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Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 HoursCopyright 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, withoutwritten permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use ofthe information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation ofthis book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is anyliability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33542-6ISBN-10: 0-672-33542-5Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file.Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Printing May 2011Editor-in-ChiefMark TaubSigning EditorTrina MacDonaldDevelopmentEditorSheri CainManaging EditorSandra SchroederProject EditorMandie FrankTrademarksAll terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have beenappropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Useof a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or servicemark.Warning and DisclaimerEvery effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but nowarranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is on an “as is” basis. The authors andthe publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect toany loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book.Bulk SalesSams Publishing offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulkpurchases or special sales. For more information, please contactU.S. Corporate and Government or sales outside of the U.S., please contactInternational Salesinternational@pearsoned.comCopy EditorKeith ClineIndexerLisa StumpfProofreaderChristal White,Language Logistics,LLCTechnical EditorA.J. WhalenPublishingCoordinatorOlivia BasegioCover DesignerGary AdairCompositionMark Shirar

Contents at a GlanceIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Part I: Introduction to SAPHOUR 1 SAP Explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 SAP Business Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 SAP Technology Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 SAP Project Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43PART II: SAP Applications and ComponentsHOUR 5 Overview of SAP Applications and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 SAP NetWeaver: The Foundation for SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 SAP ERP: SAP’s Core Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858 The SAP Business Suite and Other SAP Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Part III: SAP for Business UsersHOUR 9 A Business User’s Perspective on Implementing SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11710 Logging On and Using SAP’s User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12711 SAP User Roles and Authorizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14712 Using SAP to Do Your Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15713 Reporting and Query Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17514 Extending SAP with Microsoft and Other Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Part IV: SAP for IT ProfessionalsHOUR 15 A Project Manager’s Perspective on Implementing SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21516 A Basis Professional’s Perspective on SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23117 A Developer’s Perspective on SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24318 SAP Technical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25719 SAP and the Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27920 SAP System Administration and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30121 SAP Enhancements, Upgrades, and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 HoursPart V: SAP CareersHOUR 22 SAP Careers for the Business Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32923 SAP Careers for the IT Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34324 Other Resources and Closing Thoughts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353Part VI: AppendixesA Case Study Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367B SAP Acronyms and Common TermsIndex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Table of ContentsIntroduction1Part I: Introduction to SAPHOUR 1: SAP ExplainedOverview of SAP: The Company7.7SAP Business Applications or Components.9The SAP Client Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Running SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13HOUR 2: SAP Business Basics17Business Architecture and the Business Roadmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ASAP and Business Blueprinting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21The Business Perspective .22Other Perspectives: Mapping Business Needs to SAP Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Combining the Four Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26HOUR 3: SAP Technology Basics29SAP Technology 101: SAP Basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29SAP Hardware Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30SAP-Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Database Basics for SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39HOUR 4: SAP Project BasicsSAP Project Implementation Basics43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43SAP Realization: Resources and Timelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Accessing Your New SAP Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Typical Day-to-Day Business Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48