™EnterpriseModeling-Consultant'sHandbookHELP.SVASAORGRelease4.6BEnterpriseModeling-Consultant'sHandbookSAPAG2December1999Copyright©Copyright2000SAPAG.Allrightsreserved.NopartofthisbrochuremaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorforanypurposewithouttheexpresspermissionofSAPAG.Theinformationcontainedhereinmaybechangedwithoutpriornotice.SomesoftwareproductsmarketedbySAPAGanditsdistributorscontainproprietarysoftwarecomponentsofothersoftwarevendors.Microsoft®,WINDOWS®,NT®,EXCEL®,Word®andSQLServer®areregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.IBM®,DB2®,OS/2®,DB2/6000®,ParallelSysplex®,MVS/ESA®,RS/6000®,AIX®,S/390®,AS/400®,OS/390®,andOS/400®areregisteredtrademarksofIBMCorporation.ORACLE®isaregisteredtrademarkofORACLECorporation,California,USA.INFORMIX®-OnLineforSAPandInformix®DynamicServerTMareregisteredtrademarksofInformixSoftwareIncorporated.UNIX®,X/Open®,OSF/1®,andMotif®areregisteredtrademarksofTheOpenGroup.HTML,DHTML,XML,XHTMLaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofW3C®,WorldWideWebConsortium,LaboratoryforComputerScienceNE43-358,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,545TechnologySquare,Cambridge,MA02139.JAVA®isaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.,901SanAntonioRoad,PaloAlto,CA94303USA.JAVASCRIPT®isaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.,usedunderlicensefortechnologyinventedandimplementedbyNetscape.SAP,SAPLogo,mySAP.com,mySAP.comMarketplace,mySAP.comWorkplace,mySAP.comBusinessScenarios,mySAP.comApplicationHosting,WebFlow,R/2,R/3,RIVA,ABAP,SAPBusinessWorkflow,SAPEarlyWatch,SAPArchiveLink,BAPI,SAPPHIRE,ManagementCockpit,SEM,aretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSAPAGinGermanyandinseveralothercountriesallovertheworld.Allotherproductsmentionedaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.SAPAGEnterpriseModeling-Consultant'sHandbookDecember19993IconsIconMeaningCautionExampleNoteRecommendationSyntaxTipEnterpriseModeling-Consultant'sHandbookSAPAG4December1999ContentsEnterpriseModeling-Consultant'sHandbook................................................7EnterpriseModeling......................................................................................................................8StructureoftheEnterpriseModel..............................................................................................10DevelopingaCross-ComponentConcept................................................................................11DeterminingStrategicGoals....................................................................................................13DepictingtheEnterpriseStructure...........................................................................................15DefiningVerticalEnterpriseStructures...............................................................................16DeterminingHorizontalEnterpriseStructures.....................................................................17DepictingtheManagementStructure.......................................................................................18DefinitionofReportingRequirements......................................................................................19OrganizationalUnits....................................................................................................................20MappingtheEnterpriseStructureintheR/3System..............................................................23TheOrganizationalStructureofR/3Applications....................................................................24TheOrganizationalStructureofanR/3System.......................................................................25PortrayingtheSystemInfrastructure........................................................................................27ProcessControl........................................................................................................................28DeterminingMasterData..........................................................................................................29DefinitionofReportingOptions................................................................................................30StrategicBusinessUnits............................................................................................................32BusinessAreaScenarios.........................................................................................................34CompanyCodeScenarios........................................................................................................35ProfitCenterScenarios............................................................................................................36PortrayalintheStructureModeler.............................................................................................38BeforeYouStart..........................................................................................................................39SystemforPortrayingStructureScenarios..............................................................................40AnAccountingView..............