SAP is an ERP which is abbreviated as  Systems, Applications and Products. SAP can manage multiple aspects of a business, including finances, operations, facilities and human resources. It allows integrating and analysing data from other areas, such as business intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM). It includes both functional and technical module.

Fuctional Modules

SAP offers different pre-defined functionalities to help businesses perform multiple operations.

Functional modules provide good and standard functionality to simulate actual business activity.

Here is a list of functional modules:

• SAP financial accounting (FI)
• SAP financial supply chain management (FSCM)
• SAP controlling (CO)
• SAP materials management (MM)
• SAP sales and distribution (SD)
• SAP logistics execution (LE)
• SAP production planning (PP)
• SAP quality management (QM)
• SAP plant maintenance (PM)
• SAP project system (PS)
• SAP human resources management (HRM)

Technical modules

Technical modules focus mainly on programming and module customisation using SAP.

• SAP basis
• SAP security
• Advanced business application programming (ABAP)
• High performance analytic appliance (SAP HANA)
• SAP NetWeaver
• Information systems management (SAP IS)
• Customer relationship management (SAP CRM)
• Exchange infrastructure (SAP XI)
• SAP Solution Manager (SAP SM)