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What SAP and ERP Are: A Plain-Language Introduction
Explains what an ERP system does, why companies run one integrated system instead of many departmental ones, and where SAP S/4HANA fits. Sets the vocabulary every later course assumes, using Contoso Motor Co. as a running example, and introduces evidence-based sign-off.
- 35 minutes
- 5 lessons + quiz
- Everyone, Business User, Key User, Process Owner
What you’ll be able to do
- Define ERP and explain the problem of departmental data silos it solves
- Name the core end-to-end processes (order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, plan-to-produce, record-to-report)
- Explain why a single posting in logistics also updates finance in real time
- Distinguish SAP ECC from SAP S/4HANA at a high level
- Describe the business tester’s role in protecting an integrated system
Sources and further reading
- Executing Basic ERP Processes with SAP S/4HANA (learning journey) · SAP Learning
- SAP S/4HANA product documentation (on-premise / Cloud Private Edition) · SAP Help Portal
- SAP Extends Its Innovation Commitment for SAP S/4HANA, Provides Clarity and Choice on SAP Business Suite 7 · SAP News Center
- New SAP S/4HANA Release and Maintenance Strategy to Deliver Greater Innovation and Flexibility · SAP News Center
- Simplification item: Business Partner approach (customer/vendor integration) · SAP Community (blog by SAP)