Basic Principles

This Documentation

SAP Retail Overview

Roles

Retail Switch

Retail Terminology

Organizational Structure

Background Processing

Central Coordination

Master Data

Strategic Sales

Local Operations

Purchasing

Merchandise Logistics

Sales

Distributed Data Processing

POS Interface

SAP Retail Store

Distribution of Applications to Multiple Systems (ALE)

Interface to AFS

Information and Planning System

Data Warehousing

Merchandise and Assortment Planning

Additional Information

Relevant Cross-Application Documentation

For detailed documentation about numerous topics, see SAP Service Marketplace  http://service.sap.com/retail, Media Library under Expert Knowledge Corner.