Dumb question: what is SAP

[milanbenes]

one of my stings is BiJ

Milan.

[ThomasSoerensen]

can someone explain to me what .Net really is?

I believe it is a framework from microsoft to make developing applications more flexible and faster - I am properly wrong though

[ThomasSoerensen]

one of my stings is BiJ

Milan.

does the J mean coffee?

[milanbenes]

yes,

how come you're doing BI I thought you and LB did authorisations ?

are you moving to the BW team ? or the Basis team ?

I'll have to ask my spies.

Milan.

[ThomasSoerensen]

yes,

how come you're doing BI I thought you and LB did authorisations ?

are you moving to the BW team ? or the Basis team ?

I'll have to ask my spies.

Milan.

BI needs security as well - I am not going functional - are you nuts

[milanbenes]

you mean you've now added unlocking BI Users to your skillz portfolio ?



ok, I apologise



Milan.

[ThomasSoerensen]

you mean you've now added unlocking BI Users to your skillz portfolio ?



ok, I apologise



Milan.

no unlocking - only generate random password for them - we have other experts doing the really sophisticated stuff

[milanbenes]

LOL

i tell you what, anyone who knows, will agree, sap authorisations concept is a science in itself

you need a phd to understand the screens which are used for creating and generating profiles etc

I stay well away

Milan.

[TykeMerc]

wrong wrong and wrong again

it's not about project management etc

there are two choices for blue chip multinationals...


best of breed

or

one vendor


who in their right mind would ever go for best of breed and have a multitude of software suppliers and integration for their.... crm, ebp, financial, stock control, production management etc blahblah ? who would do this and take the associated risks of one vendor blaming the other when things don't work ? you want to put your name on such a decision ?


or


buy software for the whole enterprise from one vendor


and in this space, there are not many end to end enterprise software vendors to choose from

yes oracle have their fusion but isn't that just a mish mash of all the products they're aquired over the last few years which they try to hang together ?


there is no other choice but SAP ne c'est pas ?

Milan.

Well yes there are non SAP choices for ERP which have sizable client bases, off the top of my head here's 3. IFS, Lawsons, BaaN. There are quite a few others including Oracle and some Microsoft offering who's name escapes me.

[d000hg]

guys guys calm down

why do you feel the need to explain SAP to these people.

The ones that we need to know what it is already know enough to hire us.

there is no reason to get worked up about this here.

I think it's called "being helpful". Or failing that "massaging your ego by showing how much you know". Some internet forums are actually based around this concept, rather than petty personal insults and snide comments about the government...