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ABAP/4

A fourth generation programming language developed by SAP; the language in which all SAP function modules and programs are written. Advanced customization of SAP (such as custom reports and data interfaces) can be accomplished by writing ABAP/4 programs. ABAP/4 is an acronym for Advanced Business Application Programming.

ABC analysis

Kind of analysis where objects such as material or plant are classified according to their importance or rate of movement. Objects are given three indicators. A. Important or high inventory turn rate; B. Less important or medium inventory rate; C. Relatively unimportant or low inventory rate.

ABC indic.

Indicator used to identify importance of material. A means important. B is less important and C is relatively unimportant.

Account

Unique identification number. SAP uses several kinds of accounts. SAP's general ledger accounts are similar to standard in most accounting systems. SAP also uses sub-ledger accounts for customers (accounts receivable), vendors (accounts payable), and assets (asset accounts). These sub-ledger accounts roll-up to a general ledger account.

Account Assignment Category

Key that identifies specific settlement receiver types such as cost centers, internal orders, work orders, asset accounts, or project WBS elements.

Account balance

Balance of debits and credits in a single account throughout the specified period.

Account determination error

Indication that the system was unable to automatically assign an account.

Account group

Summary of attributes that control the creation and maintenance of master records (such as general ledger accounts). The account group determines which data is required for the master records and the number range from which you select the numbers for the master records. You must assign each master record to an account group.

Account short text

Free form filed used to enter descriptive information relating to an account.

Accounting 1 & 2

Views within the Material Master which contain Accounting related data.

Accounting document

Accounting documents record changes in values in a company code arising from accounting transactions. They consist of one or more line items (postings), each of which represents an individual transaction posted to an account.

Accounting view

The screens in a master record which apply to the accounting functions during processing of the object.

Accounts payable

Process of receiving invoices from vendors, paying them, and settling them.

Accounts receivable

Process of sending invoices to customers, receiving payment, and applying payment to the proper open receivables.

Accruals

Process used to accumulate balances in an account, for example, in support of rebates.

Acct assgmt group

Account assignment group. Key that identifies specific account or cost object to where postings are to occur.

Acct assignment cat.

Account assignment category. Key that identifies specific settlement receiver types such as cost centers, internal orders, work orders, asset accounts, or project WBS elements.

Acct at cust.

Account number at customer.

Acknowl.no

Acknowledgement number.

Acknowledgement Required

The last page of a report or a package of several related reports that the recipient must return to the sender.

AcquisValue

Acquisition value of the equipment.

Act Typ

Key that indicates to which accounting area an account belongs. Examples of account types are assets, vendors, materials, and general ledger accounts.

Act. labor

A value for the amount of work since the last confirmation.

Act. var.

A version that enables multiple sets of actual data for the same object

Act. Work

Actual hours required to accomplish the work.

Action

Name of action being performed.

Active version

Active version of the capacity plan being used to calculate available capacity.

Activity

Separate step within an operation. Different types are assigned to the various activities. Examples of activities include: Example, Production, Set up, Tear down, Maintenance.

Activity allocation

Allocation of one or more activity types from a cost center to another cost object using the actual activity consumption of the receiver as a basis.

Activity code

Code for the activity (work) performed on the equipment/part used to repair the damage.

Activity code group

Code which combines activities into searchable groups.

Activity description

Text which clarifies the activity code.

Activity Name

Name that identifies an activity.

Activity Number/Identifier

Number that identifies an activity.

Activity report

A type of notification used to document maintenance after it has occurred.

Activity type

Key identifying the measure of activity produced by a cost center, such as units of time or quantity. Used for allocation of manufacturing cost to a production order.

Activity type group

One or more activity types with similar characteristics.

Activity types

Key identifying the measure of activity produced by a cost center, such as units of time or quantity. Used for allocation of manufacturing cost to a production order.

Activity unit

Time or quantity used to post the consumed activity quantities.

ActivityType (Setup)

Key identifying activity type.

ActLeadTm.

Actual lead time. The time between the input date and the completion confirmation date for an operation at the work center.

ActTyp

Activity Type. Key identifying the measure of activity produced by a cost center, such as units of time or quantity. Used for allocation of manufacturing cost to a production order.

ActType lnt.Proc.

Activity Type Internal Procedure.

Actual cost

Provides the actual cost of the job based on the actual time and actual materials used.

Actual costing value

Replacement cost at the time of loss less depreciation.

Actual costs

Provides the actual cost of the job based on the actual time and actual materials used.

Actual version

A version that enables multiple sets of actual data for the same object.

Actual work

Actual hours required to accomplish the work.

Acty type

Activity Type. Key identifying the measure of activity produced by a cost center, such as units of time or quantity. Used for allocation of manufacturing cost to a production order.

Address list version

A list of addresses selected according to selection criteria.

Ad-hoc evaluation

Temporary evaluation.

Adopt pick quantity

In Warehouse Management, after a transfer order is created or confirmed, this indicator controls whether the pick quantity will be taken over as the delivery quantity in a delivery and, when applicable, whether the goods issue should be posted.

Adopt putaway qty

In Warehouse Management, this indicator controls whether the quantity that is actually placed into the warehouse will be adopted as the delivery quantity in an inbound delivery when creating or confirming a transfer order and, when applicable, whether the goods receipt should be posted.

Aggr. fact

Aggregated factor.

Aggr.state

In LE, aggregate states are used to assist in classifying materials in the hazardous material record. Examples include solids, liquids and gases. In Inventory Management, it is the state of a hazardous material after it has been placed in storage.

Aggregates

An aggregate contains a subset of the characteristics in the master planning object structure. The data is always saved on the lowest level of detail. If aggregates exist, the system saves the planning data on the defined aggregate levels as well as on the lowest level of detail. The data is saved twice, but consistently; that is, the sum of the details equals the aggregate value.

Aggregation

Function by which key figure values on the lowest level of detail are automatically summed at run time and displayed on a high level.

Agreement

A contract or scheduling agreement.

Agreement date

Date of the contract or scheduling agreement.

Agreement Status

Status of the contract or scheduling agreement.

Agreement type

Classification that determines the agreement usage.

AII sales areas

Indicates that it is company wide data.

AIIocation cost elem

Allocation cost element.

AIpha factor

Smoothing factor for the basic value.

AItltemGroup

Alternative Item Group.

Alert Monitor

The Alert Monitor is designed to help you catch exceptions well before they turn into problems and thus help you manage your business more effectively. The Alert Monitor allows you to determine which types of exceptions you want to be notified of. It also allows you to prioritize alerts, thus preventing an information overload.

Alert Monitor Profile

Controls the following, what alerts should show-up in the alert monitor; and what are some other relevant settings for the alert display.

Alerts-exception based management

An exception is an unexpected event or problematic situation that occurs during the execution of a plan and disrupts the normal flow of events in a particular process. Most exceptions, if not handled immediately, can have consequences up or down the supply line.

Alignment key text

Text that describes how parallel sequences are scheduled. It defines whether the floats of the standard sequence or parallel sequence are at the finish or start of the sequence.

All quotations

Indicates that all quotations will be selected or displayed.

All sales area

Indicates that it is company wide data.

All sales areas

Indicates that it is company wide data.

All sched. agreement

Indicates that all scheduling agreements will be selected or displayed.

Allocations

Process of moving costs from one cost object to another. Types of allocations include activity allocation, assessment, distribution, indirect activity allocation, periodic reposting, and settlement.

Alternative BOM

Control for selection of the alternative bill of material when requirements are exploded in material planning. Identifies a different set of acceptable components that will be used for the creation of end item.

Alternative date

Object-dependent valid-from date in a change master record. This date replaces the valid-from date in the change master header for the specified object, and allows you to make discrete changes with one change number.

Alternative unit of measure for stockkeeping unit

Unit of measure that is defined in the R/3 System in addition to the base unit of measure.

AltItemGroup

Groups together all related items in a BOM that can be used as alternatives to each other.

Amount

A figure in the pricing procedure that determines how the system calculates a condition value.

Amount in doc. curr.

Line item amount in document currency.

Amount in doc.curr.

Line item amount in document currency.

Amount in local cur

The value of each line item in local currency.

Amount in local curr.

The value of each line item in local currency.

Amt.to be paid

Amount to be paid.

Anal. currency

Analysis currency. Currency in which analyses are done and reported. This can be different from original currency in which data was updated.

Analysis currency

Currency in which analyses are done and reported. This can be different from original currency in which data was updated.

AnnuaIEstimate

The annual estimate is used in counter-based regular maintenance for calculating maintenance intervals.

AP invoice

Document posted in SAP when no purchase order or goods receipt is received. Examples would include rent or insurance payments.

Applic.

Application. The main logical business area in SAP, such as sales and distribution, plant maintenance, and purchasing.

Application

The main logical business area in SAP, such as sales and distribution, plant maintenance, and purchasing

Application area

A key used only in contract Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable to denote those application components used and enhanced by FI-CA.

Approved by

Individual responsible for approval.

Assembly

Unique number assigned to a PM assembly. In LIS, number of a separate part of a technical object.

Assembly scrap

A percentage of the quantity of an assembly that does not meet the required production quality.

Assessment

Allocation of costs from a cost object to another cost object using a secondary cost element.

Assessment CEIe

Secondary cost element used to post assessment costs.

Assessment cost element

Secondary cost element used to post assessment costs.

Asset account

Number assigned to each asset in the asset accounting sub-ledger.

Asset accounting

Sub-ledger that rolls up to general ledger reconciliation accounts. Asset values, such as acquisitions, transfers, depreciation, and retirements are recorded in the asset accounting sub-module.

Asset acquisition

Process of posting an asset obtained from a vendor, affiliate company, or in-house production.

Asset transfer

Process of reallocating an asset within or between company codes to split up an asset or change master data, or when it's physical location or organizational structure is changed.

Asset value date

The date to be used in any asset valuation transaction.

Assign and process

Assign a vendor to a requisition and generate a purchase order from it.

Assignment

Assignment number. SAP displays account line items according to the content of this field.

Assignment type

Identification of specific account or cost object to where postings are to occur.

Assortment Module

Group of materials to be managed together in a specified period as an assortment or as part of an assortment.

ATP

The smallest unit that can be checked for availability. A requirement consists of one or more requirement items.

ATP logic

The ATP Logic combines a group of settings necessary to determine product availability. Rules are determined for how material is reserved for an order, production, or process.

ATyp category

Classification of an activity type.

Authorization group

Access for a user to perform specific transactions and to display information. Authorizations are assigned to user log-on IDs.

AuthorizGroup

Authorization Group. Access for a user to perform specific transactions and to display information. Authorizations are assigned to user log-on IDs.

Autorization group

Access for a user to perform specific transactions and to display information. Authorizations are assigned to user log-on IDs.

Avail. quantity

Quantity of available inventory.

Availabil.date

Date defined by the specific day and time on which the total quantity provided by the receipt element is made available. Possible receipt processing is completed on the availability date.

Availability after Malfunction

Percentage of equipment availability after the malfunction.

Availability after Task

Percentage of equipment availability after work was performed to repair the malfunction.

Availability before Malfunction

Percentage of equipment availability before the malfunction.

Availability check

Procedure utilized during production control to ensure that there are enough resources available for the order. Resources include work centers and materials.

Available

Inventory that is not committed and is available.

Available for plng

Inventory available for planning.

Available qty

Quantity of available inventory.