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.

A company code represents an organizational unit that constitutes a legally independent company and enables a self-contained accounting system.

The Controlling Area is a central organizational unit in the SAP system used for internal accounting (Controlling, CO).

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

SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) is the stable, standardized interface for integrating SAP systems with internal and external applications.

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.

EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange, which refers to the electronic exchange of structured business data between business partners.

The term SAP GUI (SAP Graphical User Interface) refers both to the program that provides SAP users with a graphical interface and to the interface itself.

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.

The SAP material master is a central component of material management in an SAP system. The material master contains all relevant information about materials and products that a company procures, manufactures, stores or distributes.

SAP S/4HANA Asset Management is the basis of your robust asset management.

A Statement of Changes on Provisions shows the development of provisions over the course of a fiscal year - in other words, how additions, reversals, or reallocations affect the balances.

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