1.0 Introduction
SAP R/3 Enterprise Core – popularly known as Enterprise Release 4.7 - is the latest version of the SAP R/3 suite of enterprise software applications. It is designed to offer the best possible foundation for easily carrying the company through to e-business with mySAP Business Suite.
The first release of SAP R/3 Enterprise Core (4.7) contains some functional enhancements, but it is primarily a technical change. SAP R/3 Enterprise is built on SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS) and integrates seamlessly with the enterprise portals and exchange infrastructure.
SAP Enterprise Core is the heart of SAP R/3 4.7 and supports the packaging concepts, business configuration sets and Unicode-compliance. In addition, enterprise core provides users with the SAP R/3 Enterprise HR and non-HR Core Support Packages.
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Read This Nugget
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| As it’s name suggests, Enterprise Core will contain the inward, enterprise processes that make the enterprise work. The outward, collaborative processes will not be included in Enterprise Core. They will be included in what is called Enterprise Extensions. |
Release 4.7 is a major change of direction for SAP and therefore for it’s customers. This new release needs to be closely studied by each of it’s customers and then acted on.
In this 7 article tutorial we will cover subjects such as:
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Architecture
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Features and Benefits
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Technical Specifications
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New Functionality
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Upgrade Path
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