Introduction For SAP EP

    SAP ENTERPRISE PORTAL (EP) INTRODUCTION

SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP) unifies enterprise applications, information, and services from SAP and non-SAP sources into one system to support business processes, both within and across company boundaries. SAP Enterprise Portal is a building block of SAP NetWeaver - a total integration and application platform designed to unify and align people, information, and business processes across technologies and organizations.

An Enterprise Information Portal integrates information and applications across the enterprise to provide a single, integrated tool for execution, management and closed-loop decision-making.

EP can provide users with a single, role-based entry point into legacy systems such as SAP R/3; as well as databases, documents, web content, other data sources and a variety of applications.

SAP Enterprise Portal is built on SAP Netweaver, the integration and application platform that unifies and aligns people, information, and processes across enterprise and technology boundaries.

An Enterprise Portal is much more than an Interactive flashy Web Site to publish reports or marketing material.

    Enterprise Portal is a web based business-critical system

• Integrated information view and business applications

• Seamless integration between BI, OLTP and Knowledge Management Systems

• A collaborative environment

Classes of Portals

• Information Portals

• Functional Portals

• Industry Specific Portals

• Enterprise Portals

Business Benifits

• Adoption: A tool to enable improved decisions/management

• Accuracy: Consistent and accurate data across systems

• Efficiency: Single source for integrated data

• Self-Service: An intuitive tool and personalized experience

• Access: Anytime and anywhere access to any information

• Reduced costs of systems development

• Reduced costs of systems support

• Foundations: Platform for 'the next generation' - CRM, SEM, APO, BI