r/3 & r/2

[Former Member]

what is the purpose of r/3?

what is the purpose of r/2?

kindly explain briefly.

[Former Member]

Hi,

SAP R/3 is SAP's integrated software solution for client/server and distributed open systems. SAP's R/3 is the world's most-used standard business software for client/server computing. R/3 meets the needs of a customer from the small grocer with 3 users to the multi-billion dollar companies The software is highly customizable using SAP's proprietary programming language, ABAP/4. R/3 is scalable and highly suited for many types and sizes of organizations.

The R/3 architecture is comprised of application and database servers. The application servers house the software and the database servers handle document updates and master file databases. The system can support an unlimited number of servers and a variety of hardware configurations. For more info. see SAP R/3 Architecture at SAP home page.

SAP R/3 is based on various hardware and software architectures, running on most types of UNIX, on Windows NT and OS/400. For more info...see SAP R/3 Platform Support at SAP home page.

SAP R/3 runs on several databases Oracle, Adabas D, Informix, DB2 for UNIX, DB2/400, Microsoft's SQL Server 6.0. For more info...see SAP R/3 Databases at SAP home page. Since R/3 foundation, SAP has made significant development and installed thousands of R/3 systems. Here is the SAP R/3 installations chart by customer class.

SAP R/2 is a real-time enterprise resource planning (ERP) software produced by SAP.

SAP R/2 followed the company's first product, a materials management module called RM/1. What was unique about R/2 was that it was a packaged software application that processed real-time on a mainframe computer taking advantage of Time Sharing Option and integrated all of an enterprise's functions, such as accounting, manufacturing processes, supply chain logistics and human resources.

[Former Member]

check

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=11853147&messageID=3349248

Regards

Kiran

[Former Member]

R/3 is “Real time 3 tire” this we say as SAP R/3

In SAP R/3 the 3 tires are

1) Presentation layer

2) Application layer

3) Database layer

We have a concept called Landscape it contain 3 servers like development server, quality server, production server. In each server R/3 structure will present.

http://solutionbrowser.erp.sap.fmpmedia.com/

http://service.sap.com/releasenotes

http://service.sap.com/upgrade

http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/erp/pdf/BWP_ERP2006_Upgrade.pdf

Reward points..