Hello Friends, today's post is all about various kinds of SAP ERP Functional and Technical modules. It is very useful to understand the concepts and scenarios of modules like FI, CO, SD, MM, PP, SCM, HCM, QM, PM, EHS, PS, ABAP, BASIS in ERP SAP Environment. Just read all these below provided details and share with your friends without any hesitation.
There are two types of modules in SAP ERP: a- Functional Modules
- Technical modules
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Functional Module |
Technical Modules |
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FI- Financial
Accounting CO- Controlling
(Management Accounting) SD- Sales &
Distribution MM- Material
Management PP- Production Planning PM- Plant
Maintenance QM- Quality
Management HCM – Human Capital Management PS-Project
System SCM-Supply Chain Management EHS- Environment,
Health & Safety |
ABAP Advanced Business Application and Programming BASIS Business Application System Integrated Solutions |
SAP ERP Functional Modules Overview | Details of SAP MM / SD / FI/ CO/ PP / QM/ PM / SCM Module Concepts
1.
FI-(Financial Accounting)
SAP FI Module: The Financial Accounting module of SAP ERP FI is a functional module. We keep track of accounting entries and the trial balance, profit and loss account, ledger accounts, and balance sheet, which are all automatically updated in real time. In the SAP system, real-time reporting is available for bank accounts, fixed assets, customers, vendors, and G/L accounts. The SAP FI module is interconnected with the CO, MM, SD, and HR functional modules, among others. For financial accounting and reporting, the FI Module is put into practice. The SAP FI module consists of five smaller modules, such as:
- GL (General Ledger)
- Receivable
- Payables Accounting
- Bank Bookkeeping
- Asset-Based Accounting
2. CO-(Controlling Management Accounting)
SAP CO Module: The functional SAP ERP CO module is utilized for cost accounting and management accounting. Real-time reporting for Cost Element, Cost Center, Internal Order, Profit Center, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis is possible. Accounting entries of the Profit & Loss Account are posted from SAP FI module to SAP CO module. The SAP CO module is integrated with the FI, MM, SD, HR, PS, and PP functional modules, among others. Cost accounting and management accounting use the SAP CO module. Six sub-modules make up the SAP ERP CO module:
- Accounting for Cost Elements
- Accounting for Cost Centers
- Product Costing,
- Profit Center Accounting,
- Internal Order, and Profitability Analysis
3. SD- (Sales & Distribution)
SD Module: The ERP SD module is a useful module that helps any business with its sales and distribution processes, including quote, inquiry, customer purchase order, sales order, delivery, and billing. The ERP FI, CO, and MM modules are closely linked with the SAP ERP SD module. The business process from sales order to customer cash payment is supported by the ERP SD module. The SD module's primary parts are:
- Customer master and material master data
- Sales Organization
- Distribution Channel
- Division
- Sales Area
- Sales Office
- Request for Quotation
- Sales Pricing Process
- Sales Order
- Delivery and Billing
- Credit Management
- Sales Information System
4. MM-(Materials Management)
MM Module: The SAP ERP MM module is a functional module that supports all of the purchase functions that a business needs, including purchase orders, goods receipts, invoice receipts, vendor payments, and requests for quotes (RFQs) and quotations. The ERP FI, CO, PP, and SD modules are closely linked with the ERP MM module. The business process from vendor payment to procurement is supported by the MM module. The MM module's primary parts are:
- Plant
- Storage Location
- Purchasing Organization
- Vendor Master Data
- Material Master
- Procedure for Purchasing Pricing
- Verification of the invoice
- Goods receipt
- Purchase order
- Planning for Material Requirements (MRP)
- Management of Stocks and Inventory
- Purchasing Outside Services
5. PP-(Production Planning)
PP Module: All master data, system setup, and transactions needed to finish the Plan and generate the process are included in the PP module. It contains the following data and procedures:
- Sales and Production Plans
- Material Master; Bill of Material; Routing and Work Center Data
- Extended-Term Scheduling
- Control of Demand
- Planning for Material Requirements (MRP)
- Planning for Capacity
- Orders for Production
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6. PM-(Plant Maintenance)
PM Module: Plant Maintenance manages the general business operations and procedures related to maintenance. A maintenance organization can do the following with the Plant Maintenance module:
Find, record, and fix any degradations or failures in any assets they are accountable for.
To avoid or anticipate breakdowns and maintain assets and processes working within design specifications, plan and schedule your actions.
The term "corrective maintenance" describes the actions taken by the Maintenance Organization to fix any kind of equipment that falls under their purview.
The discipline of preventive maintenance employs procedures and actions aimed at stopping malfunctions or performance deterioration before they happen.
8. HR- (Human Resources)
HR Module: All master data, system configuration, and transactions needed to finish the Hire to Retire/Fire process are included in the ERP HR module. It consists of the following data and procedures.
- Personnel Administration Personnel Management
- Organizational Structure for Recruitment
- Pay Administration Personnel Training
- Management of Organizations
- Transportation Administration
- Payroll and Time Management
8. SCM- (Supply Chain Management)
SAP ERP SCM Module: Use SAP supply chain management (SCM) software to handle increasingly complex supply networks, meet escalating consumer expectations, and respond faster than ever. Our solutions let you manage a real-time supply chain by utilizing technologies like RFID, the Internet of Things, and powerful analytics. They cover everything from demand planning to inventory management.
- Demand Network for Demand Management
- Further Supply Chain Understanding
- Integrity of the Supply Chain
- Response to Logistics Network Production Planning and Scheduling Supply Management and Network Response
- Operations, Sales, and Inventory Organizing
- Management of Transportation
- Storage Operations
9. EHS – (Environment, Health, and Safety)
You can manage complicated, quickly evolving environmental, health, and safety requirements and their effects throughout your company with the aid of SAP ERP EHS Management.
These SAP application components offer extensive functionality to assist your company in handling business procedures pertaining to industrial hygiene and safety, hazardous goods transportation, product safety, and occupational health.
- Safety of Products
- Management of Hazardous Substances
- Handling Hazardous Materials
- Management of Wastes
- Safety and Industrial Hygiene
- Workplace Safety
- EH&S Reporting and Analytics
SAP ERP Technical Modules Full Details - Concepts of SAP ABAP & BASIS Module
1. ABAP- (Advance Business Application & Programming)
ABAP Module: The Advanced Business Application Programming language is referred to as ABAP. It operates on the SAP ERP ABAP Runtime environment and is an interpreted programming language. In the SAP Runtime environment, ABAP is the primary language used to develop solid-state business application solutions. Over time, it has changed to incorporate language extensions that are object-oriented as well.
Included in the SAP Software repository are SAP Development objects. The following categories of development objects are present in this repository:
- Data Dictionary Items Reports Programming Ideas
- Form Designing Modular Programming Data Migration Improvements
- Basic Object-Oriented Programming Dialog Programming
- Overview of Cross-Applications
2. BASIS- (Business Application System Integrated Solution)
SAP ERP BASIS Module: This module addresses Security Technology and ERP Foundation. ERP BASIS, which stands for "Basis Administrator" or "ERP System Administrator," shall perform system management duties like-
- In charge of the database transferring configuration and development objects between SAP systems
- keeping an eye on system performance to make sure the SAP production environment's system stability is uninterrupted
- System security and server software installation and upgrades
- Application security within the SAP Runtime Environment and system access external to the SAP Runtime Environment are both referred to as BASIS Security.
- Roles that confer authorizations on users secure the user accounts that users have specified within the SAP Runtime environment.
- Transaction access is managed by SAP Authorizations. A user might be able to create sales orders, for instance, but only for the customers, sales offices, and sales areas that are exclusive to them.
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