customization and configuration

[former_member211104]

hi friends

plz tell me what is the diff. between customization and configuration.give examples also.

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[Former Member]

u customize a process for ex OTC...u configure an object for ex Order Type. Thats how i look at it.

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Sai

[Former Member]

Hi shyam,

customizing is nothing but changing the SAP standard to ur need. for example if take an document type OR and just changing the Delivery type, etc.

configuring is something like u create of ur own(what u do in SPRO), for example defining the organizational structure and assigning it.

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shankar

[Former Member]

hi,

in simple words Configuration is from SAP to business where as Customization is business to SAP.

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 customise 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.

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sadhu kishore

[Former Member]

Dear Shyam,

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 customise or adapt the system to your business requirements, which is the process of mapping SAP to your business process.

Also, 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.

Regards,

Rakesh

[Former Member]

Hi

Very very tricky question. Well there is a difference. I don't know how much I am correct but I heard this in one of SAP seminar that explains as below.

Configuration- is what consultants do through SPRO ploting the requirement and configuring according to a individual industry or company's requirement.

at the same time costomizing- is that somthing which is done by SAP itself in the standard package it may be released as note or package afterwords or may not be release.

but in general you will see that both terms are widely used with a same meaning in sap fraternity