What is SAP?

Understand the SAP Business Suite

Contents:

• 1 Product Description
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Presentation Server (Graphical User Interface)
  • 1.3 Application Server
  • 1.4 Work Processes
  • 1.5 Database (Server)
  • 1.6 Definition
  • 1.7 Known Versions
• 2 Software Pattern Summary
• 3 Platforms Supported by the Pattern
• 4 Identification
  • 4.1 Software Instance Triggers
  • 4.2 Simple Identification Mappings
• 5 Versioning
  • 5.1 SAP Application Server
    • 5.1.1 Package Versioning
  • 5.2 SAP
    • 5.2.1 DB Query
  • 5.3 SAP GUI
    • 5.3.1 Package Versioning
  • 5.4 Alternative Versioning Approach
    • 5.4.1 Version of Kernel
• 6 Application Model Produced by Software Pattern
  • 6.1 Product Architecture
    • 6.1.1 Kernels and Releases
    • 6.1.2 Instance
  • 6.2 Modeling the SAP Software Structure
    • 6.2.1 Retrieving the Profile Files
    • 6.2.2 Identifying the supporting Database
    • 6.2.3 Extracting Licensing Data
    • 6.2.4 Building Software Relationships
    • 6.2.5 Mapping SAP Components
  • 6.3 Software Pattern Model
    • 6.3.1 SI Depth
    • 6.3.2 Relationship Creation
• 7 Differences to 6.x approach
• 8 Subject Matter Expertise
• 9 Testing
• 10 Information Sources
• 11 Open Issues