layers: 1.Link, 2.Internet, 3.Transport, 4.Application
- Usually referred to as TCP/IP
- Also referred as DoD(Dept.of Defense)
- Development was funded by DARPA (Defense Advancement Research Projects Agency)
Storage Condition
•Determined by:
Plant + Shipping Point + Storage Conditions
Functional Consultant Responsibilities for Implementation Project
- Preparing, Reviewing, Approving Functional Specifications
- Designing a Road Map( Blue Print) and getting Client’s Approval
- Changing Existing Configuration as Needed.
- Handling Basics Issues
Functional Consultant Responsibilities for Support Project
- Customizing, Configuration, Enhancements (RICEF Creation)
- Handling Tickets on Day to Day Basis.
- Monitoring SD Reports
- Preparing Functional Specifications
- Preparing End User Training Documents
Sales Document
•Each is Divided into three Levels:
- Header Level (Table VBAK)
- Item Level (Table VBAP)
- Schedule Line (Table VBEP)
- additional Business Data (Table VBKD) can exist at header or item levels
(ie. Incoterms are copied from Ship-to M.R. into S.O. Header Business Data
SSL/TLS
Secure Sockets Layer/ Transport Layer Security
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
TOR
Transfer of Requirements
RICEF
- Refers to the Five areas of Technical Development
- Reports (ALV Reports)
- Interfaces (ALE/IDOC)
- Conversions (BDC, LSMW, BADI)
- Enhancements(User exits, ABAPcode)
- Forms (SAP Smartforms, SAP Script)
ABAP
- Advanced Business Application Programming
- The Program Language (Along with Java) used for Programming the SAP Application Server (Part of the NetWeaver Platform)
*The ABAP Syntax is similar to COBOL
BADI
•Business Add Ins
•TCODEs:
1. SE18 to Create a BADI
2. SE19 to Define BADI Interface
3. Define the Class (Implements the Interface)
*Doesn’t Require SAP Software Change Registration
Debugging
*A “Bug” is a Problem in Programs
•Removing a Bug is Debugging
•Breakpoint is an aide in Finding a Bug
•Setting a Breakpoint will stop a script from running past a Breakpoint. This will help Isolate the “Bug” in the program.
ALV
ABAP List Viewer
Enhancements
- User Exits
- Customer Exits
- BADI’s
- Enhancement Framework
Types/Classes of Business Processes in SD
- Sales
- Delivery
- Billing
Namespace
- Refers to the reserved Name Ranges.
- Objects in the A-X namespaces are reserved for SAP and may be references. Copied Objects may be customized and used as Customer Namespaces if renamed starting with Y or Z
- A-X can be overwritten by SAP during an upgrade. If A-X Namespaces are used for customers, they may be lost during and upgrade.
- Y & X are Customer reserved Namespaces.
4 Steps in Creating a New Document Type
- Define Document Type
- Choose Template (to clone)
- Copy
- Namespace
