100 Key

Terminologies in SAP.
 [1] ABAP (Advanced Business [3] Activate: SAP Activate is a
Application Programming): ABAP [2] ALV (ABAP List Viewer): ALV is methodology used in S/4 HANA
is a programming language a set of ABAP functions that and is a unique combination of
developed by SAP used for enable users to display ABAP lists SAP Best Practices, Methodology,
developing custom reports, in a more user-friendly format, and SAP Guided Configuration
interfaces, and enhancements such as grids or spreadsheets. delivered with a reference
within the SAP environment. solution.

[4] ADM (Advanced Data [6] APO (Advanced Planning and

[5] AIF (Application Interface
Migration): ADM refers to Optimization): APO is a
Framework): AIF is a tool in SAP
advanced techniques and tools component of SAP's supply chain
Understanding SAP used in SAP for migrating data
from legacy systems to SAP
used for managing and
monitoring the integration of
interfaces between different
management solutions that helps
in planning, scheduling, and

Terminologies – systems in a structured and

efficient manner.
systems or applications.
optimizing supply chain
processes.

From ABAP to [7] BAdI (Business Add-In): BAdIs [8] Basis: Basis is the technical [9] Batch Input: Batch Input is a
are enhancements to the layer of SAP systems responsible technique used to automate the
Ariba. standard version of SAP systems.
They allow custom
for system administration,
configuration, and maintenance.
input of data into SAP systems in
bulk. It involves recording manual
enhancements to be made It involves activities like transactions as batch input
without modifying the original installation, configuration, and sessions that can be run
source code. managing SAP applications. automatically.

[10] Ariba: SAP Ariba provides

greater visibility into supplier
performance and spending, while
helping companies identify
opportunities for process
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Business Warehouse to Cloud Platform.
[11] Business Warehouse (BW): SAP BW [12] BEx (Business Explorer): BEx is a [13] BPCA (Business Process Change
[14] Business ByDesign: SAP Business
is a data warehousing solution that suite of tools used for reporting and Analyzer): BPCA is a tool used in SAP
ByDesign is a full-featured cloud ERP
enables organizations to consolidate analysis in SAP Business Warehouse Solution Manager for assessing the
software solution that allows customers
and analyze data from different sources (BW). It includes tools like BEx Query impact of changes on business
to enjoy the power of large-scale
within the SAP ecosystem and external Designer, Analyzer, and Web processes before implementing them. It
business applications without the need
systems for reporting and decision- Application Designer for creating and helps in analyzing the potential risks
for IT infrastructure.
making. analyzing reports. associated with changes.

[15] Business One: A single, affordable

[17] CO - Controlling: A module in SAP [18] Cloud Integration - SAP Cloud
ERP solution to manage your entire [16] C4C - Cloud for Customer: A cloud-
ERP that handles managerial accounting Integration (SCI): A platform that
small business – from accounting and based CRM solution offered by SAP to
functions such as cost center facilitates the integration of various
financials, purchasing, inventory, sales manage sales, customer service, and
accounting, internal orders, profitability systems and applications, both SAP and
and customer relationships to reporting marketing activities.
analysis, etc. non-SAP, in the cloud.
and analytics.

[20] Cloud Platform - SAP Cloud

[19] CCC: The Cloud Control Center is an
Platform (SCP): An open platform-as-a-
SAP HTML5 Web Application that
service provided by SAP for developing,
enables Cloud Operators to manage
integrating, and extending SAP and
SAP Business One Cloud Landscape.
third-party applications in the cloud.

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 Understanding SAP Terminologies - From SAP CAR to EWM
[22] Central Finance - A deployment
[21] CAR: SAP Customer Activity
option for S/4HANA that allows [23] DMS - Document
Repository (SAP CAR) is a foundation that
businesses to integrate and Management System: This is a
collects transactional data that was
harmonize financial data from module in SAP that manages
previously spread over multiple
different systems into a central and controls documents
independent applications in diverse
system without disrupting existing within an organization.
formats.
landscapes.

[26] DART - Data Retention [27] DDIC - Data Dictionary: It

[25] Commerce Cloud: A
Tool: A tool used in SAP is a centralized repository
[24] Concur: SAP Concur is a travel trusted e-commerce platform
environments to manage and within SAP where all the
and expense management solution, that can help you innovate at
control data retention policies development objects, such as
simplifying expense reporting and scale and tap enterprise-wide
and rules, ensuring tables, data elements,
invoice management. data to boost profits and
compliance with legal and domains, and structures, are
customer satisfaction.
organizational requirements. defined and stored.

[28] DIMP - Demand and [29] ECC (ERP Central [30] EWM (Extended
Inventory Planning: It's a Component): This refers to the Warehouse Management): It's
module in SAP Supply Chain on-premises core component an SAP software solution that
Management (SCM) that helps of SAP's ERP business suite optimizes warehouse and
in forecasting demand, and that consists of different distribution center
SCM processes. modules . management.

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 Understanding SAP Terminologies – From EHS to Fiori.
[32] EDI (Electronic Data Interchange): [33] EPM (Enterprise Performance
[31] EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety):
EDI in SAP facilitates the electronic Management): SAP EPM encompasses various
SAP EHS is a module that manages safety,
exchange of business documents like tools and processes that help businesses
industrial hygiene, and environmental
purchase orders, invoices, etc., manage performance and achieve strategic
compliance in an organization.
between different systems. objectives.

[34] ESS (Employee Self-Service): It [35] ECM (Enterprise Content [36] Enterprise Portal: SAP Enterprise
refers to self-service functionalities Management): SAP ECM deals with Portal is a platform that provides a
provided to employees, allowing the management of unstructured single point of access to applications,
them to access and manage their own content, documents, and records information, and services within an
HR-related data and tasks. within an enterprise. organization.

[37] FICO (Financial Accounting and Controlling): [38] FI (Financial Accounting): Part of [39]FICA (Contract Accounts Receivable and
FICO is an acronym for Financial Accounting (FI) SAP ERP, it handles financial Payable): This SAP module manages receivables
and Controlling (CO), two core modules in SAP transactions, general ledger, accounts and payables associated with utilities,
that manage financial transactions, reporting, payable, accounts receivable, asset telecommunications, and other industries with
and controlling activities within an organization. accounting, and financial reporting. large customer bases and complex billing.

[40] Fiori: SAP Fiori is a design language and a

collection of apps that offer a user-friendly, intuitive
interface for various SAP applications, designed to
enhance user experience and productivity across
different devices.

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 Understanding SAP Terminologies – From FSCM to
IDoc.
[41] FSCM (Financial Supply Chain
[43] GRC (Governance, Risk, and
Management): FSCM refers to a set of [42] Field Symbol: In ABAP (Advanced [44] Global Trade Services (GTS): It's
Compliance): GRC in SAP refers to a
applications within SAP ERP that Business Application Programming), a an SAP module that manages and
set of tools and strategies used to
manage financial processes, including field symbol is a placeholder for data supports various aspects of
manage an organization's operations
credit management, cash and liquidity objects or values at runtime, enabling international trade, including
in accordance with regulations,
management, collections dynamic referencing and compliance, customs regulations, and
manage risks, and ensure compliance
management, and dispute manipulation of data. trade processes.
with policies and laws.
management.

[47] HCM (Human Capital [48] HANA Cloud Platform (HCP): The
[46] HANA: SAP HANA is an in-
Management): SAP HCM is a module HANA Cloud Platform, now known as
[45] SAP GROW: A complete offering memory, column-oriented, relational
within SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource SAP Cloud Platform, is an in-memory
of solutions, adoption acceleration database management system
Planning) that focuses on managing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that
services, community, and learning so developed and marketed by SAP. It is
human resources-related processes, enables customers and developers to
any size company can successfully designed to handle high volumes of
such as payroll, personnel build, extend, and run applications in
adopt cloud ERP. transactional data and complex
administration, recruitment, training, the cloud using SAP HANA and other
queries with high performance.
and performance management. technologies.

[49] HADR (High Availability and

Disaster Recovery): HADR refers to [50] IDoc (Intermediate Document):
the strategies, technologies, and An IDoc is a standard data structure
procedures used to ensure that SAP used in SAP systems to facilitate the
systems remain highly available and exchange of data between SAP
recover quickly in case of a disaster or systems and external systems.
system failure.

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 [51] IDES (Internet Demonstration
and Evaluation System): IDES is a [53] KABP - Capacity Requirements
[52] KEDR - Key Element of Data for
sample SAP system that is pre- Planning: This is a function within
Reporting: These are data elements
configured for demonstration and SAP Production Planning that helps in
that are crucial for reporting
training purposes. planning and managing production
purposes within SAP systems.
capacities.

[54] iFlow (Integration Flow): In SAP [55] KPIC - Key Process Input [56] LSMW (Legacy System Migration
Integration Suite, an iFlow represents Characteristic: Within SAP Quality Workbench): LSMW is a tool used to
a graphical flow definition that Management, these are essential transfer data from legacy systems to
defines the integration process characteristics of a product or SAP systems. It assists in the
Understanding SAP between different applications or
systems.
process that need to be controlled or
monitored.
migration of data in a structured and
automated way.

Terminologies –
From IDES to LSMW. [57] IS (Industry Solutions): SAP
[58] KMAT - Configurable Material: In
Industry Solutions are specialized
SAP Material Master, it refers to a
software solutions tailored to meet
material that can be configured using
the specific needs of industries, such
a variant configuration.
as utilities, banking, healthcare, etc.

[59] JVA (Joint Venture Accounting): [60] JITF (Joint Industry Trade
JVA in SAP is a module used to Federation): A standard format used
manage and account for joint in SAP for electronic data
venture agreements between interchange (EDI) between different
different companies, typically in the companies, facilitating the exchange
oil and gas industry or other sectors of business documents such as
involving collaborative projects. purchase orders and invoices.

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 Understanding SAP Concepts – From Leonardo FSCM
to IDoc.
[61] Leonardo: SAP Leonardo is a new [62] Litmos: SAP Litmos is an excellent [63] MM (Material Management): SAP
[64] MDG (Master Data Governance):
digital innovation system from SAP. It learning tool that can be implemented MM is a module that deals with material
MDG is a module used to maintain
delivers software and microservices that either as a stand-alone solution or as procurement, inventory management,
consistent and accurate master data
enable customers to leverage future- part of an HR system. The solution is and logistics. It includes functions like
across an enterprise. It helps in creating,
facing technologies like the Internet of easy to both implement and use, which purchasing, inventory management,
maintaining, and distributing master
Things, machine learning, blockchain, quickly leads to a high level of valuation, invoice verification, and
data.
analytics, and Big Data. engagement in the organization. more.

[66] NetWeaver (SAP NW): NetWeaver

is an integrated technology platform
[65] ME (Manufacturing Execution): SAP
that serves as the foundation for SAP [67] SAP PM (Plant Maintenance): SAP [68] SAP PP (Production Planning): This
ME is a software platform that manages
applications and solutions. It enables PM is a module that deals with module is responsible for planning and
manufacturing operations, production
the integration of various SAP systems maintenance activities like inspections, managing manufacturing processes
processes, and data collection on the
and other software, allowing businesses preventive maintenance, and repairs. within a company.
shop floor.
to compose, run, and manage
applications across diverse systems.

[69] SAP PI (Process Integration):

[70] SAP PS (Project System): SAP PS is
Formerly known as SAP XI (Exchange
used for managing and overseeing
Infrastructure), SAP PI facilitates the
projects, including planning, scheduling,
integration of systems that use diverse
and resource management.
technologies and applications.

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 Understanding SAP Terminologies – From PLM
to Business Suite.
[71] SAP PLM (Product Lifecycle [74] SuccessFactors: SAP
[73] QM - Quality Management:
Management): It's a system for [72] SAP Portals: SAP Portals SuccessFactors Human
QM is a module in SAP that
managing all aspects of a allow users to access SAP Experience Management Suite
focuses on quality control and
product, from its applications and data through a puts employee experience and
quality assurance aspects within
conceptualization to its web-based interface. engagement at the heart of your
various business processes.
retirement from the market. organization.

[77] Fiori: Fiori is a collection of [78] SAP Cloud Platform: SAP

[76] BW (Business Warehouse):
apps with a user-friendly Cloud Platform is an enterprise-
[75] SAP S/4HANA: It's the next- SAP BW is a data warehousing
interface that provides a simple level platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
generation ERP suite built on the and reporting tool used to collect
and easy-to-use experience for that allows users to create and
SAP HANA in-memory database. and analyze data from different
SAP software across different deploy applications and services
sources within an organization.
devices. on the cloud.

[79] SAP Solution Manager: It's a [80] SAP Business Suite: It refers
platform used to manage SAP to the integrated bundle of SAP's
and non-SAP systems throughout enterprise applications, including
the application lifecycle, helping ERP, CRM, SRM, and other
in implementation, operations, modules, designed to work
and continuous improvement. together seamlessly.

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 [82] SAP TCode (Transaction
[81] SAP Transport Management [83] SAP Tables: In SAP, Tables
Code): A TCode is a shortcut key
System (TMS): TMS is a tool are structures that store data
Understanding SAP within SAP that manages the
transportation of development
objects from one SAP system to
that allows direct access to
certain functions or programs
within SAP ERP systems. Each
within the database. Each table
contains rows and columns with
specific fields to hold different
Terminologies – another.
TCode represents a specific task
or transaction.
types of information.

From TMS to U15. [84] Test Data Migration Server [85] Training and Event
[86] Tax and Revenue
Management (TRM): TRM is a
(TDMS): TDMS is a tool used to Management (TEM): TEM is an
module that helps organizations
create reduced-volume copies of SAP module that manages
manage tax and revenue-related
productive SAP systems for training, events, and other
processes efficiently, often used
testing purposes while keeping learning activities within an
in industries where taxation plays
sensitive data secure. organization.
a crucial role.

[88] Treasury and Risk [89] Service Cloud: The SAP

[87] Transportation Management Management (TRM): TRM is a Service Cloud solution
(TM): TM is an SAP module that module that assists organizations revolutionizes customer service
manages and optimizes in managing treasury operations, management by creating
transportation and logistics including cash management, risk meaningful connections
operations for businesses. analysis, and financial throughout the customer
instruments. journey.

[90] UI5 (SAPUI5): It's a

framework used for building user
interfaces for SAP applications.
SAPUI5 allows developers to
create web applications with a
consistent look and feel across
different devices.

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 [91] UME (User Management [92] UWL (Universal Worklist): It's a
Engine): A component in SAP feature in SAP environments that [93] R/2 (SAP R/2): An earlier version
NetWeaver used for managing user- provides a unified view of work items of SAP's ERP (Enterprise Resource
related information, such as user and tasks from various applications, Planning) system, which was later
Understanding SAP authentication, authorization, and
user lifecycle management.
allowing users to manage their tasks
from a single interface.
succeeded by R/3.

Terminologies –
From UME to [94] R/3 (SAP R/3): The predecessor
of the current SAP ECC (ERP Central
[95] RFC (Remote Function Call): A
[96] Return Material Authorization
mechanism in SAP systems that
WMS. Component) and SAP S/4HANA
systems. It was a client-server-based
ERP software suite released in the
allows communication between
different systems or between SAP
(RMA): The process in SAP for
managing returns of defective or
unwanted goods from customers.
and non-SAP systems.
1990s.

[98] VMS (Variant Configuration

[99] VIM (Vendor Invoice
Management System): VMS is a
[97] RISE with SAP: A complete Management): VIM is an SAP module
module within SAP that allows
offering of cloud solutions, designed to streamline and automate
companies to configure highly variant
infrastructure, and services that the accounts payable process for
products efficiently. It enables the
helps migrate your SAP ERP and handling vendor invoices. It helps in
creation of complex products by
empower you to thrive in the cloud. the efficient management of vendor
managing various configurations
invoices, from receipt to payment.
based on customer specifications.

[100] WMS (Warehouse

Management System): A software
application that supports the day-to-
day operations in a warehouse,
including inventory management,
picking, packing, and shipping.

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