[Year 12 Its] ERP & SAP Programming Awards

[Robert Timmer-Arends]

Wikipedia explains all....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP_Aktiengesellschaft

Regards
Robert T-A
Brighton SC

----- Original Message -----
From: "EARL, Kate" <kate.earl at igs.vic.edu.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List"
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] ERP & SAP Programming Awards


> SAP is an ERP, but I am unsure what is meant by the ERP language?
>
> There are many ERPs out there (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials,
> Baan...)each with a slightly different programming language.
>
> SAP has its own proprietary language - ABAP. ABAP is similar to COBOL in
> syntax, and it is mainly used for business reporting and database
> functions.
>
> NOT an appealing language for schools to be teaching!
>
> Kate Earl
> Ivanhoe Grammar School
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Con Zymaris
> Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2005 2:26 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Cc: ipm at edulists.com.au
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 Its] ERP & SAP Programming Awards
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 02:03:26PM +1000, gavin at vitta.org.au wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > VITTA has been approached by an organisation interested in sponsoring
> a
> > programming competition for secondary students in the ERP and SAP
> > languages. These are commonly used in business and financial contexts.
>
> One question.
>
> What _are_ the 'ERP' and 'SAP' languages?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Con Zymaris, Convenor
> Open Source Victoria
> http://www.osv.org.au/
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