ERP: Chapter 2

Organizational Data Elements (3)

1. Client 2. Company Code 3. Plant

Client Server Architecture (3 Layers)

1. Presentation Layer: how you interact with the application (using, menus, typing, and selecting) 2. Application Layer: What the application allows you to do (create formulas or charts, compose and essay) 3. Data Layer: Where the application stores your work (on your hard rive or flash drive)

*Which term refers to the technical structure of the software, how users interact with the software, and how the software is physically managed on computer hardware?

Architecture

*The highest organizational level in SAP ERP is the _____.

Client

GBI Org Data

Client: GBI Enterprise Company Codes: US Company and German Company Plant: Hamburg and Heidelbery Plant (german)

A client can have multiple _________ but a ________ must belong to only one client

Company codes Company code

*Which system connects a company's ERP system to those of its customers?

Customer Relationship Management

Transactional Data

Data generated during execution of process steps Requires: org data, mater data, situational data Ex. Sales Order Creation Org Elements: client, company code, sales area Master data: customer, material Situational Data: Date, time, person

Organizational Data

Defines the structure of the enterprise in terms of legal or business purposes

Service Oriented Architecture

Enables companies to build composite apps on top of their existing 3 tier client server apps without changing the underlying apps → giving companies a new level of flexibility at an extremely low cost

*The 3 layers of the "three-tier client server architecture" are the presentation layer, windows layer, and data layer. True or False?

False, application. Not windows

Client

Highest org level in SAP ERP; Represents an enterprise consisting of many companies or subsidiaries (Walt Disney Company=huge enterprise and has ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Pixar, etc)

Work Lists (2 Types)

Identify tasks that are scheduled to be completed in a process Picking Due List: all customer orders that must be prepared for delivery Online Lists: Display list of master data

Online Analytic Processing

Information Systems Use IS to provide analytic capabilities

Master Data

Long-term data that represent entities associated with various processes; used over and over again in processes and stored permanently Processes include buying materials from vendors and selling material to customers

*Which of the following is used to represent the structure of an enterprise?

Organizational Data

what are the 3 types of Data in an Enterprise System?

Organizational Data Master Data Transactional Data

A company code can contain multiple ______, but a ______ can belong to only one company code

Plant Plant

Semi-Finished Goods

Produced in house from other materials Not purchased or sold Ex. wheel assembly

Financial Accounting Documents

Record the impact on financial accounting

Material Documents

Record the impact on material status (value, location)

Company Code

Represents a separate legal entity and it is the central org element in financial accounting (books are maintained at this level for legal reporting) Identifies legal entities in an enterprise (client) Legally independent from other companies in the enterprise

Plant

Represents factory, warehouse, office, distribution center, service center Facility in which products are created, materials stored, production planning carried out, service is performed

What does transitional data require?

Requires: org data, mater data, situational data

Transaction Documents

Requisition, purchase order, invoice, delivery document, dates, quantities, prices, and payment and delivery terms include purchase order

Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)

capture and store detailed transaction data to execute process steps quickly and efficiently

Finished Goods

created by production process from other materials (raw or semi finished goods) Sold to customers Ex. deluxe touring bike, professional touring bike, etc.

Raw materials

purchased from external source (a vendor) not sold to end customers EX. frame, seat kit, handle bar, chain, tire, tube, wheel, etc.

Trading Goods

purchased from vendor resold to customer company doesn't perform any additional processing Ex. Elbow pads, knee pads, helment, air pump, etc.

Controlling Documents (CO)

record the impact on management accounting

Reporting

The ways that users can view and analyze both transaction and hysterical data to help them make decisions and complete their tasks

*What type of materials is purchased from a vendor?

Trading Goods (HAWA)

*Transaction data is comprised of organizational data, master data, and situational data. True or False?

True

Documents

used to record of transactions; typically consist of a header and a deltaic or line item section