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[Former Member]

What is the actual meaning of CONFIGURATION in SAP Implementation Project? Explain with proper examples.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Configuration is the selection of applicable functionalities/settings and fine tuning them from the available or standard set of functions provided by SAP.

For example, When a client buys SAP's product say ERP, it is a generic product with all options available, you choose functionalities applicable to your customer and define constraints to the processes as required by the customer. But you are not doing any new development here, you are just tuning or tweaking the system to map to the clients requirements.

Say you want to create a special production order type with manual production version selection, you go to OPL8 copy the stsndard order type closest to your reqmt and just change the field for production version selection to "1" for manual selection. Now when you create a production order of this new type your setting becomes applicable. This is an example of configuration where all you are doing is choosing one of the standard options available in the product as per the clients requirements.

But Customization or custom development is the building of new functions that are not avialable in the standard SAP product.

Hope it is clear now.

Regards,

Ashok

[former_member184655]

Dear Srinivasa Iyengar,

Configuration is nothing but making the necessary settings specific to your client or a project ( Basically

the SPRO Settings which are required to run the front End transaction codes).

For Eg:

1. Let's assume in the implementation project with which you are working , the client requires Change

number to be used for BOM creation & change.

So in T code OS27, you will be including the the check box for BOM Validity maintained & EC

Management is active.

2. Making the necessary settings in T Code OPPQ for a plant is also a configuration setting.

3.Creating an Order type is also a configuration setting.

4. It starts from Basic Data to Production Planning to Shop Floor Control Etc.

Check & revert back if you have any further queries.

Regards

Mangalraj.S

[Former Member]

Hi,

There are two IMP things in SAP.

They Custiomization and Configuration.

Customization is changing the setting of the SAP by ABAP program.

Configuration is Chaging thr setting in IMP.

We will be doing the configuration in IMG but normally it is called as Customization.

Thanks

Raja