Chapter 2. SAP Basics: What It’s All About

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

  • What it means to run SAP

  • SAP new project basics

  • SAP system basics

  • How to access an SAP system

Even with Hour 1 behind you, if you are new to SAP, you may still find yourself unclear as to what SAP is beyond simply a German software company or a set of integrated business applications. This hour touches on more of the basics, from describing an SAP system to investigating what it means to run and use SAP. Let’s get started.

Running SAP

How many times have you run into someone who told you, “My company runs SAP” or “We’re getting ready to bring in SAP”? Or maybe you’re like literally a million other people out there and work for a company that already runs, deploys, or in some way ...

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