Universitat Hamburg FB Informatik Vogt-Kalln-Str. 30 22527 Hamburg SAP R/3 An Overview of its Concepts and Languages Studicnarbeit vorgelegt von Stephan Ziemer Ebelingstratie 1 21073 Hamburg Yaiemerinformatik.uni-hamburg.de Hotrener Prof. Dr. F. Matthes TU Hamburg-Harbure fmatthes@tu-harburg.de 5° of August, 1997Contents Mativation and Goals 1 Concepts and Languages of R/3 LLL Background and Scope of R/3 12. Integrated Analysis, Design and Implementation 1.3 Coexistence of multiple R/3 Clients 14. Application and System Bvolution 1.5 Running Example: FM Areas and Hunds Centers 2 Concepts at the Analysis Level 21 Data Modeling: Entities and Relationships 2.2. Functional Modeling: R/3 Modules 2.3 Process Modeling: R/3 Reference Model and EPCs 3 Concepts at the Design Level 3.1 Data Modeling: Some Data Ditetionary Objects. B.A.T Domains and Data Elements 3.1.2 ‘Tables and Structures B13 Views 3.2 Process Modeling: Worktlows 4 Concepts at the Implementation Level 4.1 Implementation-Oriented Data Dictionary Obiects, 4.1 Data Types and Type Groups 4.1.2 Lock Obiects 413 Matcheodes 4.2 Programming in the Large: Development Class Objects 4.2.1 SAP ‘Transactions 42.2 Reports 4.2.3 Function Modules 424 Messages 4.2.5 Area Menus 4.2.6 Other Development Class Objects 4.3 Programming in the Small: Program Objects 43.1 GULStams 4.3.2. ‘The Model for interactive Programs 43.3 An Example of a SAP R/3 DynPro 4.34 Components and Attributes of DynPros 43.5 Characteristics of ABAP/4 26tomizing and System Evolution 1 Customizing: The Procedure Model 2 Customizing: The Implementation Guide 3. ‘Technical Realizing 4 Common Problems 5.5. System Bvolution 6 Architectural Aspects of R/3 6.1 Distribnted Architecture 6.2 Provess Architecture: 6.3 Gateways to other Systems B A Meta-Model for R/3 © Source Code of FM22, DynPro 100 Bibliography 35 33 30 37 a7 38 39 3 3 a an 46 48 53