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.
ALE: Application Link Enabling. Technology that enables communication between SAP and external systems such as the Identity Vault.
BAPI: Business Application Programming Interface. SAP business APIs for the SAP business object types.
CCMS: Computer Center Management System. A set of tools to monitor, control, and configure an SAP system.
client: In an SAP system, a self-contained unit with its own set of users and data.
CUA: Central User Administration. The SAP tool used to centrally maintain user master records.
ERP: Enterprise resource planning. A software system for planning and automating enterprise-wide business processes.
GRC: Governance, risk, and compliance. Software or business processes that facilitate conformity to legal requirements.
IDocs: Intermediate document. A data exchange format used between SAP systems and between SAP systems and external applications.
JCo: SAP Java* Connector. A toolkit that allows Java applications to communicate with any SAP system.
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.
SSCR: SAP Software Change Registration. A procedure for registering manual changes to SAP source code and dictionary object.s
UME: User Management Engine. Provides central user administration for Java applications.
XAL: External interface for alert management. Enables external system management software to read and set properties in order to integrate with SAP administration tools.