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Kamis, 16 Februari 2012

rangkuman unit 1 dan 2


UNIT 1

SAP’s Company History
1972 : Hasso Planter, Dietmar Hopp, Claus W, Claus Tschira, Hans Werner, Launch a company called SAP. To develop standard application software for real time business processing. The first software programs were written primarily at night and  on weekend.
1973 : the first financial accounting software is completed, the RF system. This forms the basis for the continuous development of other software components in what came to be known as the R/I system. These new customer use IMB computers and the DOS operating system.
1974 : SAP demonstrates its flexibility for the first time. Within eight weeks, the RF system is converted from DOS to OS. There are already 40 companies on the reference list.
1976 : SAP GmbH system, Anwendungen and produkte in de datenverbeitung is set up as an auxiliary sales and marketing firm. Five years later in 1981, the private corporation established in1972 dissolved, and its rights are transferred to SAP GmbH, giving the company its current name. sAP now has 25 employees and a turnover of DM 3.81 million.
1977 : the company headquarters moves from weinheim to Walldorf. For the first time, SAP installs its system at customer sites outside Germany; two Austrian companies decide to implement SAP software.
1979 : Sap starts to use its first own server, a siemens 7738. Previously, SAP employees carried out all development in data centers of regional companies, such as ICI, Thermal,Knoll. SAP’s first “Development Center” is still housed in ranted space; however, work is already underway on the first stage of construction ofor a company headquarters building.
1980 : SAP moves into the companie’s first building on max-planck-strasse in Walldorf’s in the industrial park. The software development area and its 50 computer are now finally under one roof. This IBM has 4 MB of memory. The palete of products is also increased. The RV order proccessing software is added to the product range.
1982 : SAP celebrate its 10th birthday. Its offices are already too small and the first building extensions is builts in record time. Over 250 companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerkand work with SAP software. Revenue reaches approximately DM 24 million, and the company has 10 employees. One of the company founders leaves the company.
1984 : Sap takes on 48 new employees. This increase in personnel resource is brought about in particular by the further development of Sap’s modules (RK, PPS, and RP).
1986 : Sap founds its first country subsidiary in Austria it also opens it first branch office in ratingen, near Dusseldof Germany SAP increases its capital stock from DM 500.000 to DM 5.000.000. After # years in development, SAP’s new human resource software is made available to customers. The company makes its first appearance at the CeBIT software trade fair in Hanover Germany. Revenues reach the DM 100 million mark earlier then expected.
1987 : Work begins on SAP’s training center in Walldof’s industrial park. The first SAP software congress in Karlsruhe is used as a platform for the exchange of information between users and intereseted parties. The new generation of servers from IBM means that SAP software is now available to midsize companies.
1988 : SAP GmbH becomes SAP AG. In Octobers, 1.2 million shares are listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges. SAP’s international business grows; country subsidiaries are established in Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and the United States. The international training center is opened in Walldorf. This also incoporates a sport park for SAP’s 940 employees.
1990 : SAP stock reaches DM 85 million following the issue of preferences shares. The increased funds are used to finance increasing investments. DM 110 million  is made availabke for R&D, both for the further development of R/2 and the new development of R/3.
1991 : Sap presents its R/3 system for the first time at the CeBIT in Hanover. The product meets with overwhelming approval due to its client/server concept, uniform appearance of graphical interface, consistent use of relation database, and the ability to run on computers from different providers. Revenues and employee numbers continue to rise. At the end of the year, SAP has 2685 employees in Germany and its 14 subsidiaris and has revenues of DM 707 million..
1992 : after succesful instalation at selected pilot costumers, SAP R/3 is realesd to the general market. This heralds the start of a new stage in SAP’s growth. As a celebrates its 20th anniversary, SAP intensifies its partner strategy in accordance with the expected high installation figure for R/3. Independent consulting companies support customers during the installation of R/3.
1995 : SAP in Germany increases its sales activities targeted at midsize  companies by collaborating with system resallers. The American company Burger King,Inc. Is the 1000th Human Resources customer. Microsoft also begins to use SAP. Shortly afterward, the German Manager-Magazin chooses SAP as its company of the year.
1996 : SAP and Microsoft present a joint Internet strategy. Coca-Cola, the largest soft drinks manufacturer in the world, decides to implement SAP R/3. A number of SAP costumer events set new records. At the European SAPPHIRE ’96 in Vienna, 4300 customers and interested parties take the opportunity to gain information about SAP’s products and strategies, and over 8000 participants visit the American SAPPHIRE. SAP is named company of the year for the third time by Manager-Magazin.
1997 : SAP celebrates its 25th anniversary. Among the guests at the official celebration is the German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl. Sap’s earnings before taxes exceeds the DM billion border for the first time. Customers like Daimler Benz and General Motors decide to implement SAP R/3 and more then two million users worldwide work with SAP products.
1998 : Dietmar Hopp and Klaus Tschira, two of founders of SAP, announce their decision to leave the biard of directors; both move into the supervisory b oard. Dietmer Hopp takes the presidency. Hasso Plattner and Henning Kagermann are appointed as co-chairman of the board of directors.
1999 : In May, Co-Chairman and CEO Hasso Plattner announces the mySAP.com strategy, heralding the beginning of a new direction for the company and its product range. mySAP.com connects e-commerce solutions with existing ERP applications using up-to-date Web technology. In the same year, numerous mySAP.com costumers are won, among them Hewlett-Packard and the pharmaceutical company Hoechst Marion Roussel. Almost 15% of the revenue of EUR 5.1 billion is used for research and development.
2000 : 10 million users, 36,000 installations, 1,000 partners and 22 industry solutions: SAP is the leading global provider of e-business software solutions that integrate processes within and beyond company boundaries. SAP, with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, is the third largest independent software provider worldwide. With, the continuous extension of the product and services portofolio, SAP changes from a component to a solution provider. Nestle signs the biggest contarct in SAP history up to this point.
2001 : The New Economy bubble has burst, but the trust in SAP and its solutions is not broken, the revenue reaches EUR 7.3 billion. By taking over TopTier, SAP extands its solution offering by company portals.
2002 : While the success for SAP began with SAP R/2 , in 1992 SAP R/3 was responsible for the international breakthrough. The brand SAP represents high quality enterprise software. Shai Agassi becomes member of the board of directors and becomes responsible for new technologies.
2003 : An era ends. Hasso Plattner, the last of the founders of SAP, leaves the board of directors and is elected head of the founders of SAP , leaves the board of directors and is elected head of the supervisory board.
2004 : enterprise service architecture delivers the first version of SAP NetWeaver 04. SAP announces the future of enterprise Service Architecture. It is planned that by mid-year all enterprise application of SAP will be service-based and offer the customer the utmost flexibility.

Branch Office and Subsidiaries of SAP AG
            SAP has a network of development centers, training centers and service subsidiaries.  There are a number of training centers in the United States : Newton Square (Phuladelphia), Atlanta, San Fransisco.
SAP Hosting AG & Co. KG . a wholly owned subsidiary of SAP AG, operates on a global scale and is based in St. Leon Rot, Germany. It also has branch office in Walldorf, Singapore, and Bangalore. The service are optimally tailored to the requirements of mySAP Business Suite customers and include evaluation hosting, implementation, application, remote application, application management and hosted learning.
SAP Manage provides SAP Business One , a product developed for small and midsize business (SMBs). SAP Manage also markets and supports the product is Israel. SAP SI is an IT consulting house for companies that partially or fully implement SAP software solutions. It itegrates processes and system and helps customers to increase their company value.
Steeb is Germany’s leading provider of SAP system for midsize business. It offers high-performance ERP, e-business and industry-specific solution to prepare companies for future challenge. The complete program offered includes both software product and the corresponding service, as well as hardware and networks.
SAP’s Employees
Applicants that visit SAP for the first time soon see why the company is so popular. The people here are relaxed and friendly, and the energy in the corridors makes you feel that you have entered a university campus.

Social Engagement
            SAP does not just have responsibilities to its customers and partners, but also to society in general. For this reason, social engagement is an important component of SAP’s corporate strategy.
Corporate citizenship
SAP promotes partnership and cooperation with all social organizations that also respect this goal, and is actively engaged in social, scientific and culture activities.
Regional engagement
Goverment relations
Sport sponsorship

Internet Portal
            Customers can choose from a number of country-specific SAP portals. Information can be downloaded from a number of areas within the portal. For more information , visit www.sap.com .

History of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) System.
            In 1970s, the concept of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system did not axist. In 1980s, these systems came to be known as standard ERP system. SAP had broken new ground in this area, it became the market leader. Integrated processes led to increased efficiency and reduced time to unexpected. In 1990s, the internet began to grow rapidly. Planning data from business partners was used to optimize companies’ supply the field by the field service employees using mobile device. SAP developed system for internet purchasing (SAP Enterprise Buyer), customer service ( SAP Customer Relationship Management) and comprehensive palnning functions (SAP Advance Planning and Optization). At the beginning of 2003, SAP redefined the concept of an ERP system. It is no longer a system with a database.
mySAP Solutions
all solutions are based on SAP NetWeaver technology.

SAP NetWeaver
SAP’s application and integration platform is the technical foundation for mySAP Business Suite and SAP xApps. It delivers a complete, open and flexible infrastructure that allows you to easily integrate SAP and no SAP applications. SAP NetWeaver is divided into four areas :
1.       People integration
2.       Information integration
3.       Process integration

mySAP ERP Financials , this solution is to utilize a company’s funds effectively and therefore, increase profitability in the long term.
mySAP ERP Human Capital Management , enables you to utilize them effectively toward the success of your company. This solutions covers all aspects of human resources, from recruitment and training through payroll.
mySAP Business Suite ,provides this flexibility in a complete package of open, integrated solutions for the entire value chain.
mySAP Customer Relationship Management , is solution that puts the customer first.
mySAP Product Lifecycle Management , offers functions for product development, product safety, quality,and maintenance.
mySAP Supply Chain Management
mySAP Supplier Relationship Management , employees can use this solution to provide procurement with information about demand directly from their work centers quickly, easily and effectively.

SAP Solutions for Small and Midsize businesses
mySAP  All-in-one , offer out-of-the-box flexibility combine with the power of SAP’s world class business solution
SAP Business One , is an easy-to-use business and operational management solution for emerging and dynamic businesses ranging in size from 10 to several hundred employees.

 Resume Unit 2
The SAP GUI and SAP Log On
The SAP GUI is the standard program for accesing almost all SAP solutions.  For starting SAP GUI, SAP provides another program : SAP logon. When you call up the SAP Logon, a window displays a list of SAP system for which you can start the logon process. This list is derived from a file on the front-end computer : saplogin. This file is normally preconfigured centrally and made available to end users. During logon, the SAP Logon program also enables log on load distribution using the resources  available for the system selected.
Multiple Logons and Multiple Session
There are two ways to open two SAP system : using multiple sessions. Using multiple logons actually creates a brand new logon for you. You should only be logged on once per SAP system, and should use multiple sessions if you want to view multiples windows. Using multiple sessions allows you to open several windows at the same time on the same computer.
Method for Personalizing the User Interface
Some of the many things you can do are :
1.       Change the layout of the SAP easy Access screen
2.       Track your input history to provide input help
3.       Display status message in a pop-up window instead of the status bar
4.       Set preferences for how data displays
5.       Adjust the color and behavior of the screens and fields

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