If a company has decided to implement the SAP System, they must adapt the software to meet their business requirements.
To implement the SAP System, the company sets up project teams that are responsible for project planning and project implementation.
The term Customizing refers to the process of system configuration during which the members of the project teams make the required system settings. In the SAP System, Customizing activities are performed through the Implementation Guide (IMG).
Customizing supports the project teams in the following situations:
Implementing the SAP System
Enhancing the SAP System
in release and system upgrades
Customizing provides the following functions:
The Roadmap as a structure plan for implementing and enhancing the SAP System
Tools for making and documenting system settings
Recommendations for system settings
Customizing projects as a means for controlling the management, editing and analysis processes of the implementation and upgrade projects
Support for transferring the system settings from the test system into the production system
Support for transferring the system settings by means of Business Configuration Sets in a group rollout
Tools for system upgrades and release upgrades
Preconfigured industry systems
Customizing does not help you to modify the standard SAP functions.
The Customizing functions are divided among the following user roles:
Project team members
Project team members make system settings and document project progress. The Project Functions are available for this.
Project administrator
Project administrators create projects in the SAP System, determine the project scope and duration, and coordinate the project team members. To do this, the administrator performs project administration functions.