SAP Terms & Further Information

Three-system landscape consisting of a development, test, and production system (abbreviation)

Advanced Business Application Programming / SAP’s proprietary programming language

ABAP development model for cloud technologies

Open-source Git client for ABAP development

Adobe Document Services, also known as SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

Mobile middleware and server platform developed by Syclo, now part of SAP

Application Interface Framework (SAP application)

Application Lifecycle Management, a cloud application for implementing and managing the Intelligent Enterprise

Predictive asset management (SAP application)

Adaptation Transport Organizer, an application in a 3SL SAP S/4HANA Cloud system used to transport modifications and extensions from the DEV system through TST to the PRD system

Purchase requisition

Business Application Programming Interface. Standard SAP application interface for integrating non-SAP applications into SAP business processes.

Business-to-Business Procurement (SAP component)

Business Rule Framework plus (SAP component)

SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management, a component for managing customer subscriptions

Business Warehouse / reporting (SAP component)

SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, a framework for developing cloud applications

SAP Central Business Configuration, an application for configuring business processes in an SAP S/4HANA Cloud system

Condition Contract Management, used to map bonus payments and subsequent remuneration in Settlement Management

Change Request Management, used to track changes across parallel SAP system landscapes with different release versions; see also Retrofit

Corporate Finance Management (SAP component)

SAP Cloud ALM, a cloud-based solution for application lifecycle management

Configuration Localization Toolkit, a tool for creating country-specific configurations in an SAP S/4HANA Cloud system for countries that are not yet included in the SAP standard

Cloud Platform Integration (SAP component)

Controlling (SAP module)

Custom Business Configurations. An app for creating an SAP Fiori user interface for maintaining Customizing table data.

Code Vulnerability Analyzer (SAP component)

Data Replication Framework (EWM/ERP interface)

Enterprise Asset Management (SAP module, formerly SAP PM)

Java-based, open-source integrated development environment (IDE)

Environment, Health and Safety (SAP module)

Employee Self-Services (SAP component)

Extended Warehouse Management (SAP module)

Financial Accounting (SAP module)

Role-based user interface for SAP software; design concept for SAP applications

Framework for Fiori apps developed using RAP or CAP

Central entry point for all Fiori applications and apps

Field Service Management (SAP module)

The Git-enabled Change and Transport System allows all versions of ABAP development and Customizing objects to be stored in Git repositories.

Global Trade Services (SAP module)

Client-server-based technology for creating custom screens and transactions without programming ABAP code

Human Resources (SAP module)

Intermediate Document, an SAP document format used for data transmission. It can be used as a standard interface for non-SAP systems.

Information Lifecycle Management (SAP module)

Investment Management (SAP module)

Mobile warehouse solution for stock transfers, goods receipts, and goods issues (SAP component)

Information Retrieval Framework (SAP module relating to the GDPR)

SAP for Utilities, an industry solution for the utilities sector

Knowledge Management (SAP component)

Logistics Execution, including warehouse management, shipping, and transportation

Logistics (SAP component)

Media Access Control address; unique physical address of a network adapter

SAP Mobile Development Kit for creating multichannel applications

Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

Multiresource Scheduling (SAP module)

Platform for SAP business applications

Open Data Protocol, an HTTP-based protocol for data access

Process Integration (SAP component and part of PO)

Plant Maintenance (SAP module)

Production Planning and Control (SAP module)

Production planning and control system

Process Orchestration (SAP component)

SAP Quality Issue Management, a generic framework for recording quality issues and initiating appropriate corrective measures

ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model, SAP’s programming model for developing data exchange between web APIs in ABAP using JSON or XML and for creating SAP HANA-optimized OData services

SAP Recipe Development, an integrated recipe management solution for the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and similar industries; a subcomponent of SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

SAP Retrofit (Dual Landscape Synchronization)

SAP Analytics Cloud, a Software-as-a-Service product providing business intelligence, comprehensive analytics, and planning capabilities in cloud environments

Solution suite for developing and automating business applications using low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools

SAP’s ERP software suite based on the SAP HANA in-memory database

SAP’s in-memory database, required for S/4HANA

AI copilot with integrated AI agents; a digital assistant for business applications that executes commands entered by voice or text

Cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) system. A Software-as-a-Service solution for optimizing human resources management.

SAP Web-based Integrated Development Environment, a development environment for SAPUI5 applications

SAP Screen Personas for customizing and redesigning SAP user interfaces and screens

Sales and Distribution (SAP module)

Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP component)

Service Management (SAP module)

Supplier Relationship Management, a solution for procurement and supplier management

Service and Asset Manager (SAP module)

Stock Room Management, a solution for managing stock rooms and warehouses

Software Update Manager (SAP tool)

Company specializing in mobile application products, particularly online and offline solutions; now part of SAP

Transportation Management (SAP module)

Treasury (SAP module)

User Interface Development Toolkit / JavaScript framework

The UI5 linter is a static code analysis tool for UI5 projects. Among other things, it checks JavaScript, XML, and JSON files.

Open-source library containing ready-to-use UI elements based on the Fiori design guidelines. The library is framework-independent.

Work Clearance Management

WebdriverIO for SAPUI5. A framework for automating cross-platform end-to-end tests for UI5 applications.

SAP UI technology for developing web applications

Development tool for Fiori web applications

Workforce Management. Human resources management and workforce scheduling with SAP.

Warehouse Management (SAP module)

Exchange Infrastructure, the predecessor of the SAP PI component

Custom ABAP programs developed by customers; extensions of the SAP standard