on 08-24-2007 10:35 AM
Hi All,
Could you please let me know what is the difference between CONFIGURATION & CUSTOMIZATION. It has been asked by many interviewers.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Vamsi
Configuration is mapping of Business process for SAP.
Customisation is development required for the business.
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Hi,
<b>Configuration:</b>
In VOV* you copy standard order type 'OR' and rebame it as suppose "ZOR". You change the number range in this and some fields. This is called as configuration as you make some changes in standard SAP.
<b>Customization:</b>
Customization is done when standard SAP cannot meet the customer requirements. If the standard order screen is changed to a totally new screen defined by Z transaction then this is called as customization.
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Regards,
Allabaqsh G. Patil
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When we use Proposed Standard funsionality of SAP it is called confriguation
If any changein standard as per spcial business requirment it is called as customization
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Rg Ajit
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Hi Vamsi,
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONFIGURATION & CUSTOMIZATION:
The difference between cutomizing and configuration is:
- CONFIGURATION: we will configure the system to meet the needs of your business by using the existing data.
- CUSTOMIZING: we will customize or adapt the system to your business requirements, which is the process of mapping SAP to your business process.
- CLIENT: A client is a unique one in organizational structure, can have one or more company codes. Each company code is its own legal entity in finance.
Configuration vs. Customization
When considering enterprise software of any type, it is important to understand the difference between configuration and customization. The crux of the difference is complexity. Configuration uses the inherent flexibility of the enterprise software to add fields, change field names, modify drop-down lists, or add buttons. Configurations are made using powerful built-in tool sets. Customization involves code changes to create functionality that is not available through configuration. Customization can be costly and can complicate future upgrades to the software because the code changes may not easily migrate to the new version. Wherever possible, governments should avoid customization by using configuration to meet their goals. Governments also should understand their vendor's particular terminology with regard to this issue since words like "modifications" or "extensions" often mean different things to different vendors.
And Most Important thing is configuration always will come first then customization.
CONFIGURATION:
1. Configuration is everything else done in SPRO.
2. Configuration is what u do from the existing one in sap.
Ex: assigning pricing procedure PR00 for a material.
3. When installing SAP on any system. thats configuration.
4. Configuration means using the standard SAP functionality & mapping to the clients process
CUSTOMIZATION:
1. Customizing is modification of the software to meet special customer requirements.
Changes or additions to ABAP code.
2. Customization is the changes needed for the existing SAP to meet the business
Requirement.
Ex: creating a new pricing procedure which is not existing in the SAP.
3. Modifications according to business requirement is customization.
4. Customization means modifying the standard SAP for client requirement, it is costly &
Time taken.
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Thanks and Regards,
Sateesh.Kandula
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Dear Vamsi,
Configuration -- Doing the required changes in the Standard SAP to meet the requirements.
Customization -- Developing objects (Ex: Extentions & Interfaces) which are not in Standard SAP to meet the requirements.
Hope this helps you.
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Regards,
Rakesh
P.S. you can send me a mail at my mail id rakeshsinghchauhan@gmail.com for any specific details
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hi
<b>configuration: Attaching to procees flow to the existing one</b>
<b>customization: adding new field / tables as per clients requirement</b>
regards
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HI
Both the words go together.
But customization is a step ahead in terms of its nature which could be client specific.
A few examples
Configuration:
-define company code
-define chart of accounts
- Define field status groups
-define account groups
-define document types and so on
Where as examples of customization
- Deciding on number of digits in chart of accounts and customizing the same
- defining new document types
- defining external number ranges and deciding on the logic
- defining the number ranges for customers / vendors
FURTHER
Confuguration means making settings such that th functionality starts working in your SAP system. While customization means making the settings such it works as per the customers/ clients requirement.
Configuration is thus at more at a macro level, setting up the system for a functionality. Customization is more specific and detailed for making it the work the way you want.
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