S4 HANA ERP An Introduction to ERP Flashcards

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ERP

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Comrpises of a commercial software package that promises the seamless integration of all the information flowing through the company, - financial, accounting, human resources, supply chain and customer information

A centralized data management system

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Decentralized Data Management

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  • Numerous disparate information systems are developed individually over time
  • Integrating the data is time and money consuming
  • Inconsistencies and duplication of data
  • Lack of timely information leads to customer dissatisfaction, loss of revenue and repute
  • High Inventory, material and human resource cost
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DBMS

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DataBase Management System

  • Used by ERPs
  • combines Sales, Inventory, Production Planning
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Centralized Data Management

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  • Data maintained at a central location that can be accessed by all Business Units
  • Provides an effective management system
    • Eliminates data duplication, inconsistency and discontinuity
    • Reduces maintenance cost and overheads
    • Provides real time data
    • Increases productivity and customer satisfaction
  • ERP is a centralized data management system
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ERP Package

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  • Tool for an organization
  • Integrates various systems of the enterprise and facilitates error-free transactions and productions
  • SAP SE is the world’s largest enterprise applications software company
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SAP ERP

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Comprises of several independent modules that can be purchased and customized according to the business requirements

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Functional Areas/Functional Modules

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  • Finance (FI)
  • Controlling (CO)
  • Sales and Distribution (SD)
  • Materials Management (MM)
  • Quality Management (QM)
  • Production Planning (PP)
  • Project Systems (PS)
  • Human Resource (HR)
  • Logistics Execution (LE)
  • Warehouse Management (WM)
  • Asset Management (AM)
  • Plant Maintenance (PM)
  • Environment Health and Safety (EHS)
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ERP Evolution

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  1. R/2 - 1979
  2. R/3 - 1992
  3. ERP - 2004
  4. S/4 HANA - 2015
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SAP R/2 – REal Time / 2 tier

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  • Based on Centralized Processing
  • RUns only on mainframe systems
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SAP R/3 – Real Time / 3 tier

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  • Based on Client-Server Principle
  • Open Systems
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ECC 6.0 - SAP ERP Central Component

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Built on NetWeaver Technology which has ABAP and JAVA stacks

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S/4 HANA

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New business suite of applications designed to run simple in a digital and connected world

Built on the advanced in-memory platform, and designed on the most modern user experience, SAP Fiori

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SAP ERP User interface, Application, and Database

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User Interface

SAP GUI

SAP Fiori

Application

DB Independent

Transactions vs Analytics

Database

Any DB

HANA ( -> Suite on HANA)

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SAP S/4 HANA User Interface, Application, Database

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User interface

SAP Fiori

SAP GUI

Application

Based on ERP coding

Optimized for HANA (reworked + simplfied)

Embedded Analytics in real time

Database

HANA

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Why S/4 HANA

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Digitization of enterprises

  • smart phones
  • internet
  • cloud enabling processess anytime
  • anywhere
  • anymode
  • any device
    • Real time ( data, analytics, predictions, AI/IA)
    • Simplify (processes, data management, deployment)
    • Consistent UX (role based, just what is needed, in any device)
    • Digital (un/structured data, connectedness, text minig, micro searches)
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HANA

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High-Performance ANalytic Appliance

An in-memory, column-oriented, relational database management system

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BW on Hana

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SAP Net Weaver Business Warehouse on HANA

Have all key features of HANA database technologies and uses BW as a modeling tool for data modeling and analytical reporting

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Business Suite on HANA

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  • ECC running on an SAP HANA database
  • Deal effectively with both transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP)
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SAP Simple Finance (S/4 HANA Finance)

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  • SAP Finance and Accounting powered by SAP HANA
  • Which can be deployed in the cloud or on the premise
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S/4 Hana in relation to evolution

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  • A new business suite of applications designed to run simple in a digital and connected world
  • Built on the advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and designed on the most modern user experience, SAP Fiori
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BW/4 HANA

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  • The next Generation Data Warehouse
  • Build for Cloud
  • Logical Data Warehousing
  • Internet of Things
  • Integrates with Big Data