This book is an essential foundation for IT managers, technical consultants, and R/3 System administrators. With first-hand knowledge gathered from Global Support specialists working on the implementation of over 20,000 R/3 Systems, this book teaches you how to perform your daily system administration tasks with optimal efficiency.
This book also helps to prepare you to qualify as a Certified Technical Consultant (CTC) for R/3 Release 4.6 and Enterprise.
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Höhe: 24 cm
Breite: 16.8 cm
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978-1-59229-014-7 (9781592290147)
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Sigrid Hagemann joined SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG in Bensheim, Germany, in 2001, where she supports customers as business enterprise principal consultant in the IT management and technology consulting areas. Her tasks focus on consulting with SAP customers to optimize the operation of their SAP-centric system landscapes. The mathematics graduate began working with SAP technology in 1993 when she took on a role in the Fujitsu Siemens Competence Center in Walldorf, Germany.
Liane Will has been working in the Active Global Support department at SAP AG since 1998. She gained her experience in the system operation of SAP solutions by supporting customers in solving problems and establishing best practices in system operation. She manages a team that focuses on the implementation and optimization of the application lifecycle management based on SAP Solution Manager. Based on her extensive support experience, she's already the author of a number of books (published by SAP PRESS) on best practices in system administration. Before she joined SAP, Liane developed SAP support tools for databases.
Foreword to the series of books ... 13
Foreword ... 15
Introduction ... 17
1. Technical Realization of Client/Server Architecture in SAP R/3 ... 21
... 1.1 Client/Server Architecture in SAP R/3 ... 21
... 1.2 Internet Connection ... 24
... 1.3 Presentation Layer ... 27
... 1.4 Application Layer ... 32
... 1.5 Database Layer ... 39
... 1.6 Network ... 41
... 1.7 Operating System ... 42
... 1.8 Tips ... 45
... 1.9 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 45
... 1.10 Additional Documentation ... 46
... 1.11 Questions ... 46
2. Getting Started ... 49
... 2.1 Starting the Database and SAP R/3 Instances ... 49
... 2.2 Stopping SAP R/3 Instances and the Database ... 57
... 2.3 Starting the Frontend ... 58
... 2.4 General Administrative Tasks ... 59
... 2.5 Tips ... 70
...2.6 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 70
... 2.7 Additional Documentation ... 71
... 2.8 Questions ...71
3. Service and Support ... 73
... 3.1 Remote Connection ...73
... 3.2 SAP Services ... 79
... 3.3 Essential Services ... 80
... 3.4 Support Tools ... 87
... 3.5 SAP Solution Manager: Overview ... 88
... 3.6 Tips ... 93
... 3.7 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 93
... 3.8 Additional Documentation ... 93
... 3.9 Questions ... 94
4. Installation Concepts ... 97
... 4.1 Preparations ... 97
... 4.2 Architecture of the R3setup Installation Tool ... 103
... 4.3 Installation Steps ... 106
... 4.4 Changes with the SAP Web Application Server ... 112
... 4.5 Postprocessing ...117
... 4.6 Tips ... 122
... 4.7 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 123
... 4.8 Additional Documentation ...123
... 4.9 Questions ... 124
5. Setting Up the System Landscape ... 127
... 5.1 Initializing the Change and Transport System ...128
... 5.2 Tasks of a System Landscape ... 131
... 5.3 Configuration of the Transport Management System ... 134
... 5.4 Transport Control Program tp ...148
... 5.5 Tips ... 149
... 5.6 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 149
... 5.7 Additional Documentation ... 149
... 5.8 Questions ... 150
6. Software Logistics ... 153
... 6.1 Implementation Guide ... 153
... 6.2 Object Editing ... 157
... 6.3 Importing Transport Requests ...175
... 6.4 Manual Operation of the Transport Control tProgram tp ... 178
... 6.5 Importing Support Packages and Industry Solutions ...179
... 6.6 Tips ... 183
... 6.7 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 183
... 6.8 Additional Documentation ... 184
... 6.9 Questions ...185
7. Client Administration ... 18
... 7.1 Creating New Clients ... 189
... 7.2 Local Copy ... 195
... 7.3 Remote Copy ... 201
... 7.4 Client Transport ... 203
... 7.5 Special Functions ... 213
... 7.6 Tips ... 214
... 7.7 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 217
... 7.8 Additional Documentation ... 218
... 7.9 Questions ... 218
8. R/3 Users and Authorizations 221
... 8.1 Basics ... 221
... 8.2 User Maintenance ... 222
... 8.3 Authorizations ... 230
... 8.4 Personal Settings ... 251
... 8.5 Internet Users ... 253
... 8.6 Information About Users and Authorizations ... 254
... 8.7 Central User Administration ... 257
... 8.8 Outlook: Directory Services ... 262
... 8.9 Tips ... 263
... 8.10 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 263
... 8.11 Additional Documentation ... 265
... 8.12 Questions ... 266
9. Background Processing ... 267
... 9.1 Concepts ... 267
... 9.2 Definition of Background Jobs ... 270
... 9.3 Analysis ... 276
... 9.4 Analysis Functions ... 280
... 9.5 Authorizations ... 284
... 9.6 Maintenance Jobs ... 285
... 9.7 External Interface ... 287
... 9.8 Tips ... 288
... 9.9 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 289
... 9.10 Other Documentation ... 290
... 9.11 Questions ... 290
10. Update ... 291
... 10.1 Update Concepts ... 291
... 10.2 Configuring the Update System ... 295
... 10.3 Monitoring and Troubleshooting for the Update ... 297
... 10.4 Tips ... 303
... 10.5 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 304
... 10.6 Additional Documentation ... 304
... 10.7 Questions ... 305
11. Output Configuration and Management ... 307
... 11.1 Basics ... 307
... 11.2 Configuring Spool Work Processes ... 309
... 11.3 Configuring the Spool Server ... 311
... 11.4 Configuring the Output Devices Landscape ... 317
... 11.5 Analysis and Error Correction ... 326
... 11.6 Authorizations ... 331
... 11.7 Tips ... 332
... 11.8 Transactions and Menu Paths. ... 332
... 11.9 Additional Documentation ... 333
... 11.10 Questions ... 334
12. Data Archiving 337
... 12.1 Archive Development Kit ... 338
... 12.2 Customizing ... 342
... 12.3 Control and Analysis ... 349
... 12.4 Tips ... 353
... 12.5 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 354
... 12.6 Additional Documentation ... 355
... 12.7 Questions ... 356
13. Data Distribution and Transfer ... 357
... 13.1 RFC Destinations ... 358
... 13.2 Application Link Enabling ... 365
... 13.3 Data Transfer ... 380
... 13.4 SAPconnect ... 385
... 13.5 Tips ... 386
... 13.6 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 386
... 13.7 Additional Documentation ... 388
... 13.8 Questions ... 389
14. Maintaining Instances ... 391
... 14.1 Profile Maintenance ... 391
... 14.2 Operation Modes ... 403
... 14.3 Control Panel ... 411
... 14.4 Dynamic User Distribution ... 412
... 14.5 Tips ... 415
... 14.6 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 416
... 14.7 Additional Documentation ... 417
... 14.8 Questions ... 417
15. System Monitoring ... 419
... 15.1 Server and Process Overviews ... 419
... 15.2 User Overviews ... 428
... 15.3 System Log ... 430
... 15.4 Analyzing Runtime Errors ... 432
... 15.5 Trace Files ... 433
... 15.6 Lock Entries ... 438
... 15.7 Performance Monitoring ... 440
... 15.8 Database Administration ... 442
... 15.9 Overview of Regular Tasks ... 446
... 15.10 Tips ... 449
... 15.11 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 450
... 15.12 Additional Documentation ... 452
... 15.13 Questions ...453
16. Monitoring Architecture ... 455
... 16.1 Alert Monitor ... 456
... 16.2 Customizing the Alert Monitor ... 465
... 16.3 Analyzing the Alert Monitors ... 473
... 16.4 Example Customizing ... 474
... 16.5 Tips ... 480
... 16.6 Transactions and Menu Paths ... 481
... 16.7 Additional Documentation ... 482
... 16.8 Questions ... 483
Appendix ... 485
... A. Questions and Answers ... 485
... B. Important Transaction Codes ... 499
... C. Profile Parameters ... 505
... D. Menu Structures ... 511
... E. Glossary ... 513
... F. Bibliography ... 521
... Index 523
