SAP MODULES OVERVIEW

1) SAP Functional Modules SAP Modules list is classified into 3 types, plus a list of SAP
Industries specific module
2) SAP Technical Modules
3) SAP New Dimensional Modules also known as SAP New Modules.
The functionality mentioned below are all part of SAP, this list is a continuous WIP (Work
In Progress list).
SAP is always working in new environments, industry solutions and more.
If you see that some solution or module is missing, just leave your comments (modules
name specifying the area, the code and the description) below so I can update the list.

Below mentioned is SAP Functional Modules list which is part of SAP modules
list:
1. SAP FI module: FI stands for Financial Accounting.
2. SAP CO module: CO stands for Controlling.
3. SAP CRM module: CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management.
4. SAP CS module: CS stands for Customer Service.
5. SAP EC module: EC stands for Enterprise Controlling.
6. SAP EHS module: EHS stands for Environment, Health & Safety.
7. SAP FM module: FM stands for Fleet Management.
8. SAP FSCM module: FSCM stands for Financial Supply Chain Management.
9. SAP HR module: HR stands for Human Resources.
10. SAP IM module: IM stands for Investment Management.
11. SAP MM module: MM stands for Materials Management .
12. SAP PLM module: PLM stands for Product Life Cycle Management.

13. SAP PM module: PM stands for Plant Maintenance.

14. SAP PP module: PP stands for Production Planning.
15. SAP Product Costing: Product Costing deals with Plan Costing + Actual Costing of
Finish products.
16. SAP PS module: PS stands for Project Systems.
17. SAP QM module: QM stands for Quality Management.
18. SAP RE module: RE stands for Real Estate.
19. SAP SD module: SD stands for Sales and Distribution.
20. SAP SM module: SM stands for Service Management.
21. SAP TR module: TR stands for Treasury.
22. SAP WM module: WM stands for Warehouse Management.
23. SAP LO module: LO stands for Logistics General.

Below mentioned is SAP Technical Modules list which is part of SAP modules list:
1. SAP ABAP module: ABAP stands for Advanced Business Application Programming.
2. SAP Basis module: Basis also known as Basis Admin is typically the administration of
SAP.
3. SAP BI module: BI stands for Business Intelligence.
4. SAP BPC module: BPC stands for Business Planning and Consolidation.
5. SAP BODI module: BODI stands for Business Objects Data Integrator.
6. SAP EP module: EP stands for Enterprise Portal.
7. SAP GRC module: GRC stands for Group Risk Compliance.
8. SAP MDM module: MDM stands for Master Data Management.
9. SAP Netweaver module: Netweaver provides technical foundation for SAP applications.
10. SAP Security module: Security ensures security of enterprise operations.

11. SAP Solution Manager module: Solution Manager facilitates technical support for
distributed systems.
12. SAP XI module: SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) enables you to implement crosssystem processes on services.
13. SAP PI module: SAP Process Integration (SAP PI) is enterprise application integration
(EAI) software.

Below mentioned is SAP New Dimensional modules a.k.a. SAP New

Modules list which is part of SAP modules list:
1. SAP APO module: APO stands for Advanced Planner Optimizer.
2. SAP EWM module: EWM stands for Extended Warehouse Management.
3. SAP SCM module: SCM stands for Supply Chain Management.
4. SAP SEM module: SEM stands for STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.

SAP IS module a.k.a.SAP Industries specific module:

1. SAP IS Aerospace & Defense for Air and military industries.
2. SAP IS Automotive for Automobile manufacturing industries.
3. SAP IS Banking for Financial Industries, Banking, and Market Risk Management.
4. SAP IS Chemicals for Chemical industries.
5. SAP IS Consumer Products for Consumer product industries.
6. SAP IS Defense & Security for defense and security industries.
7. SAP IS Engineering, Construction, and Operations for Construction and
engineering companies.

8. SAP IS Healthcare for hospitals and healthcare institutions.

9. SAP IS Higher Education & Research for Campus management.
10. SAP IS High Tech for high tech industries.
11. SAP IS Industrial Machinery and Components for heavy machinery
manufacturing companies.
12. SAP IS Insurance for Insurance companies and Currency Markets.
13. SAP IS Life Sciences for life sciences industry.
14. SAP IS Media for Communication and Publishing industries.
15. SAP IS Mill Products for mill product industries.
16. SAP IS Mining for mining industries.
17. SAP IS Oil & Gas for Oil and Gas Industries.
18. SAP IS Professional Services for professional services industry.
19. SAP IS Pharma for Pharmaceutical industries.
20. SAP IS Public Sector for Public Sector and Administration.
21. SAP IS Retail for Supermarkets and Retail industry.
22. SAP IS Telecommunications for Telecommunication operators.
23. SAP IS Transportation & Logistics for transportation and logistics industry.
24. SAP IS Utilities for Utility industries.
25. SAP IS Wholesale Distribution for wholesale distribution industry.

Inside each SAP module you will find several Sub-modules

1. Basis
1.1. Security (BC SEC)
1.2. Application Link Enabling (ALE)
1.3. Remote Function Calls (RFC)

1.4. Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

1.5. Common Program Interface Communications (CPI-C)
1.6. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
1.7. Customizing (BC-CUS)
1.8. ABAP Programming and Runtime Environment (BC ABA)
1.9. Client Server Technology (BC CST)
1.10. Network Integration (BC NET)
1.11. Basis Services/ Communication Interfaces (BC SRV)
1.12. Computing Center Management System (BC CCM)
1.13. Upgrade General (BC UPG)
1.14. Change and Transport System (BC CTS)
1.15. Operating System Platform (BC OP)
1.16. Database Interface, database platforms (BC DB)
1.17. Front End Services (BC FES)
1.18. ABAP Workbench (BC DWB)
1.19. Documentation and Translation Tools (BC DOC)
1.20. Controls and Control Framework (BC CI)
1.21. Business Management (BC BMT)
1.22. Middleware (BC MID)
1.23. Computer Aided Test Tool (BC CAT)
1.24. Ready to Run R/3 (BC BRR)
1.25. Authorization System Monitoring with CCMS Workload Alert Monitor

2. ABAP/4 Programming
2.1 ABAP Workbench
2.2 Menu Painter
2.3 Screen Painter
2.4 Data Dictionary
2.5 SAP Script
2.6 Business Workflow (BC WF)
2.7 ALE
2.8 EDI
2.9 Business Connector
2.10 Business Server Pages
2.11 Internet Application Server
2.12 Mercator Report Painter
2.13 ALV reporting
2.14 Report writer

2.15 Dialog Programming

2.16 Repository Information System
2.17 ABAP 00
2.18 IDOCS
2.19 LSMW
2.20 Smart forms
2.21 EBP
2.22 ASAP methodology

3. SAP FI (Financial Accounting)

3.1. General Ledger Accounting (FI GL)
3.2. Special Ledger (FI SL)
3.3. Extended Ledger
3.4. Accounts Payable (FI- AP)
3.5. Accounts Receivable (FI AR)
3.6. Asset Accounting (FI AA)
3.7. Bank Accounting
3.8. Funds Management (FI FM)
3.9. Travel Management (FI-TM)
3.10. Consolidation

4. SAP CO (Controlling)
4.1. Cost Centre Accounting (CO CCA)
4.2. Overhead Cost Controlling (CO OM)
4.3. Activity Based Coding (CO ABC)
4.4. Product Cost Controlling (CO PC)
4.5. Profitability Analysis (CO PA)
4.6. Material Ledger (CO ML)

5. SAP EC (Enterprise Controlling)

5.1. Consolidation (EC CS)
5.2. Executive Information System (EC-EIS)

5.3. Profit Center Accounting (EC PCA)

5.4. Business Planning and Budgeting

6. SAP TR (Treasury)
6.1. Cash Management (TR CM)
6.2. Loans Management (TR LM)
6.3. Market Risk Management (TR MRM)
6.4. Treasury Management (TR TM)
6.5. Funds Management (TR FM)
6.6. Information System

7. SAP IM (Investment Management)

7.1. Investment Programs
7.2. Investment Measures (orders/products)
7.3. Corporation Wide Budgeting
7.4. Appropriation Requests
7.5. Automatic Settlement of Fixed Assets
7.6. Depreciation Forecast
7.7. Information System

8. SAP HR (Human Resource)

8.1. Recruitment
8.2. Personnel Administration
8.3. Benefits Administration
8.4. Compensation Management
8.5. Personnel Development
8.6. Organizational Management
8.7. Travel Management
8.8. Training and Events Management
8.9. Personnel Planning
8.10. Time Management
8.11. Incentive
8.12. Wages
8.13. Workflow

8.14. Payroll
8.15. Internet Scenarios
8.16. Information System

9. SAP SD (Sales and Distribution)

9.1. Master Data
9.2. Sales
9.3. Sales Support
9.4. Sales Information System
9.5. Billing
9.6. Special Business Transactions
9.7. Shipping
9.8. Transportation
9.9. Credit Control
9.10. QM in SD
9.11. Internet
9.12. Foreign Trade
9.13. Electronic Data Interchange

10. SAP Logistics Information System

10.1. Purchasing Information System
10.2. Sales Information System
10.3. Inventory Controlling
10.4. Retail Information System
10.5. Production Planning and Control Information System
10.6. Plant Maintenance Information System
10.7. Project Information System

11. SAP MM (Materials Management)

11.1. Purchasing
11.2. Invoice Verification
11.3. Logistics (General)
11.4. Logistics Information System
11.5. Inventory Management
11.6. Inventory / Valuations
11.7. Materials Planning

11.8. Workflow
11.9. External Services Management
11.10. QM in MM
11.11. Warehouse Management

12. SAP PM (Plant Maintenance)

12.1. Preventative Maintenance
12.2. Maintenance Order Management
12.3. Maintenance Projects
12.4. Service Management
12.5. Maintenance Planning
12.6. Equipment and Technical Objects
12.7. Structuring Technical Systems
12.8. PM Processing
12.9. Work Clearance Management
12.10. Internet Scenarios
12.11. Customizing
12.12. Information Systems

13. SAP PP (Production Planning)

13.1. Make to Order (CR)
13.2. Make to Order (PIR)
13.3. Repetitive Manufacturing
13.4. PP for Process Industries (PP PI)
13.5. PP Processes
13.6. Sales and Operations Planning
13.7. Capacity requirements
13.8. Master Planning
13.9. KANBAN
13.10. Production Orders
13.11. Product Cost Planning
13.12. Plant Data Collection
13.13. Assembly Orders
13.14. Information System

14. SAP QM Quality Management

14.1. Planning
14.2. Inspections
14.3. Notifications
14.4. Control
14.5. Certificates
14.6. Test Equipment Management
14.7. QM-IS

15. SAP BW (Business Warehousing)

15.1. Data Warehousing
15.2. BI Suite Business Explorer
15.3. BI Platform
15.4. ODS Structures
15.5. Development Technologies
15.6. Info Cube
15.7. Design Build

16. SAP CS (Customer Service)

16.1.
16.2.
16.3.
16.4.

Service Processing
Controlling
Service Contracts
Workflow in Customer Service

17. SAP SMB

17.1. SAP SMB

18. SAP CA (Cross Application Components)

18.1. SAP Business Workflow
18.2. Application Link Enabling (ALE)

19. SAP PS (Project Systems)

19.1. Basic Data
19.2. Operational Structures
19.3. Project Planning
19.4. Approval
19.5. Information System
19.6. Project Execution and Integration
19.7. Work Breakdown Structure

20. mySAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

20.1. Self Service Procurement
20.2. Service Procurement
20.3. Plan Driven Procurement
20.4. Spend Analysis
20.5. Strategic Sourcing
20.6. Catalogue Content Management

21. mySAP SEM

21.1. Business Consolidation (SEM-BCS)
21.2. Business Information Collection (SEM-BIC)
21.3. Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS)
21.4. Corporate Performance Monitor (SEM-CPM)
21.5. Stakeholder Relationship Management (SEM-SRM)

22. mySAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

22.1. CRM Enterprise
22.2. Field Applications
22.3. Interaction Center
22.4. E-Commerce
22.5. Channel Management
22.6. Industry Specific CRM

23. mySAP Product Life Cycle Management

23.1. Document Management
23.2. Engineering Change Management
23.3. Enterprise Content Management
23.4. Classification
23.5. Basic Data for Process Manufacturing

24. SAP SCM (SAP Supply Chain Management)

24.1. SCM Process and Business Scenarios
24.2. SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
24.3. SAP Advance Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)
24.4. SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP OCH)
24.5. SAP Event Management (SAP EM)
24.6. SCM Basis

25. SAP Netweaver

25.1. SAP Master data Management
25.2. Information Integration
25.3. Portal Content
25.4. Process Integration
25.5. Knowledge Management
25.6. Life Cycle Management
25.7. SAP Business Intelligence
25.8. SAP Visual Composer
25.9. People Integration
25.10. Application Platform
25.11. SAP Web Application Server
25.12. SAP Business Information Warehouse
25.13. SAP Solution Manager
25.14. SAP Enterprise Portal
25.15. SAP Mobile Engine
25.16. Security

26. SAP IS (Industry Solutions) / SAP for Industries

SAP has the following industries specific solutions:

26.1. Aerospace & Defense

26.2. Consumer Products
26.3. Defense & Security
26.4. Retail
26.5. Insurance
26.6. Mill Products
26.7. Higher Education & Research
26.8. Industrial Machinery & Components
26.9. Logistics Service Providers
26.10. Automotive
26.11. Chemicals
26.12. Pharmaceuticals
26.13. Banking
26.14. Telecoms
26.15. Life Sciences
26.16. Mining
26.17. Public Sector
26.18. Service Provider
26.19. Media
26.20. Healthcare
26.21. Oil & Gas
26.22. Utilities
26.23. Postal Services.