week 6: enterprise systems part 2 Flashcards
enterprise systems
Complex and powerful information systems
most popular enterprise system
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
what is the possible architecture of enterprise system?
Client-Server
Service-Oriented
what are the 3 layers of the client-server architecture?
presentation layer
application layer
data layer
presentation layer
using the computer
application layer
have application servers
data layer
database server
as the user, are you directly using the database server?
no, you are using the application server
this is linked to the database server
what composes the service oriented architecture?
web services
composite applications
what are web services sued for?
used to expose enterprise system functionality as well as other systems
how does the service oriented architecture work?
we connect through some web service
using a standard interface but we are connecting as a web service
what do the service oriented architecture composite applications allow?
Connect multiple applications
via Web services
Build new capabilities without changing the underlying applications
what do Enterprise Resource Planning Systems do?
Focus primary on internal operations of an organization
Integrate functional and cross-functional business processes
Supports multiple languages and currencies
what type of system is SAP?
SAP is a fully integrated, global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
Do SAP modules have different purposes all over the organization?
yeee boy
are SAP modules silos?
nah boooy
the SAP is one integrated system that has a bunch of different functions with one single database
each of the modules can be integrated (added) independently
What are the SAP ERP modules?
Production Planning (PP)
Materials Management (MM)
Sales and distribution (SD)
Plant Maintenance (PM)
project systems (PS)
Quality Management (QM)
Financial Account (FI)
Management Accounting Controlling (CO)
Human Ressources /HR)
Business Intelligence (BI)
what composes the Enterprise Systems Application Suite?
the more common things we are going to see
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Customer Relationship management (CRM)
what is the Enterprise Systems Architecture Suite?
basically, how all the Enterprise Systems Application Suites in the value chain (so of all companies) are interconnected
OurCustomer Relationship
management (CRM) will interconnect with our customer’s Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) since we are their suppliers
when was the SAP NetWeaver introduced?
in 2003
what is the SAP NetWeaver?
Integral part of SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite
Toolset for composite application and plug-in software
creates an integrated environment using SAP
what does the SAP NetWeaver do?
Integrates non-SAP applications
what type of data is in the Enterprise system?
Organizational data (levels, elements)
Master data
Transaction data (Associated with process steps)
Organizational data
Defines the structure of the enterprise in terms of legal or business purposes
Data rarely changes
what type of information does organization data have?
info about legal entities, plants, storage areas, sales organizations, profit centers
what is the highest level of organizational data?
highest organizational level?
what does it do?
the client
Represents the enterprise
what is the client (highest organizational level) comprised of?
comprised of many companies
company code organizational level
Central organizational element in financial accounting
Identifies legal entities in an enterprise (Client)
at which organizational level are accounting books kept? why?
kept on the organizational level
for legal reporting
is the company code organizational level dependent on other companies in the enterprise?
nah boy
Legally independent from other companies in the enterprise
true or false
clients only have one company code
false
Client can have multiple company codes
can a company code belong to multiple clients?
nah boy
Company code must belong to only one client
Plant organizational level
Performs multiple functions
Used by many processes
what does the plant organizational level represent?
factory, warehouse, office, distribution center, etc.
what is the hiercarchy of organizational data?
enterprise layer top
company layer middle
plant layer bottom
what is master data?
Long-term data that typically represent entities associated with various processes
which entities does the master data represent?
Customer
Vendor
Material
what does the master data typically include?
General data
(across company codes)
Financial data (CC specific)
Area-specific data
(Sales, Purchasing, Plant)
in which processes is material master data used in?
Procurement
Fulfillment
Production
Material planning
Asset management • Project systems
Lifecycle data management
what is material master data grouping based on?
Process
Material type
Organization element
what are the materials types that are the basis of material master data?
raw materials (ROH)
Semi-finished goods (HALB)
Finished goods (FERT)
trading goods (HAWA)
others
raw materials (ROH)
Purchased
not sold
used in production Purchasing- and production-related views
No sales-related view
Semi-finished goods (HALB)
Produced using other materials (ROH, HALB)
Used in the production of other materials (HALB, FERT)
Not
purchased or sold
Finished goods (FERT)
Produced using other materials (ROH, HALB)
Sold to customer
trading goods (HAWA)
Purchased and resold without additional processing
can same material be used differently by different organizational levels?
yee boy
