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Introduction

Oracle connects to SAP through the SAP adapter. This chapter discusses the following topics:

• What is SAP?

What is SAP?

SAP is a vendor of enterprise management software. The business application, R/3, automates and manages enterprise business process; for example, inventory control, customer master file maintenance, invoicing, and accounting. It is both a business application product and a large-scale application development platform.

Required Software

The following lists the system to which the SAP adapter connects:

Table 1-1 List of systems to which the SAP adapter connects

Component Support	Required Software
SAP	4.6B

See Also: Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide, Appendix C for hardware requirements

Supported Platforms

The following platforms support the SAP adapter:

• Windows NT 5.0

• Solaris 2.6

• Solaris 7 (2.7)

• Solaris 8 (2.8)

• HP-UX B.11.00