1) SAP Launchpad refers to a central access point for SAP applications, both on-premise

and cloud-based, that provides a user-friendly interface for accessing and managing
various business functionalities. It acts as a shell that hosts applications and offers
services like navigation, personalization, and configuration.
2) CLIENT: In the context of SAP, a "client" refers to a distinct, self-contained
organizational unit within a single SAP system. It acts as a logical partition, separating
data and configurations for different departments, subsidiaries, or even individual
customers. Think of it as a container that isolates business data and settings,
ensuring that one client's information doesn't interfere with another's
3) SAP Easy Access, also known as the SAP User Menu, is the initial screen that appears
after logging into an SAP system. It serves as a user-specific point of entry, displaying
only the items (transactions, reports, Web addresses, etc.) that a user needs to
perform their daily tasks.
4) In SAP, SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object) is a transaction code used to access and
configure the SAP system, specifically the IMG (Implementation Management
Guide). This allows users to customize SAP settings to meet their specific business
requirements. Essentially, SPRO acts as the "settings menu" for SAP, enabling changes
to various modules like FICO, SD, MM, PP, and HCM.
5) SAP IMG, which stands for SAP Implementation Guide, is a tool used to customize
and configure an SAP system to meet a company's specific requirements. It provides
a structured way to organize and implement all the necessary settings for an SAP
system. The IMG is a hierarchical structure based on application components and
contains all the required work steps with documentation.

Definitions:
1) Company: A company represents the highest organizational level within financial
accounting, encompassing one or more company codes. It's the entity for which
individual financial statements are prepared, adhering to relevant commercial law.
2) Company Code: Company code is a fundamental organizational unit within Financial
Accounting (FI). It's the smallest unit for which a complete, self-contained set of
accounts can be maintained for external reporting, like balance sheets and profit &
loss statements.
3) Credit Control Area: Credit control area is an organizational unit that defines and
manages customer credit limits. It's used for credit management in the Accounts
Receivable (FI-AR) and Sales and Distribution (SD) modules.
4) Sales Organisation: Sales organization is a fundamental organizational unit within
logistics, responsible for selling and distributing goods and services. It represents the
selling unit as a legal entity and is responsible for product guarantees and other
rights to recourse.
5) Distribution Channel: A distribution channel defines how goods or services reach
customers. It's a crucial element of sales and distribution, specifying routes like direct
sales, wholesale, retail, or e-commerce. Within a sales organization, a customer can
be supplied through various distribution channels.
6) Division: a distribution channel defines how goods or services reach customers. It's a
crucial element of sales and distribution, specifying routes like direct sales,
wholesale, retail, or e-commerce. Within a sales organization, a customer can be
supplied through various distribution channels.
7) Sales Office: A sales office is a crucial organizational unit that represents a specific
geographical location, region, or office where sales activities are managed. It acts as
a point of contact between the company and the regional market, responsible for
selling products or services within that area.
8) Sales Group: a sales group represents a grouping of salespeople responsible for
processing sales of specific products or services. It's used to define different areas of
responsibility within a sales office and can be used for reporting purposes.
9) Plant: A "plant" is a fundamental organizational unit that represents a physical
location, like a factory or warehouse, where materials are produced, stored, or
managed. It's used across various modules like Material Management (MM) and
Production Planning (PP) for activities such as production, procurement,
maintenance, and inventory management.
10) Storage Location: A storage location is an organizational unit within a plant that helps
differentiate stock quantities of materials. It's a 4-character alphanumeric key, unique
to a plant, and can't belong to multiple plants. Storage locations are used for
inventory management, physical inventory, and maintaining material master data.
11) Shipping Point: It is a physical location or organizational unit responsible for
processing and executing shipping activities within the logistics module.