what is sap r/3? Scope in SAP? Choose tech or functional?

Answer 1

SAP means Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung. This is german for System analysis and program development.
The name was later changed into Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung: Systems, application and products in the data processing.

The company is specialized in large application supporting large corporations.
SAP is well known for its ERP solution R/3. The modularity of the product allows a certain fexibility in the implementation and use.

The major components within R/3 are

Financial system
Project system
Logistic system
Human ressource
Developpment system (ABAP)

The major components outside R/3 are :
Netweaver
SAP Business Warehouse and Strategic Entreprise Management
Others

About technical or functional:

Programmer: Netweaver / Abap
Accountant: FICO
Human Ressource : HR
etc...