Company

SAP ERP Software package

R/2 R/3

Integration

Best business practices

Standardization

Complexity

Cost
Inflexibility

Logistical

Sales & Distribution

Financial Accounting

Financial

Materials Mgmt.

Controlling

Production Planning

R/3
Quality Mgmt. Plant Maintenance

Fixed Assets Mgmt.

Client / Server ABAP/4

Workflow

Project System

Human Resources

Industry Solutions

R/3 System: Hardware/Software Views

R/3 System Configurations

Central System 2-Tier Configuration

SAP
3-Tier Configuration Web-enabled

Presentation

Presentation
Internet Transaction Service/Web Service

Application

Database, Application, Presentation Database and Application Database

In a central R/3 System configuration, one host is responsible for all processing tasks.

Central Database
(Storage of all data)

Access to Dataase:
(Read / Write data)

Database
Input / Output of data to users
Processing of data using application logic

Application

Presentation

Presentation of the processed data to the user

Integrate people, data and business processes within and between organizations. Collaboration, non-redundancy, consistency and internal process optimization.

Outline Agreement

Purchase Requisition
Demand

Vendor

Scheduling Agreement

Accounts Payable

Invoice Verification

Goods Receipt & Inventory Mgmt.

Purchase Order

Schedule/Release

Goods Issue

Shop Floor

Order Settlement

Goods Receipt

Customer Order

Picking

Packing

Accounts Receivable

Billing

Goods Issue

Availability Check Customer Order

Goods Issue

Final Payment

Partial Payment

Billing

Availability Check - Insufficient Customer Order Independent Demand

Dependent Demand

MRP Run
Production Scheduling

Purchasing

Goods Issue to Shop Floor

Production

Goods Receipt

Accounts Receivable

Billing

Goods Issue