SAP Abbreviations List Pdf SAP Abbreviation Acronyms ABAP/4 Advanced Business Application Programming/4 (SAP) ACL Access Control List ACC Adaptive Computing Controller (SAP) AD Active Directory (Microsoft) AFS Apparel and Footwear Solution (SAP) AIX Advanced Interactive eXecutive (IBM OS) ALE Application Link Enabling (SAP) AM Asset Management (SAP ERP module) API Application Programming Interface APO Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP SCM component) ASAP Accelerated SAP (SAP methodology) ASCS ABAP Central Services (SAP) ATR Availability Through Redundancy B2B Business to Business B2C Business to Consumer BAPI Business Application Programming Interface BC Basis (SAP ERP module) BCS Business Connectivity Services (Microsoft) BDC Batch Data Communication (SAP) BEx Business Explorer (SAP BW user interface) BOBJ Business Objects (SAP) BDC Business Data Connector (Microsoft) BSP Business Server Page(SAP) BW Business Warehouse (SAP) C/S Client/Server (three tiered architecture) CA Cross Application (SAP products atop modules) CAF Composite Application Framework (SAP NetWeaver) CCMS Computing Center Management System (SAP) CE Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver) CEN CENtral monitoring system (SAP) CATS Cross Application Time Sheet (SAP) CUA Central User Administration (SAP) CTO Change and Transport Organizers (SAP) CRM Custom Relationship Management (SAP component) CRC Content Repository Content (SAP) CPIC Common Programming Interface Communication (SAP) CoE Center of Excellence (or Expertise) CO Controlling (SAP ERP module) CI Central Instance (SAP) DEV Development (SAP system landscape) DIA DIAlog (SAP work process) EA Enterprise Architecture EAF CEnterprise Architecture Framework (SAP) eCATT Extended Computer Aided Test Tool (SAP) ECC ERP Central Component (SAP component) EDI Electronic Data Interchange ESA Enterprise Services Architecture (SAP) ESC Enterprise Services Community (SAP) ESI Enterprise Services Inventory (SAP) ESOA Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (SAP) ESR Enterprise Services Repository (SAP) ESS Employee Self Service (generic and SAP) FDA Food and Drug Administration (US) GRC Governance Risk and Compliance (generic and SAP) HA High Availability HCM Human Capital Management (SAP ERP module) HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (US) IAC Internet Application Component (SAP) IASA International Association of Software Architects IC Interaction Center (SAP) iDOC Intermediate Document(SAP) iFrame Information Frame (SAP) IM Investment Management (SAP ERP module) IPC Internet Pricing Configuration (SAP) ISV Independent Software Vendor iView Information View KW Knowledge Warehouse (SAP component) LO Logistics (SAP ERP module) LOB Line of Business LSMW Legacy System Migration Workbench (SAP) MDM Master Data Management (SAP component) MDMP Multiple Display/Multiple Processing (SAP) MI Mobile Infrastructure (SAP) MOSS Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MTBF Mean Time between Failure NAS Network Attached Storage NWDS NetWeaver Developer Studio (Java version for SAP) OSS Online Service System (SAP) PCI Payment Card Industry PAYG Pay as You GO PDK Platform Development Kit PM Plant Maintenance (SAP ERP module) PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge QM Quality Management (SAP ERP module) R/2 Release 2 (SAP IBM Mainframe OLTP Product) R/3 Release 3 (SAP Client/Server OLTP Product) RFC Remote Function Call RICEFS Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and SAP scripts ROI Return on Investment RPM RPM Package Manager RPO Recovery Point Objective RTO Recovery Time Objective SAN Storage Area Network SAML Security Assertion Markup Language SaaS Software as a Service SCM Supply Chain Management SD Sales and Distribution (SAP ERP module) SDM Software Deployment Manager (SAP) SDN SAP Developer Network SID System Identifier SLD System Landscape Directory (SAP) SMB Small and Medium Business (generic) SolMan Solution Manager (SAP) SRM Supplier Relationship Management TCO Total Cost of Ownership TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework TPC Transaction processing Performance Council TREX Text Retrieval and Extraction (SAP) TSO Technical Support Organization TST Test (SAP system landscape) UME User Management Engine (SAP) V1 Update (SAP work process) V2 Update 2 (SAP work process) VLDB Very Large Database WP Work Process (SAP) XaaS Anything as a Service
