Implementation Methodologies for SAP Installations

In this chapter, I will begin by identifying various implementation methodologies and how each relates to SAP component or technology layer installations. I will then walk through installing common underlying or integration products, such as SAP’s Web Application Server and Internet Transaction Server, and then move into detailed mySAP.com installations. The chapter concludes by outlining the tasks and activities required to elevate a vanilla installation to a state ready for business process configuration.

SAP’s first real implementation methodology was ASAP, or Accelerated SAP, launched in 1997. The tools and methods introduced were primarily template-based, but were a big improvement over ...

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