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A business flow that is triggered by the passage of time, such as month-end closing, standard cost revaluation, or check run.

Tasks lock all cross-client objects (originals) for your user.

The lowest level of the ASAP Roadmap.

Describes the required systems and clients, and their purpose, as well as the transport paths for the implementation and maintenance process.

Model (element) in the SAP Reference Structure, which can be navigated to from another model (element).

In the SAP Review Program, a review that entails an analysis of the technical implementation components and operational procedures such as security, backup, performance management, printing and deskto [..]

A form in the Development List you use to gather the technical requirements for enhancements, interfaces, reports, data transfer and so on, in accordance with the conditions specified in the functiona [..]

An environment used for prototyping and testing of system settings and processes.

A delivery system review on various platforms before delivery.

A standard methodology for implementing and continually optimizing SAP software efficiently.

In ASAP, a collection of descriptive texts, how-to documents, templates and examples, on all subjects relating to the implementation of the R/3 System.

A group of tasks in ASAP Roadmap.

An attribute that determines how a question should be answered.

An element of the SAP system.

A person who assists in an implementation.

A set of documents containing information on the SAP System design project decisions, issue resolution, or configuration changes required later.

A connection between the customer's requirements identified in the project scope and the Customizing settings in the SAP system.

ASAP methodology focusing on system upgrades.

A characteristic of an element in the authoring environment or in the SAP reference structure.

R/3 transactions in which the contents of the Question & Answer database, the ASAP Roadmap, and the Solution Maps are created and edited.

Transaction in which you can write hypertext manual.

A level of configuration that has been formally reviewed and agreed upon.

The development platform that serves as the basis for further configuration and business process development.

A document that defines the business processes and requirements that are configured and played back during the Baseline confirmation session.

Family of products comprising method, documentation and preconfiguration, to help SAP customers to evaluate, implement and enhance their industry-specific and cross-industry mySAP.com solutions, and r [..]

A component of the Q&A database that gathers information from the CI templates and presents the information in an organized document.

A subset of the Project Plan.

Part of a company, with homogenous product and market combinations, which can have a uniform business policy.

The second phase of the ASAP Roadmap.

The main deliverable of the Business Blueprint phase.

A transaction for converting the functions of the SAP system to an integrated package of modularized components.

A representation that summarizes perceived impacts of change at the division or business unit level.

A central business object in the real world, such as a purchase order.

A type of model contained in the R/3 Reference Model used for describing business objects, including their attributes, methods, interfaces, and their relationships.

A logicalsequence of processes and functions to perform a specified activity on an external or internal target group.

A template in Microsoft Word format that provides the initial definition for developing user procedures and training documentation.

A Microsoft Excel worksheet containing a representation of the R/3 business processes and transactions defined in the project scope during the Business Blueprint phase to perform configuration and tes [..]

A description of the flow of business processes according to a business typology.

The questions in the Question and Answer database, that are designed to enable requirements-gathering on specific business scenarios and their processes.

Description of the relationship between entities in terms of the number of possible dependent entities (relationship target type) and independent entities (start type).

A list of all applicable configuration or test cases within the application test scope.

The detailed instructions on how to set up, run, evaluate and refine the R/3 solution and configure it to the business requirements.

A person who views data intermittently, possibly on a monthly or quarterly basis.

The handling of R/3 objects whose environment changes, e.g. from a company, business Sicht or EDV perspective.

A standard for checking and controlling information and related technology.

Graphical representation of intra- and cross-company business processes.

A function enabling you to perform quality checks on the project preparation, technical infrastructure and R/3 configuration settings throughout the first two implementation phases of the R/3 project.

The activity completed during the first phase of implementation, documenting the company structure, process design, organizational changes, list of interfaces, list of enhancements, technical design, [..]

A business flow with a corresponding set of inputs, conditions and criteria.

A summary of model elements from the SAP Reference Structure.

The settings that are used in several systems such as in a Global ASAP implementation.

Roadmap used in the third phase of ValueSAP, Operations and Continuous Improvement, to continuously optimize the SAP system.

A user who has in-depth knowledge of the application and is a point of reference and assistance for all users.

A preconfigured SAP System representing a specific branch of industry (such as chemicals or pharmaceuticals) or application component (such as Human Resources).

In the SAP Reference Structure, a description of the smallest self-contained business task in the SAP System.

A graphical representation of a business process in the R/3 Reference Model.

One of two navigation paths in the R/3 Reference Model.

An element of the SAP Reference Structure located under the scenario level.

An object type in the R/3 Reference Model.

A type of model contained in the SAP Reference Structure used for describing R/3 processes and scenarios and how they are related to one another.

R/3 Reference Model object.

A description of the processes that are assigned to scenarios in the SAP Reference Structure.

Element of the SAP Reference Structure derived from one maximum process.

An attribute type for objects in ARIS Toolset showing the status of the object.

An attribute that can be assigned to software variants and functions in the authoring environment for the SAP Reference Structure.

A system containing an enterprise's actual business processes, where "live" production data is recorded.

A specific subset of the enterprise model for structuring and mapping implementation objects.

A detailed description of a task in a work package in the R/3 Procedure Model.

In ASAP, a document containing a clear definition of an enterprise's R/3 implementation goals, including objectives, scope, implementation strategy, deadlines, and responsibilities.

A record of work on an R/3 implementation project, whether in text, table or graphics format.

A presales tool that provides a baseline estimation of time, resources, and costs associated with a specific R/3 implementation.

The language in which all project documents, hierarchy structures, and notes, are available to all project members, regardless of the language in which the users are logged on.

A program that is used to manage the project implementation process.

Phase 1 of the ASAP Roadmap.

A structural division of a project, with assignment of competences and responsibilities.

A plan that includes the budget plan, the resource plan and the work plan.

A step recommended at the end of each phase of the AcceleratedSAP Roadmap

A schedule of the individual reviews during an ASAP implementation (based on the ASAP Roadmap graphic).

In ASAP, a set of activities used for participating in a specific area of an implementation project.

Scope for an SAP implementation project.

Rules and procedures defined at the outset of an ASAP project, to avoid redundancy and unnecessary work, and to maintain consistency and improve communication during the project.

A periodic report on project progress showing labor, deadlines and costs, and any divergences from the project plan.

The representation of selected, enterprise-specific processes in the SAP System.

An auditor who conducts the quality assurance program.

A quality check occurs at the end of each phase in the ASAP Roadmap.

Concrete occurrence of an object or process variant in the SAP reference structure.

A specific instance of an object variant in SAP Reference Structure.

A tool that enables you to map customer requirements to the functions available in the SAP System you are implementing.

Attribute used to define a question type.

Sorted list of at least two questions and/or other lists of questions.

An element of the SAP Reference Structure derived from one maximum object.

A tool for calculating CPU, disk and memory resource categories based on the number of users working with the different components of the SAP System in a hardware and database independent format.

SAP Reference Structure element type.

Phase 3 of the ASAP Roadmap.

SAP Reference Structure or ASAP Roadmap element, further specified by attributes.

A decision-making body which monitors project content, cost and deadline targets.

An attribute that can be assigned to software modules, variants and functions in the SAP Reference Structure and to individual objects in a Solution Map.

A subset of the project plan.

The setting up of the standard SAP System to meet the requirements of a real business situation.

A graphical representation of an R/3 system business relationship.

A person who uses the application daily for entering data, executing a limited series of transactions, typically within a specific application.

A tool used in the third phase of ValueSAP (Operations & Continuous Improvement) for process-oriented analysis and continual optimization of SAP production systems.

A validation process of defined duration.

In ASAP Change Management, the strategy assessing organizational risks for your company by location, timing, extent of impact, and key site sponsor.

In the SAP Review Program, a document presenting each finding of the Review Team in a matrix, in which one axis is "Influence on the project"and the other axis is "Grade of difficulty.& [..]

In ASAP Change Management, a summary of organizational risks and associated implications.

A methodological framework for implementing, upgrading or continually improving your SAP software.

The Rollout Roadmap, which represents a modified local or standard ASAP Roadmap, has the goal of setting up a regional or local productive system.

A process-oriented (rather than task-oriented) approach to implementation.

In the development system, a client other than the official Customizing client, used for testing the applications and Customizing functions.

An SAP product that consists of an industry-specific ASAP version and a preconfigured system, covering up to 80% of an industry's requirements.

An analytical tool that provides a technological concept for the solution provided by an SAP Solution Map.

The R/3 components that enable you to perform your initial implementation and to support continuous engineering.

A concept that provides a comprehensive approach for implementing software provided by SAP and its partners in 19 industries.

a Hierarchical structure containing all elements relevant to the implementation process.

A program used to evaluate the setup and progress of an SAP implementation project.

Analytical tool that provides an overview of the range of services provided by SAP and its partners.

An analytical tool used to analyze strategies and processes for specific industries.

A document that contains the SAP standard systems administration procedures and policies.

An element of the SAP Reference Structure.

In the SAP Reference Structure, portrayal of functions that are not adequately described by processes.

In the SAP Reference Structure, a general description of a business task that is performed in a continuous flow.

In ASAP, the scope identifies the business boundaries of the R/3 functions to be implemented - 80% of this is defined in the Baseline scope.

A new document in Release 4.5B, which replaces the Enterprise Area Scope Document.

In the SAP Review Program, a review of the application design and business process parameters to be implemented in the SAP System.

Typically, the local subsidiaries of a corporate group (Global ASAP).

A graphic display of a structure scenario in the R/3 Structure Modeler.

A set of test cases that represent the target business environment. These give an indication of how well the solution should run the business.

A set of representative input data that is used to exercise the test case and evaluate the system compliance to the defined set of criteria and expected results.

A technological and business setting that is used to control the execution, observation and evaluation of testing.

In structure modeling, the portrayal of business units such as legal entities, enterprise areas, or the locations of a company, using organizational units in the SAP System (for example, company code, [..]

An ASAP accelerator that enables you to graphically display the organizational structure of your enterprise using R/3 organizational units.

Using the R/3 Structure Modeler, you can portray structure scenarios of your enterprise, across several applications, taking account of strategic business processes, information flows, distribution sc [..]

Portrayal of an enterprise's business system.

A detailed instructions on how to set up, run and evaluate the results for a particular test case.

A questionnaire designed to facilitate requirements-gathering on a company's structure and processes to allow for an initial mapping of the company's business to a proposed SAP organizationa [..]

The systematic management of changes to an organization caused by the implementation of the SAP System.

Classification of business tasks into task areas to determine the staff and departments responsible for processing them.

An element in the logical structure of an SAP System.

A logical connection between two business scenarios and between processes.

Company-specific key areas with particular impact on the implementation process.

A document sent to the customer in advance for the review.

In the Question and Answer database, a standard document for gathering data on business processes.

A version of the SAP Reference Structure created by the customer.

The transfer of data from the quality assurance system, as well as legacy data in a customer's previous system, to the production system.

A tightly controlled group of business processes that constitute an optimal sequence and assembly that is used to configure and develop the R/3 solution.

In the Business Process Master List, a method to evolve and refine the Baseline scope rapidly into the finalized R/3 solution by using an iterative development and playback approach.

Structured description of data objects, their attributes, and relationships.

A function containing global template development in distributed systems.

A graphic display of an individual scenario or process as an event-driven process chain (EPC).

A Microsoft Excel worksheet that you can generate as a report from the Question and Answer database (Q&Adb) in Release 4.5B.

A measure to ensure that the design and implementation of custom developments or enhancements to the SAP System adhere to proven standards, such as upward compatibility.

A system in which customer developments and customizing settings are made.

A tool you access from the Question and Answer database to display the contents of the R/3 Reference Structure.

A value that represents the likelihood that a test case will experience problems.

The first phase of ValueSAP, during which a strategy is drawn up for implementing your SAP software.

An object in SAP Reference Structure in the Question and Answer database, where information can be maintained.

The primary scenario or process for an enterprise area that represents a customer's requirements.

A chain of transactions that represents a complete business flow that crosses functional areas and completes the overall cycle.

Company-developed documentation for users, to be used in training prior to going live, as well as referenced for policy and procedures.

A template that is provided for building training material for all different types of users.

An element of the SAP Reference Structure that groups different scenarios to form a business unit.

A chart showing the organizational structure of an enterprise, its organization units and how they are related.

A subset of the R/3 reference model or an industry model, that describes the R/3 functions required in a company.

A portrayal of an enterprise's hierarchy.

Entity type.

A business event which can call an R/3 system function, or be the result of a function.

A description of the sequential and logical relationships between SAP System functions that are controlled by events.

The steps required to export objects.

An iterative transformation process that expands the Baseline solution, defined during the Business Blueprint and Baseline configuration, through cycles (1 to n) until a solution is found to deliver.

The phase 4 of the AcceleratedSAP Roadmap that builds a framework for completing final testing, training users, and preparing for cutover of both the data and the system to a production environment.

The documentation of the results from a review in a written report, in the SAP Review Program.

In the SAP Reference Structure, the smallest self-contained activity in a process.

In the SAP Reference Structure, an overview of functions that are used in selected processes.

A form in the Question and Answer database you use to gather requirements for enhancements, such as, interfaces, reports, and data transfer, when you analyze processes from a technical point of view.

A description of all activities to be performed during R/3 implementation in the corporate group.

The process by which local results and system settings are rolled back or implemented in the global templates.

The process of installing a global template in a local environment as the basis of the local production system.

The determination of the implementation scope of an SAP System on a global (groupwide) and a regional or local level, as well as the distribution over global and local implementation projects.

In Global ASAP, a team that has been freed from other commitments to stay with the entire template design, development and rollout process, consisting of employees from management, user departments, a [..]

The SAP System installed at corporate headquarters that contains all global templates and shared data.

The multiple rollout projects using the same template version.

The defined criteria that are to be adhered to in the entire group and used in all SAP Systems.

A group of related objects that define the global requirements of the group for rollout to the local subsidiaries during the R/3 implementation.

A project set up to create one or many global templates.

The project team that develops the templates andsupports the rollout process on the global level.

A type of template created by maintaining an existing template such as by activating further functions.

The Phase 5 of the ASAP Roadmap.

A project IMG for the scope implemented in a group template for group rollout.

A explanation of how to perform a specific task.

A major milestone in a project plan methodology.

In ASAP, an unplanned activity, project, or business situation that affects business and project goals and delays schedules.

Tool to document and manage unresolved problems in an SAP implementation project.

A tool used to document and manage unresolved problems that arise during an implementation project.

The establishing an enterprise's own processes and functions, as defined in the conceptual design, in the SAP System by configuring Customizing objects.

The testing of the complete R/3 environment with all components involved(such as, transactions, ABAP, Basis) in certain scenarios until it performs to pre-defined values.

A graphical object used in modeling R/3 business processes.

A set of configurations consisting of frequently used US Customizing settings, such as US-oriented chart of accounts, units of measure, and forms.

Microsoft Excel worksheet that you can generate as a report from the Question and Answer database (Q&Adb) in Release 4.5B.

A set of related objects that specify the requirements of a corporation of its local SAP implementations, and implements them methodically, organizationally and systematically.

In the Business Process Master List, a logical collection of business processes that, once configured, establishes an optimal configuration sequence.

The person responsible for creating and generating the Business Blueprint for one or more business processes.

The values and conditions that are used to judge and determine that the business solution meets the stated requirements.

A library of reference documents for key, resource-intensive tasks in an SAP implementation project, particularly during requirements gathering and configuration.

A collection of information in multimedia form, containing animations, voice-overs, and screencams.

A key navigational tool in ASAP.

The grouping and organization of business, technical, and organizational tasks during the implementation of SAP Software in an enterprise.

SAP implementation strategy.

A symbol portraying logical dependency modeling business processes.

Industry-specific part of the R/3 reference model, to show vertical markets.

A model type in the R/3 Reference Model.

A group of activities designed to accomplish a major portion of an ASAP Roadmap phase.

Subset of a project plan.

Pass data object attributes on to another data object.

Method of going through an event-driven process chain (EPC) step-by-step, stopping at every function, process and linking operator, so that the end user can view the control flow and the dependencies [..]

Set of instructions, processes and procedures in Best Practices for mySAP.com, which show you how to implement mySAP.com scenarios, such as Vendor Managed Inventory, quickly.

Examination of the entire volume of a process to determine whether the predefined requirements are being fulfilled.

In ASAP, a test plan that combines the defined resources, time frames, scope and procedures for performing integration testing.

The testing of a chain of business processes that flow together and cross functional boundaries.

A strategic initiative geared toward optimizing the benefits of SAP software over the entire life cycle.

A business model that provides business content and knowledge for a given set of business processes.

A structured representation of key performance indicators (KPIs) in tree form, which shows their interdependencies.

In the SAP Reference Structure, an aggregated representation of business scenarios across enterprise areas.

The positions and departments in an enterprise that are involved directly or indirectly in the provision of goods or services.

A member of the project team who is thoroughly familiar with the tasks and procedures of a department affected by the implementation of the R/3 System.

The lowest level of testing, where the program or transaction is tested and evaluated for faults.

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