SAP R/3

Enterprise Structure
 Enterprise Structure

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 Enterprise Structure

Organizational Represents a legal entity with specific functions.

Unit Ex : Plant, Sales Organization etc.

Enterprise A legal Structure of an Enterprise consisting of

Structure various Organizational units.

Definition Various organizational units are defined and

and assigned to each other by areas like FI, SD, MM
Assignment etc.

Business The organizational structures form a framework

Transactions in which all business transactions can be
processed.

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 Organization Structure

Sales Perspective

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 Organization Structure – Sales Perspective

TATA Company
Group
Org.
Structure
From FI TATA Company
Perspective TISCO TELCO Tea Ltd Code

Sales Org Sales Org Sales

India Europe Organization

Distribution
Dealer Institutionl Dealer Channel
Sales Area

Heavy Heavy Car Division

Vehicles Cars Vehicles s

SALES ORG. + DIST. CHANNEL + DIVISION SALES AREA

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 IDES Company –
Sales Perspective

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 IDES Company – Sales View

Company Code
1000

Sales Organization Sales Organization Sales Organization

1000 1020 1030

Distribution Distribution Distribution Distribution

Channel Channel Channel Channel
10 12 10 10

Division Division Division Division Division

01 02 02 01 02

SALES ORG DIST. CHANNEL DIVISION

1000 + 10
+ 00 SALES AREA

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 Company

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 Company SAP SD

 A company in SAP represents a

Definition Corporate Group

Optional  Defining a company in SAP is optional

Length of
 4 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

Relationship -
 Many company codes can be assigned
Company to a company
Code

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 Company Code

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 Company Code SAP SD

 An independent accounting unit

Definition providing statutory requirements like
Balance Sheet, P/L Statement etc.

Length of
 4 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

Relationship-  Many Company codes can be assigned to

Company a Company

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 Sales Organization

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 Sales Organization

 Organizational Unit responsible for

sales and distribution of products
Definition
 Negotiates terms of sales with Clients
and frames all sales policies etc.

 Responsible for Product guarantees and

Legal Issues
other customer rights to recourse

Length of
 4 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

Relationship -
 Many sales organizations can belong to
Company one Company Code
Code

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 Distribution Channel

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 Distribution Channel

 A distribution Channel is the channel

Definition through which the material reaches the
customers

Examples  Wholesaler, Retailer, Dealer etc.

Length of
 2 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

 Many distribution channels can be

Relationship - assigned to many sales organizations
Sales Org. [Many to Many].

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 Division

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 Division

Definition  A division is a group of similar products

Length of
 2 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

Relationship -  Many divisions can be assigned to

many sales organizations
Sales Org. [Many to Many]

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 Sales Area

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 Sales Area

 A Sales Area specifies the distribution

Definition Channel an Organizational unit uses for
selling the products of a division.

Organizational  Sales Organization, Distribution channel

units and Division

For processing any transaction in SAP SD

Importance
Sales Area has to be specified.

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 Organization Structure

MM Perspective

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 Organizational Structure – MM Perspective

TATA Company
Group
Org. Structure
From FI
Perspective TATA Company
TISCO TELCO Tea Ltd Code

Plant Plant
Plant
Warehouse Pune Jam-pur

Number
Stor. Loc Stor. Loc Stor. Loc Storage
Pune I Pune II Jam-Pur I Location

PLANT + STORAGE LOCATION WAREHOUSE NUMBER

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 IDES Company – MM View

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 IDES – MM Perspective

Company Code
1000

Warehouse
Number Plant Plant
1000 1100

Storage Storage Storage

Location Location
Location 0002 0001
0001

PLANT STORAGE LOCATION

1000 + 0001
WAREHOUSE NUMBER
010

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 PLANT

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 PLANT

According to PP, Plant is a

Manufacturing facility

Definition  According to MM, Plant is a place where

material is kept
 According to SD, Plant is a distribution
centre

Length of
 4 Character Alpha-numeric Key
Characters

Relationship - Many Plants can be assigned to a

Plant Company Code [Many to One]

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 STORAGE LOCATION

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 Storage Location

Storage Location is a place within a

Definition
Plant where material is kept or stored

Length of  4 Character Alpha-numeric Key

Characters

Relationship - Many Storage Locations can be assigned

Plant to a Plant [Many to One]

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 Warehouse Number

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 Warehouse Number

A warehouse number is a combination

of Plant and Storage Location
Definition
It represents a Warehouse Complex and
provides link to WMS

Length of  3 Character Alpha-numeric Key

Characters

Relationship - Different storage Locations of the same

Storage plant may use the same warehouse
Location number

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 Organizational Structure –
Shipping View

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 Organizational Structure - Shipping View

Company Code
1000

Plant Plant
1000 1100

Shipping Shipping
Point Point
1000 1100

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 Shipping Point

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 Shipping Point

A Shipping Point is a physical location

Definition near a delivering point for processing
deliveries

Length of  4 Character Alpha-numeric Key

Characters

Relationship - Multiple Plants can use multiple Shipping

Plant Points [ Many to Many]

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 Sales Office & Sales Group

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 Q&A

Queries Please ……

Thank You.

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