Basic SAP Glossary of Terms (With Traditional Mandarin)

SAP Glossary of Terms and Concepts
ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming)ABAP SAP R/3 . ABAP is the programming language in which the SAP R/3 application is written. Account Assignment Category . :, The account assignment category determines which account assignment data (for example, cost center, account center) are required for an item. Accounting Document . An accounting document is identified by a unique document number and fiscal year. Account Group . Classification feature that identifies how accounts are processed. Active Line Items . Line items whose net value adds into the overall net value of the sales document. Allocation , . An expense occurred and identified the expense to deliver profitability center. AM SAP , A module in SAP that is used to conduct fixed assets process procedure and then carry out the relevant expense. AP SAP , . A module in SAP that is used to centralized the payment to the vender and the payment period. AR SAP , . A module in SAP that is used to control the receiving period from the customers. Asset Class & Sub-class , . A method of grouping together characteristics to define the features of an assets. Availability Check Indicator code identifying whether or how the system checks material availability. Backward Scheduling , . The process of calculating sequential dates for a series of activities backward from the finish date of the last activity. Bill of Exchange A document which promises to pay a certain amount of money (to or by Company X) on a certain date for a specific business transaction performed. Bill-to Partner . Person or company who receives the invoice for a delivery or service. The billto partner is not necessarily the payer who settles the bill. 115431596.doc Ver 1.0 Page 1 of 4 Block Blocks can be defined in report painter to define different types of data on the same column, (i.e. balance and number of employees.) The later can be used for calculating productivity. Business Area . Code identifying the organizational unit within the company for which balance sheets and income statements are prepared. Business Process Procedures (or BPP) . An instructional document which contains step-by-step procedures for performing system transactions. This is also available online. Chart of Accounts . Organized list of all general ledger account master records that exist for one or more company codes. Client SAP R/3 . The highest level in SAP R/3 that represents a group or corporate identity and under which the SAP system runs normal business.

CO Controlling. SAP , . A module in SAP that is used to conduct financial analysis and then carry out management decisions. Company Code SAP , . The central organization unit within SAP used in financial accounting. It is the level at which accounting balances are kept independently and creates the legally required balance sheet and the profit and loss statement. Condition . Data element used to define discounts, surcharges, taxes, and output. Configuring SAP . Involves changing table settings within SAP to ensure that the clients business needs can be accommodated. Cost Center . Place in which costs are incurred. A unit within a company distinguished by area of responsibility, location, or accounting method. Defaults :, SAP . Pre-set values that SAP automatically uses unless the user enters different values. Depreciation Period 115431596.doc Ver 1.0 Page 2 of 4 . The period that calculation the depreciation expense in the AM module. Document Flow . Representation in the system of all documents related to a particular business transaction. Down Payment , . Payment for a product or service not yet supplied or performed. Down payments must be reported in the balance sheets separately from other receivables or payables. Down Payment Request . Request for a down payment to be made on a particular date. Down payment requests are stored separately in the system. Drill Down SAP , . An interactive function in SAP reporting that allows the user to obtain increasingly more specific information. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) / . Means of exchanging data between different computers and companies on the global network. It is a standardized interface for receiving and acknowledging customers orders, sending bills and paying invoices. Exchange Rate . Relationship between two currencies. This rate is used to translate an amount into another currency. FI SAP , . The financial module of the SAP system. Field SAP . A defined area of an SAP screen where you can enter or review specific information. Fields are grouped together to form records. Function Key , . A key that can have a specific action associated to it. On the keyboard function keys are usually labeled F1, F2 and so on. IMG (On-line implementation guide) SAP configure , . It contains step-by-step information about how to configure the SAP-system and is the means for documenting table changes.

Information Record . An information record is used to store customer/vendor specific s data (e.g., specific delivery data, a material and tolerances). Intercompany posting . Posting involving more than one company code. The system generates a document for each company code involved. Legacy System SAP , SAP . Systems that are replaced by SAP at the time of implementation. Line Item , , . Part of a document which includes details of a transaction, such as an amount, an account number, whether the item is a debit or credit, and other information, depending on the transaction. Master Data , . Data relating to individual objects that remains unchanged for a long period time. An example would be an employee name or number. This differs from transactional data, which could be the date an entry was made or the user ID of the person who made it. Menu Bar . Contains the current menus available such as Logistics and Environment. Menus that appear in the menu bar change depending on which application and task you are using. Menu Path , SAP . Series of pull-down menus that are used to access a SAP transaction. Partner . Type of customer (sold-to, service-to), or type of supplier (primary, remit-to, goods). Payer Person or company that pays the bill for goods or services rendered. The payer is not necessarily the bill-to partner. P&L (Profit and Loss statement) . Pop-up Window (Dialog Box) , . A window displayed on top of the active window. You must select a response from the pop-up windows before you can return to the underlying window. Posting Key , . Code identifying the type of accounting entry. Posting keys specify the account type, debit or credit posting and layout of entry screens. Posting Period 115431596.doc Ver 1.0 , , . Division of the fiscal year that is open for posting entries. Each period is closed out at the end. Quick Reference Guide . Document that contains quick information about SAP that the users can reference in their everyday interaction with the system. Reports . A snapshot of the business data at a specific point in time. Report Characteristics . The elements in information structures that are used to sort information in a report. SAP Systems, Applications, and Products. LS&Co . The company that manufactures the client/server software used at LS&Co. SAP R/3 SAP . The client/server version of the SAP application. Script SAP . Step-by-step procedures for executing a transaction in SAP. Session SAP R/3 , , ,
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. An additional SAP R/3 window you can open. When you log into the R/3 system, the system opens a window, or session, in which you begin your work. This is one session and you can open up to nine sessions. Settlement of Expenses . A financial event when expenses identified to sales order line items are matched against those items to deliver sales order profitability analysis. Tax Code SAP , . Two digit code telling SAP whether and how to calculate tax on an account. Transaction Code , Menu. A four-character code that represents a specific task. You can use a transaction code instead of menus to go to the first screen of a task. Variable Setting that allow users to enter specific characteristic values, (e.g. period, products,) for reports at execution. They add flexibility to reporting since the same report may be run for many different characteristic values. Variant , . A group of selection criteria that have been saved in the system. It is used in reporting to obtain desired information. Vendor Master Record , . Record of all information that is required to process business transactions with the vendor. Workflow , . Module that automated certain business processes according to predefined procedures and rules. As events occur that trigger a process, a workflow item is initiated.
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