SAP Presentation_just Overview

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History and Evolution of SAP

History andEvolution of SAP


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Evolution of SAP

Founded in 1972 in Mannheim,

Germany, as Systemanalyseund Programmen-twicklungfor producing marketstandard software forintegrated business solutions.

Today that company is known asSAP (Systems, Applications

and Products in DataProcessing), headquartered inWalldorf, Germany SAP built packaged

applications for mainframecomputers, called SAP R/2.

SAP launched a majorinitiative to engineer

powerful three-tieredintegrated businessapplications under one

framework which is SAPR/3

There are now 44,500

installations of SAP, in

120 countries, with more

then 10 million users!


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SAP overview

R/2 & R/3 Rstands for Real timeR/2 Two tieredarchitectureR/3 Three tieredarchitecture

SAP R/2 is formainframes only,whereas SAP R/3 isthree-tieredimplementation usingclient/server technologyfor a wide range ofplatforms-hardwareand software.


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Advantages of SAP

IntegrationIntegration can be the highest benefit of them all. The only real project aim for

implementing ERP is reducing data redundancy and redundant data entry .SAP integrates various data base unifies into single data baseEfficiency

ERP software focus on integration of various data base and hence improveefficiency of the overall processCost Reduction

SAP eliminates lot of manual efforts and hence reduces time and manpower inaccounting and reporting areas which in turn result in cost reduction.However only effective utilization of SAP alone will facilitate costreductionAccuracy

SAP forces users to be accurate without which SAP cannot function successfullysince there is integration of data among various departments


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Disadvantages of SAP

1. ExpensiveThis entails software, hardware, implementation, consultants,training, etc.

Alternatively a programmer or two can be taken as an employee

for customization and training. For business consulting aloneoutside source can be taken This can be cost-effective.


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SAP Modules


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Major Drivers for SAP implementation are

Time FrameDepends on the size and complexity of the business process. Normal period is Nine to Eighteen months.

It could be between five to ten years for some companies

PeopleThe number of people required for implementation also depends on the complex of the process.

Small companies can do with part time consultants alsoand largest could require hundreds of people for implementation

HardwareSmallest require three instances- one for production system, one for testing and one for development .

The largest may have over hundred instances if they involve multiple projects


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History and Evolution of SAP

History andEvolution of SAP


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Evolution of SAP

Founded in 1972 in Mannheim,

Germany, as Systemanalyseund Programmen-twicklungfor producing marketstandard software forintegrated business solutions.

Today that company is known asSAP (Systems, Applications

and Products in DataProcessing), headquartered inWalldorf, Germany SAP built packaged

applications for mainframecomputers, called SAP R/2.

SAP launched a majorinitiative to engineer

powerful three-tieredintegrated businessapplications under one

framework which is SAPR/3

There are now 44,500

installations of SAP, in

120 countries, with more

then 10 million users!


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SAP overview

R/2 & R/3 Rstands for Real timeR/2 Two tieredarchitectureR/3 Three tieredarchitectureSAP R/2 is formainframes only,whereas SAP R/3 isthree-tieredimplementation usingclient/server technologyfor a wide range ofplatforms-hardwareand software.


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Advantages of SAP

IntegrationIntegration can be the highest benefit of them all. The only real project aim for

implementing ERP is reducing data redundancy and redundant data entry .SAP integrates various data base unifies into single data baseEfficiency

ERP software focus on integration of various data base and hence improveefficiency of the overall processCost Reduction

SAP eliminates lot of manual efforts and hence reduces time and manpower inaccounting and reporting areas which in turn result in cost reduction.However only effective utilization of SAP alone will facilitate costreductionAccuracy

SAP forces users to be accurate without which SAP cannot function successfullysince there is integration of data among various departments


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Disadvantages of SAP

1. ExpensiveThis entails software, hardware, implementation, consultants,training, etc.

Alternatively a programmer or two can be taken as an employee

for customization and training. For business consulting aloneoutside source can be taken This can be cost-effective.


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SAP Modules


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Major Drivers for SAP implementation are

Time FrameDepends on the size and complexity of the business process. Normal period is Nine to Eighteen months.

It could be between five to ten years for some companies

PeopleThe number of people required for implementation also depends on the complex of the process.

Small companies can do with part time consultants alsoand largest could require hundreds of people for implementation

HardwareSmallest require three instances- one for production system, one for testing and one for development .

The largest may have over hundred instances if they involve multiple projects


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SAP standard implementationmethodology

ASAP Methodology


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ACCELARATED SAP ROAD MAP


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Phases


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Phase 1: Project Preparation


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Overview

Goal Settings

Define Project goals and Objectives

Implementation Strategy

1. Clarify the scope of implementation

2. Establish the project organization

and relevant committees

Implementation Sequence

Define the sequence in project

Sign Off

At the end of each phase every step will

be documented and will be signed off by

the clients

TeamProject team and consultant team


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System Landscape and Technical Requirements

The project team decides on the system landscape, as well as on the high-level strategies for creating R/3 clients, implementing new releases and

transporting system settings.

The technical requirements for implementing R/3 include defining the

infrastructure needed and procuring the hardware and the necessaryinterfaces. For this purpose, one make use of the Quick Sizing Service, which

can be accessed via SAP Net.

Note: Quick Sizing Tool calculates CPU, disk and memory resource categories

based on the number of users working with the different components of the

R/3 System in a hardware and database independent format.

Define the strategy for archiving. Remote Archiving Service, SAP enables the

outsourcing of all the tasks associated with archiving the data in R/3 System

and have them performed by SAP specialists.


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Other Tools Used

Issues DatabaseEscalation procedures need to be in place in case an issue cannot be solved by

the project team. Typically, issues must be resolved before phase completion

or before beginning the next phase.

The Issues Database allows the project team to enter, track, and report onproject issues. The database supports the following data for each issue

identified:

Priority

Project phase

StatusPeople responsible

Date required for solution

Date resolved

Classification (for example: resource, documentation, training or

configuration issue)


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Other Tools Used

Concept Check Tool

ASAP also includes a concept check tool to evaluate the system concept and

configuration and alert you to potential performance or design issues.

Using the tool checklists, you can analyze the project and implementation

work either by yourself or with the assistance of your SAP consultant. Thecheck focuses on project organization and the configuration of the R/3

applications.

The checklists are designed dynamically, that is, as each question is answered,

the following questions are selected so that you only answer those questionsrelevant to your system configuration.

The checklists are used in the first two phases Accelerated SAP, as it is

advisable to deal with questions relating to each phase of the project as they

arise


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Phase 2: Business Blueprints


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Overview

Scope Document

This document will consist of

questionnaire of the entire business

process

AS IS

1. Understanding the business processfrom the core team

2. Documents needed to be create

module wise

To Be

1. Mapping of business process in SAP

based on AS IS.

2. TO BE document needs to be

created

Sign Off



the clients

Gap Analysis

1. The inputs or business processes

that cannot be mapped to

standard SAP needs to be

analyzed.

2. Gap Analysis document is created


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Phase 3: Realization


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Overview

Baseline

The major scope80% of your daily business transaction,

all master data and organization structure

Final Configuration

Remaining Scope

Remaining Configuration done in

process oriented cycles

Sign Off



the clients

Note: Purpose of the phase

is to implement the business

process


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Further Aspects

The following aspects of configuration need to be taken into account during thesteps carried out for the Realization Phase:

Authorizations (Profile Generator)

SAP Business Workflow

ABAP work bench

Creating User Documentation

Quality Checks


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Phase 4: Final Preparation


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Overview

Unit TestingTesting within each module

Integration TestingCombining all modules and testing

Sign Off



the clients

Cutover Strategy

Legacy system will be migrated to SAP

System

User Training


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Refining the Cutover

Cutover strategy is the last step before shifting from legacy system to SAP

The following tasks are carried out

Reviewing of the runtime of test runs to estimate runtime for the complete

data size

Conversion checklist for transporting all changes into the productive system is

provided

The technical environment should be in place

The cutover programs should be ready and the application data is verified

Data Transfer Made Easy Guidebook created especially for this purpose. It is

located in the Knowledge Corner of the ASAP CD

Setup help desk support

Problems which cannot be solved by this internal help desk are forwarded to

SAP via the OSS system.

SAP offers the R/3 Going Live Customer Care Service, accessible via SAP Net

and OSS


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Phase 5: Go Live and Support


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Overview

Production Support Monitor System Transactions

Help Desk and CompetencyCenter Optimize Performance


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Go Live and Support

Ready to Go live with the production system

The project team focuses on supporting the end users

Key SAP Services to support includes the following:

The Online Service System (OSS)Remote Consulting

EarlyWatch Services

Activities such as the following are carried out:

Production support facilities are defined (checking system performance on daily)Validation of business processes and their configuration

Follow-up training for users

Signoffs, etc.


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Thank YouRajasekhar Reddy


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