{"id":11326,"date":"2011-12-29T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T17:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/r-3-client-server-application\/"},"modified":"2012-10-31T16:49:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T16:49:16","slug":"r-3-client-server-application","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/25964\/r3-clientserver-application","title":{"rendered":"R\/3 Client\/Server Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_r3_clientserver_application_mean\">What Does R\/3 Client\/Server Application Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>R\/3 client\/server application refers to a multitiered platform that supports the R3 enterprise application (EA) group. Developed by SAP AG, R\/3 client\/server applications are responsible for general OS tasks and provide an environment where multiple users can run separate applications. R\/3 applications run inside operating systems and do not require actual host OS interaction. <\/p>\n<p>R\/3 replaced R\/2, which is still in use.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_r3_clientserver_application\">Techopedia Explains R\/3 Client\/Server Application<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>R\/3 client\/server applications run inside multitiered systems, where software components are arranged in tiers. Each R\/3 implementation is made up of three layers, as follows: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Database layer<\/b>: Contains an application database and database management system (DMS)<\/li>\n<li><b>Application layer<\/b>: All R\/3 system application programs are run on the application layer, which contains application program components. <\/li>\n<li><b>Presentation layer<\/b>: Contains the software component that comprises the graphical user interface (GUI) between R\/3 systems and users. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does R\/3 Client\/Server Application Mean? 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