Terminology

Question 1

What does SAP offer (there are 4 offerings)

Answer 1

1. Business Suite 7
2. Business One
3. Business All-in-One
4. Business byDesign

Question 2

What applications are within the Business Suite 7 (5)

Answer 2

1. ERP - enterprise resource planning
2. CRM - customer relationship management
3. SRM - supplier relationship management
4. PLM - product lifecycle management
5. SCM - supply chain management

Question 3

What areas are within SAP ERP? (4)

Answer 3

1. ERP Financials
2. ERP Human Capital Management
3. ERP Operations
4. ERP Corporate Services

Question 4

if you were to explain SAP data structure, you would draw a pyramid and starting from the top, explain the order

Answer 4

1. Organizational elements
2. master data
3. transactions
4. documents
5. reporting

Question 5

you cannot create master data unless

Answer 5

you have organizational elements

Question 6

transactions need what data

Answer 6

1. organizational elements and

2. master data

Question 7

what is generated after a transaction is carried out

Answer 7

documents

Question 8

what is needed to run a report

Answer 8

1. transactions

2. master data

Question 9

the database server contains

Answer 9

1. sap components

2. database (oracle etc)

Question 10

where does the sap application get the/determine the time

Answer 10

database server

Question 11

what does the sap application server contain

Answer 11

the sap application

Question 12

what does an instance refer to

Answer 12

an installation of the sap on a server

Question 13

Typically SAP is set up with 3 clients for configuration purposes. What are they and how are changes moved from client to client?

Answer 13

1. Development Client
2. Quality Assurance Client
3. Production

Changes/configurations are moved via transport

Question 14

What is completed in the development client?

Answer 14

1. configuration testing
2. abap development
3. unit testing

Question 15

What is completed in the quality assurance client

Answer 15

1. integration testing

2. cross module implication analysis

Question 16

Configuration (IMG) /ABAP changes are stored using what numbering system?

Answer 16

Stored using transport numbers

Question 17

Who is authorized to approve a transport generation or movement?

Answer 17

project managers or team leaders

Question 18

What is a sandbox?

Answer 18

Another copy of the client for testing or training purposes.

Question 19

Standard organizational elements facilitate what?

Answer 19

Business process mapping

Question 20

Organizational elements are configured / integrated to represent…

Answer 20

actual business processes of the enterprise

Question 21

Where is the organization’s structure defined?

Answer 21

Define the organization’s structure in IMG through ‘enterprise structure’

Question 22

What is the purpose of the organizational elements?

Answer 22

1. They represent the legal and business related views of the enterprise.
2. They form a framework that support the business activities

Question 23

A unique 3 digit numeric key is used to identify?

Answer 23

a client

Question 24

What is a company?

Answer 24

Head office of a corporation.

A company is the smallest organizational element for which individual financial statements are created according to the relevant legal requirements of where it is incorporated.

Question 25

is a company required within the organizational element

Answer 25

no - it is optional

Question 26

What is the controlling area?

Answer 26

It identifies a self-contained organizational element for which costs and revenues can be managed and allocated

useful for internal reporting

links FI to CO

Question 27

How many CC can be assigned to a controlling area

Answer 27

One or more

but the CC and the controlling area must use the same operating CoA