Day 1

SAP stands for System Analysis and Program Development.
SAP is an ERP ( Enterprise Resource Planning) software. This software is used by many companies which are in various business platforms.
There are even seperate IS ( Industry specific) SAP available.

SAP has 3 classification under it

1. Technical- Under this comes ABAP and Basis
2. Financial - Under this comes HR, Finance and Logistics like PP,MM,OTC,SD,QM
3. Techno Functional - Under this comes BW

SAP R/3 is a 3 layer software . The layers are presentation, application and database.

ABAP mainly is used for RICEF.

RICEF stands for Reports, Interface, Conversion, Enchancement and Form. Form included SAP Script and SAP Smartform. Interface is Interfacing SAP with non SAP softwares.

Stages of SAP in a Company

1. Implementation
2. Support
3. Upgrade
4. Rollout- This means implementing the sameorganisation structure in a sister concern.

ASAP method of Implementation is followed for SAP

1. Requirement gathering - This is where the core team{end users} sits with the IT Team.
2. Blueprint - Making a list of things that needs to be implemented.
3. Realisation - Assigning jobs to various people
4. Final Preparation
5. Go Live and Support
6. Run - In case of any major fault or defect the IT Team interferes to solve the problem.

Tables are called data dictionary

Tcode for data dictionary is se11,se16,se16n.

Rows are called records and columns are called fields.

There are 2 kinds of tables

Standard Table (like MARA) and custom Table.

Custom Table are of 2 types, they are predefined and Data element method.

Data element has 2 types they are either Top down approach or Botton up approach.

Pre defined Table

SE11 Database table. In any table mention MANDT .

When starting custom tqable start with z or y.

Delivery class A

If you click intl and dont enter any value it will automatically take as 0 or nill.

Then go adjust Technical settings.

Go Make entries

utilization-Table contents- create entry.

or go directly to sm30.

In data element method

Top down approach- Create in below given order

1. Field - Column
2. Data Element - Column description.
3. Domain - data type.

In the bottum up approach - Create table in the below given order.

1. Domain
2. Data Element
3. Field.

OK Lets meet u all in DAY 2 blog of ABAP.