This section gives you essential information about terminology used with SAP. If you need further help with SAP terminology, see the Glossary for the SAP Library.
ABAP: Advanced Business Application Programming. A programming language designed for creating large-scale business applications.
BAPI: SAP Business APIs for the SAP business object types.
CCMS: Computer Center Management System.
CUA: Central User Administration.
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning.
GRC: Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
IDocs: Intermediate Documents. A data exchange format used between SAP systems as well as between SAP systems and external applications.
R/3: The former name of the ERP.
SPML: Service Provisioning Markup Language. An XML-based framework for managing the provisioning and allocation of identity information and system resources within and between organizations.
UME: User Management Engine.
XAL: External interface for Alert Management.