SAP glossary · Lesson

Glossary

Quick answer

Definitions here are one line each; follow the concept to its full lesson for depth.

Key takeaways

ERP: enterprise resource planning, integrated business software.
S/4HANA / ECC: current vs previous ERP generation.
Client: a self-contained data tenant in a system.
Watch out: Treating one-line definitions as complete.

Core terms

ERP: enterprise resource planning, integrated business software.
S/4HANA / ECC: current vs previous ERP generation.
Client: a self-contained data tenant in a system.
Landscape: the DEV/QAS/PRD systems.
Transport: a package of changes moved between systems.
Master vs transaction data: stable reference data vs business events.

TCode: a transaction code shortcut (e.g. VA01).
Module: a functional area (FI, MM, SD, PP).
SPRO/IMG: where configuration is done.
Fiori: the modern role-based web UX.

Development and integration

ABAP: SAP’s programming language.
CDS / OData: modern data modeling / the REST protocol for Fiori.
BAPI / RFC / IDoc: classic integration mechanisms.
HANA: the in-memory database.

How to use it

Definitions here are one line each; follow the concept to its full lesson for depth. Refer back whenever a term is unfamiliar.

Common pitfalls

Treating one-line definitions as complete.
Confusing master and transaction data.
Mixing up system, client and instance.

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Check your understanding

Which statement is true of Glossary?
- A. BAPIs are SAP’s stable, released, remote-enabled interfaces to business objects, the reference set of safe…
- B. FI reporting turns the recorded financial data into the statements and analyses the business and regulators…
- C. Refer back whenever a term is unfamiliar.
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C. Refer back whenever a term is unfamiliar.
Covered in the “How to use it” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to Glossary?
- A. Using the wrong variant (create vs change vs display).
- B. Missing/late confirmations, wrong stock and costs.
- C. Landscape: the DEV/QAS/PRD systems.
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C. Landscape: the DEV/QAS/PRD systems.
Covered in the “Core terms” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Glossary?
- A. SAP architecture
- B. SAP performance tuning
- C. SAP glossary
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C. SAP glossary
This lesson sits in the SAP glossary section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term Glossary refer to in SAP?

The vocabulary of SAP, in plain language. Keep this glossary open while you work through the modules; it defines the terms that most often trip up newcomers.

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