Hour 1. SAP Explained

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

An overview of the software company SAP

SAP’s business applications and industry solutions

Components, modules, and transactions

The SAP client concept

What it means to run SAP

In this first hour, we set the stage by introducing the software company SAP and reviewing its history. Then we explore SAP’s application legacy and unique collection of acronyms. In this way, we can begin to speak the same language. We wrap up the hour outlining SAP’s current technologies and applications.

Overview of SAP: The Company

A beginner’s guide to SAP is incomplete without a quick look at how the company evolved to its dominant leadership position today. Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP ...

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