Glossary

The term ‘SAP Clean Core’ describes a strategy in which companies keep their SAP environment as close to the standard as possible and minimise the proportion of custom code.

A client is the highest organisational unit in an SAP system. It represents a self-contained data environment.

SAP ABAP is SAP's proprietary programming language for developing customer-specific applications, enhancements and interfaces. ABAP stands for Advanced Business Application Programming.

SAP Best Practices are preconfigured solutions for implementing typical business processes. They are based on expertise gained from numerous SAP projects and are designed to make it easier for companies to implement SAP or individual SAP products.

SAP HANA is an in-memory database and software platform from SAP. Thanks to its in-memory technology, SAP HANA offers a huge performance boost compared to traditional database systems.

SAP Joule is an AI assistant from SAP that processes data from various enterprise systems to provide users with information and assistance.

SAP transactions are predefined programmes or processes that are started using transaction codes (T-codes).