IDES Overview

The organizational data contained in the IDES system is maintained and updated by the IDES development team. This team develops planning scenarios with various conditions and aims, performs period-end closing procedures, and generates transaction data so that the information systems in all areas are a true reflection of real-life business. New business scenarios are being added constantly to clearly depict and elucidate the functionality involved.

The R/3 System training courses offered by SAP AG are based on IDES data. Data for the exercises and demonstrations contained in these R/3 training courses is available in the IDES system. This means that course attendees can then use their training materials to work their way through examples and exercises in the R/3 IDES system, and consolidate what they have learned in their own time. They can also explore the system on their own, and thus further their knowledge of it.

IDES is available (in accordance with the conditions set out in the license agreement) free of charge for all SAP AG customers and partners in possession of a valid license. IDES systems are delivered as new installations and can be ordered from SAP AG as a release of an existing installation.

A remote link to the IDES systems in all currently existing releases is available in Walldorf (Customer and Partner System [CPS]).

The IDES system is also available on the Internet from release 4.6 upward. You can work in the IDES system on the Internet without having to install any additional components. The systems reflect the components of the different industry solutions and enable you to expand the R/3 System. See the SAP homepage sap.com for all
relevant information.

A laptop version of IDES is also available so that sales staff and consultants can make flexible use of the R/3 model company when they are on the move. The entire R/3 IDES system is preinstalled on a notebook. The notebook can be used without further system or administrator training. With the development of notebook-specific programs to start and stop the database and the R/3 System, each end user can use their own personal R/3 System.

IDES is available for every release. Hot packages for releases can be imported into IDES, but it is not possible to upgrade to a new release. This means that each new IDES release has to be re-installed. This is the only feasible way of ensuring that IDES users receive new, high-quality master data, transaction data, Customizing settings and documentation that have been tried and tested.

IDES is available in English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. This means that you can access all R/3-specific data, and special IDES features such as Customizing, short texts and long texts in all these languages.