SAP Things - Theory -19- The Way Ahead for SAP

SAP Things - Theory -19- The Way Ahead for SAP

I always have a question in my mind, why personal level apps can be so simple, nvidia partner such as the software on our mobile phones, wechat, Alipay, video software, reading software, taxi APP, etc., which can be mastered and used almost without special learning, while enterprise level software is much more complicated, such as office software. I believe that few people say that I am very proficient, when it comes to ERP software, it is more complex, and even some functions are not necessarily clear even the implementation consultant. I have carefully thought about this problem, there may be several reasons, one is that personal software is basically only for a specific need, for example, wechat is for chatting and communication, Alipay is mainly for third-party payment, video software is for watching videos, reading software is mainly for reading e-books; In addition, in the mobile phone software market, no software is dominant, and all functions can be concentrated in one software; The last point is subject to the limitations of the screen and performance of the mobile phone itself, the software itself can not be too complicated, otherwise the operation is troublesome, the user experience is poor, no one is willing to use (there are many alternative options), at the same time, if the software is too complex, the performance of the mobile phone is also affected, so most of the software on the mobile phone is short and compact. Another point is that individual needs are relatively simple, so the software itself does not need to be too complicated.

The needs of the enterprise and the needs of the individual are definitely very different, so it is understandable that the software at the enterprise level is also very different from the individual. SAP Outsourcing With the development of SAP, along with the changes of business environment and enterprise operation mode, SAP also adds different modules to meet the needs of enterprises. It can be said that the current functions of SAP are strong enough, and the system design is becoming more and more complex. In recent years, with the reduction of hardware costs, the use of more and better hardware to significantly improve the performance of software has become more and more cost-effective, in this context, SAP developed HANA database and S4 HANA database based on the next generation of business suite. From the understanding of the information, SAP is also doing "slimmer", we know that the more modules, the more internal interfaces need to be considered between modules, the more redundant data may be, then the greater the possibility of differences between modules for the same data (such as FI module has income, sales module also has income, COPA also has income), This difference is the financial colleagues do not want to see, the difference means to reconcile the accounts, to explain the source of the difference, ha ha. SAP's S4 HANA connects financial modules and logistics modules from the underlying database level, and uses HANA database and corresponding hardware to greatly improve system performance, shorten response time, and reduce data redundancy and data differences. Judging from the market response so far, S4 HANA gives SAP a head start. I have read a book "The top of the Wave", the author of the development of the entire IT industry and the history of the existence of including the still existing large IT enterprises have carried out a profound analysis, one of the words impressed "enterprises also have genes", this gene will greatly determine the future rise and fall of the enterprise. I understand the SAP gene is "rigorous logic, complex design, powerful function", I believe this is logical, German national characteristics and temperament determine that SAP must be logical rigorous, in order to meet the powerful function (multi-currency, multi-industry, multi-country), its design must be complex enough. There is also a law called "path dependence", that is to say, we have developed a product, the subsequent product is usually based on the original product to continue to develop and upgrade, because this is the most labor-saving and the most economical method, just like walking, there is already a road, although this road is not so good, but I believe most people still choose the existing road. Few people are trying to find a better way, because that means so much uncertainty, risk and cost. In the future, the business model of enterprises is becoming more and more flexible, more and more changeable, and the response speed is getting faster and faster. ERP is paying more and more attention to user experience (such as input interface, such as ease of operation, no matter how complicated your background is, users always hope that their operation is the easiest). What is the future road of SAP? What kind of new products to launch, we will wait and see! SAP is undoubtedly excellent, otherwise it would not have dominated the global ERP market for decades, but everything has its climax and end, and perhaps the past advantage may soon become a disadvantage under the change of the external environment! I also hope that there are better ERP software in China that can be compared with SAP, which will be what I am happy to see. Anyway, as an SAP practitioner, I hope SAP will go well all the way.

Talk about the future development of ERP or enterprise information, I think cloud computing is the direction, the future ERP may be modular, customizable, cloud, pay on time, large companies may still deploy ERP locally for data security considerations. But with the network speed and stability are no longer a problem (in fact, this is similar to the road in our reality, smart waste management if the road is not good, whether it is too narrow or poor road condition or too few entrances, it is difficult for us to quickly reach another place from one place, so the "cloud" must develop well. A lot depends on the speed and stability of the "network" and the convenience of the access point, all three are indispensable, individuals or enterprises can access at any time, can quickly interact with the cloud data, but also do not drop the line, of course, security is also a very important factor), I believe that more and more small and medium-sized enterprises will choose cloud deployment ERP, From a cost point of view is undoubtedly a better choice (the more enterprises use, the "cloud" operating costs will continue to decrease, the corresponding cost of enterprises will also be reduced, win-win!) . In our era of knowledge explosion, professional things to professional people should be a rational choice, although this does not mean that we can understand nothing (common sense to understand, I said why to understand common sense, common sense is to let you not be cheated, what is common sense, such as "there is no free lunch", I think this is common sense), But it does save us a lot of energy. Another development direction is the informatization between enterprises, we are still paying more attention to the internal informatization of enterprises, from machinery and equipment to production lines, to production workshops, to departments, to the informatization of the entire enterprise, how to make the upstream and downstream information of enterprises can be shared, may be the direction of future development. For a simple example, as an upstream supplier, I hope to see the inventory of my products in the customer, so I don't need the customer to place orders with me, I can directly consider my production plan based on the customer's inventory. Another direction is the problem at the data level, we all know that in addition to the process of enterprise informatization, in fact, a very important part of the content is data, is it possible for the industry already exists standards or develop industry data standards, such as material (product) data, is it possible for a certain industry (such as hardware) unified material code and material attribute standards, Then all the enterprises belonging to this industry use the same material code and material attributes, which will greatly reduce the cost of communication, and is of great help to the informatization of enterprises. I believe that standardized things should be the majority, non-standardized things must exist, this level is afraid to be promoted at the government level or industry association level, including some customer, supplier information, enterprise credit information, whether the national industry and commerce level can disclose some information that can be disclosed, such as customer name, registered address, tax number, etc. This information exists as a public database, which enterprises can query at any time, and even data interconnection, which will greatly reduce communication costs. As for bank information, the network information of the bank can also be queried as public information. Can the People's Bank of China uniformly disclose such information and update it regularly for the use of enterprise informatization? May the good wish come true as soon as possible! The essence of enterprise informatization has two, one is to make the information we need to know electronic (or informatization, which involves the collection, transmission, storage of information), one is to make information sharing (mainly information distribution, transmission, security, authority, display), from a larger level, informatization is not only the enterprise level, the whole society needs informatization!

SAP the theory of those things is over here, it is really not easy, now realize the typing is also very hard things, to ABAPer "code farmers" salute! Next, we are ready to enter the practical SAP article to see what technical aspects of SAP we can learn together!