IDES – the "Internet Demonstration and Evaluation System" in the SAP System, represents a model company. It consists of an international group with subsidiaries in several countries. IDES contains application data for various business scenarios that can be run in the SAP System. The business processes in the IDES system are designed to reflect real-life business requirements, and have access to many realistic characteristics. IDES uses easy-to-follow business scenarios to show you the comprehensive functions of the SAP System. The focal point of IDES, however, is not the functionality itself, but the business processes and their integration.