Product Description
From the Publisher
This guide:
Is written for consultants and customer project teams
Provides information about the Preconfigured Client (PCC)
Answers the following types of questions:
- Why should you use the PCC?
- What is configured?
- What does the organizational structure look like?
Other documents:
The Preconfigured Client Installation Guide provides a step-by-step description on transporting the PCC to an R/3 System. Extensive knowledge of R/3 Basis is not required.
Appendix D describes the Computer Aided Test Tool (CATT) scripts that come with the PCC and explains how to use CATTs.
The Preconfigured Client Vertex/Taxware Interface Guide describes a PCC add-on that enables an interface to VERTEX or to Taxware, third-party sales tax systems.
What Is the Preconfigured Client?
The Preconfigured Client (PCC) consists of a set of transport files, documentation, and an installation guide. It gives a significant head start on R/3 configuration by providing a tested, U.S.-oriented environment in which many business processes run “out of the box.” The PCC is used as the starting point for configuration instead of a copy of client 000, and also makes an excellent sandbox client where different business scenarios can be configured and tested from its solid base.
For example, immediately after installing, you can run complete business scenarios. A complete purchasing process may involve the following steps:
1. Create material and vendor
2. Create purchase order
3. Receive goods
4. Receive invoice
5. Make payment
The testing tools that come with the PCC guarantee that many complete processes run “out of the box” in a just-installed PCC. A comprehensive set of CATT scripts not only ensures the quality of the configuration but also can help familiarize users with the supported business processes. PCC CATTs are described in a separate document, the Preconfigured Client CATT Procedures.
Many processes in the following modules have been configured to run in a just-installed PCC:
Financial Accounting (FI)
Asset Management (AM)
Investment Management (IM)
Controlling (CO)
Projects System (PS)
Materials Management (MM)
Sales and Distribution (SD)
Production Planning - product costing (PP)
