Difference between R/3 4.7, ECC5 & ECC6 anyone?

[#1]

i am new to SAP, just i started learing ABAP and BW,i have so many doubts like this please please help me.......

what netweaver consists of?

is(netweaver) it a package that contain ABAP , functional modules and bw?

is bw3 is seperate sap product?

in later versions like ecc5 or ecc6 will these comes with abap and functional modules?

if not what ecc5 and ecc6 contains?

suppose if i installed ecc6 what about bw,later i have to install bw on ecc6 or it comes with ecc6?

what is latest version of bw is it bi7 or bw 3.5?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Following with the original questions: difference between R/3, ECC, etc ... I am still confused with ERP and ECC concepts.

If ECC is part of ERP,what is included in ECC? what else is included in ERP that is not in ECC?

What is the difference between ECC and ERP?

When I check the Product Availability Matrix (PAM) I can see links to "SAP ERP 6.0" and "SAP ECC 6.0". In both pages I can see a "Product Home Page" link which is the same in both cases (service.sap.com/erp).

For example, in an Upgrade with 4.7 as a source release, the target version is ECC 5/6.0 or ERP 5/6.0? At this moment to me is the same, but I am still confused with the concept. Thanks a lot.

Regards

[Former Member]

HI Alvaro,

The answer to your question is probably one of technicalities and semantics.

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning - integrated business management system (includes all aspects and computerization methods that are needed to effectively plan and manage a business).

SAP ECC stands for ERP Central Component and just represents a technical name that is really only relevant for customers that are upgrading from lower level releases. That is, the evolution from R/3 4.7 -> R/3 Enterprise -> SAP ERP.

So, in reality, there really is no difference between ECC and ERP.

Best Regards,

Matt

[Former Member]

Hi Matt,

As far as I know about technical differences:

R/3 4.7 is based on Web AS 6.20

ECC 5 is based on [Web AS 6.40|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/84/54953fc405330ee10000000a114084/frameset.htm] (Netweaver 04)

ECC 6 is based on Netweaver 7.0

as their technology platform which provide complete administration ,development and runtime environment for SAP applications.

Netweaver provides ECC 5 and 6 the inbuilt functionality of open integration of processes (via XI) and information (via BI, MDM) across a heterogeneous landscape.

How accurate am I and what other major differences am I missing here?

-Roshan