Applications vs. Customization
Firstly, we have various applications that support different departments in managing specific business processes. This is where our daily operations occur, such as ordering materials and selling products, all facilitated through the applications within SAP S/4HANA.
Secondly, we need to configure the business processes for each application and enterprise structure, which is referred to as Customization in SAP S/4HANA.
Defining enterprise structures is not part of our daily operations; rather, it occurs during the configuration or Customization of the system. This process operates at a level that underpins the daily applications.
Have all the essential information required to map processes in a system
Remain unchanged over a long period
Are maintained with a reference to the enterprise structure
Examples:
Product master data (material master)
Customer or vendor master data
G/L accounts
Cost center
Employee master data
Records single process steps in the SAP system
Short-lived nature
Examples:
Create sales order
Post vendor invoice
Create production order
Documents are always assigned to one or more enterprise structures