Measuring Complexity of SAP Systems

Authors :: Ilja Holub
Tomas Bruckner
Source :: Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly; No 8 (2016): Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly; 60-67, Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly, Vol 0, Iss 8, Pp 60-67 (2016)
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Riga Technical University, 2016.
Abstract: The paper discusses the reasons of complexity rise in ERP system SAP R/3. It proposes a method for measuring complexity of SAP. Based on this method, the computer program in ABAP for measuring complexity of particular SAP implementation is proposed as a tool for keeping ERP complexity under control. The main principle of the measurement method is counting the number of items or relations in the system. The proposed computer program is based on counting of records in organization tables in SAP.

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