Understanding SAP Versions: Optimizing Packaged Applications
Understanding SAP Versions: Optimizing Packaged Applications
Applications
R/2
Terminal server architecture
“Greenscreen” UI
R/3
Introduced client server architecture
Uses BASIS for technology stack
Desktop client UI
R/3 Enterprise
Replaced BASIS with WebAS (Web Application
Server)
Web Based UI
mySAP
Web based UI
Changed “WebAS” to just “AS”
In the beginning
BASIS was both
the server AND
the application
Year UI Type Application Edition Major Minor BASIS WebAS ECC NetWeaver SolMan
Terminal R/2 - -
2003 Web R/3 Enterprise 1.10 (a.k.a. 620 6.20 NetWeaver 2.1
4.7x110 (2003)
Web R/3 Enterprise 2.00 (a.k.a. 630 6.30 NetWeaver 2.2, 3.1,
4.7x200) (2003) 3.2
2006 Web mySAP 2005 - 700 7.0 (now ECC NetWeaver 4.0
(June) called AS) 6.0 04S
ution Manager appears to have been introduced with R/3 Enterprise Edition