SAP Glossary

Core process terms

• P2P (Procure-to-Pay) - full cycle from purchase request to supplier payment.
• O2C (Order-to-Cash) - full cycle from customer order to cash collection.
• R2R (Record-to-Report) - accounting close and financial reporting cycle.

Consulting terms

• Discovery - stakeholder interviews and process fact gathering.
• AS-IS - current process state.
• TO-BE - target process state after improvements.
• Fit-Gap - analysis of what standard SAP covers and where gaps remain.
• UAT - user acceptance testing before go-live.
• Hypercare - intensified support period after go-live.

Master data and controls

• Master data - core records like material, vendor, customer, G/L account.
• Posting period - open time window when accounting postings are allowed.
• Document type - classification controlling posting behavior and numbering.
• Authorization role - set of permissions for users and business actions.

Interview-ready definitions

Fit-Gap in one line: structured way to connect business pain to concrete SAP actions and implementation priorities.

UAT in one line: business validation that the process works before production usage.