SAP is one of the business management software more employees in the management of a company’s human and material resources. It has different modules and applications, depending on the organizational needs that covers in the company.
At Formación you will be able to discover all the advantages of this ERP software with the SAP course. But before you take a look, we tell you what is and for what serves one of its most sought-after platforms: SAP NetWeaver.
What is NetWeaver in SAP? its uses
SAP NetWeaver is an integrated technology platform for all SAP applications at the technical level, with orientation to services and integration. This management software is built using open standards and models, which means that it is more traceable and adaptable to different operating systems or applications such as Microsoft .NET, Sun Java EE, and IBM WebSphere.
But what exactly is its role in business management? SAP NetWeaver was launched as a strategic SAP tool, leading company in management software today. With this release, a practical way was sought for companies to run all their business applications from a single integrating platform. SAP NetWeaver brought to the market a firm and easy-to-understand management structure, which ensures the effectiveness of interoperation between SMEs or large companies in a practical way.
SAP NetWeaver organizes and facilitates the management of company resources.
In the following section we will tell you its main characteristics. Do not miss it!
Features of SAP NetWeaver and its different versions
SAP NetWeaver began its journey in 2003, the year the ERP software was launched on the market, which began its commercialization in 2004. From 2004 to the present we have the following versions, which have been updated and adapted to their usability and environment:
- SAP NetWeaver 2004, the original version
- SAP NetWeaver 7.1 or SAP NetWeaver 2004’s
- SAP NetWeaver 7.2
- SAP NetWeaver 7.3
- SAP NetWeaver 7.4
- SAP NetWeaver 7.5, the latest version released in 2015
It is in version 7.4 where the integration with IOT (Internet of Things) systems) begins to gain prominence, but this version was not enough, so version 7.5 is adapted to the new requirements. Among them, it improves development and proposes useful solutions for user adaptation. The continuous evolution of SAP NetWeaver software It responds to the multinational’s objective of transforming and updating management tools based on the real needs of SMEs or large corporations.
The purpose of the products that include SAP NetWeaver is to help the integration of technologies and increase the scope of the different SAP applications.
If SAP helps to correctly manage resources, both human and productive, logistics, materials, project management, maintenance or management, among other functions. SAP NetWeaver serves as the basis for different SAP modules and integrations, with which to optimize the relationships between technology and staff, such as the following:
- SAP Business Information Warehouse, with organizational tools to apply in Big Data analysis.
- SAP Business Intelligencewith analytical tools
- SAP Enterprise Portalwith which to create shared accesses in different environments.
- SAP Exchange Infrastructurewhich facilitates the exchange of data with external servers.
- SAP Knowledge Warehousefor the exchange of documentation.
- SAP Master Data Managementwhich allows the control of a centralized system.
- SAP NetWeaver Process Integrationwhich integrates all processes.
Advantages of using NetWeaver in SAP
The integration of different platforms internal management that this software supports is its most advantageous feature. Its architecture allows access from a single access point to the visualization of different organizational environments, information and business applications, whether internal or external sources.
Sap NetWeaver has a very intuitive interface, flexible and integrated into an easy-to-handle structure. The different versions have improved the integration with the rest of the available applications, until reaching optimizations that give it the following benefits:
Create a common data model
supports SAP applications such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or CRM (Customer Relationship Management), allowing users and IT teams to define, change, and control decision logic. In this way, a common data model with an accessible structure and semantics can be created.
Makes different systems and applications accessible
allows the data extraction with SQL systems (Structured Query Language), thus reducing complexity by connecting users with the software from different devices that also allow collaboration.
Optimize the programming model
Incorporates own or acquired functions through different models with which to integrate processes with code insertion capacity.
Integrate different languages
SAP NetWeaver works on two types of programming languages: JAVA and ABAP, SAP’s own language. ABAP enables the use of free-style or intelligent templates to deliver optimized services for analytics applications powered by SAP HANA.
Specialize in SAP!
Discover all the organizational possibilities offered by the implementation of SAP in the business structure. A profile specialized in SAP tools will open the doors to business consulting, both for software configuration and for being part of the administrative staff.
In our SAP Course you will find a flexible and remote methodology that fits your schedule so you can learn at your own pace. Perfect to make compatible with regulated studies or your current job! You will have a team of professionals who will guide you in your learning, and when you finish it you will obtain two accrediting titles:
- Training Diploma
- Accreditation title of the International University of Valencia
Don’t be scared of online training! To gain practice in managing the software, you will have an interactive online SAP simulator so that you can gain experience from the theoretical training.
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