SAP System Administration

Introduction. 13

How This Book is Organized. 13

1. Technical Implementation of Client/Server Architecture in R/3. 27

. 1.1 Client/Server Architecture in R/3. 27

. 1.2 The Presentation Layer. 31

. 1.3 The Application Layer. 41

. 1.4 The Database Layer. 47

. 1.5 Network. 52

. 1.6 The Operating System. 54

. 1.7 Questions. 57

2. First Steps. 59

. 2.1 Starting The Database and R/3 Instances. 59

. 2.2 Stopping The Database and R/3 Instances. 65

. 2.3 Starting The Frontend. 66

. 2.4 Performing General Administration Tasks. 67

. 2.5 Questions. 75

3. The Online Service System. 77

. 3.1 Security Issues. 77

. 3.2 SAProuter and Saprouttab. 79

. 3.3 Establishing a Connection. 80

. 3.4 Online Service System Functions. 81

. 3.5 Questions. 86

4. Installation Concepts. 89

. 4.1 Preparing for Installation. 89

. 4.2 R3Setup. 92

. 4.3 Installation Procedures. 94

. 4.4 After Installation. 101

. 4.5 Questions. 102

5. Setting up a System Landscape. 105

. 5.1 Tasks of a System Landscape. 105

. 5.2 Technical Implementation. 108

. 5.3 The Transport Control Program tp. 114

. 5.4 Transport Paths. 116

. 5.5 System Change Options. 123

. 5.6 RFC Connection. 124

. 5.7 Questions. 128

6. Software Logistics. 129

. 6.1 Implementation Guide. 129

. 6.2 Tasks and Change Requests. 131

. 6.3 Importing Transport Requests. 150

. 6.4 Questions. 154

7. Client Administration, 155

. 7.1 Client Basics. 155

. 7.2 Creating a Client. 156

. 7.3 Local Copy. 161

. 7.4 Using Remote Copy. 166

. 7.5 Client Transport. 168

. 7.6 Special Functions. 172

. 7.7 Tips. 173

. 7.8 Questions. 173

8. R/3 Users and Authorizations. 175

. 8.1 User Master Records. 175

. 8.2 Authorizations. 179

. 8.3 Authorization Profiles. 182

. 8.4 Important Profiles in System Administration. 186

. 8.5 The Profile Generator. 187

. 8.6 Personal Settings. 203

. 8.7 Internet Users. 204

. 8.8 Questions. 205

9. Background Processing. 207

. 9.1 Background Dialog Concepts. 207

. 9.2 Defining Jobs. 209

. 9.3 Analyzing Jobs. 215

. 9.4 Analysis Functions. 217

. 9.5 Authorizations. 218

. 9.6 Maintainance Jobs. 218

. 9.7 Questions. 220

10. Update Service. 221

. 10.1 Update Concepts. 221

. 10.2 Monitoring the Update Service. 222

. 10.3 Questions. 227

11. Output Configuration and Administration. 229

. 11.1 Output Basics. 229

. 11.2 Configuring the Landscape of Output Devices. 232

. 11.3 Administration Procedure. 239

. 11.4 Analyzing and Resolving Errors. 244

. 11.5 Using Authorizations, 246

. 11.6 Questions. 247

12. Data Archiving. 249

. 12.1 What is Archiving?. 249

. 12.2 Customizing. 252

. 12.3 Controlling and Analysis. 257

. 12.4 Questions. 259

13. Data Distribution and Transfer. 261

. 13.1 Application Link Enabling. 261

. 13.2 ALE Configuration. 264

. 13.3 Monitoring and Analysis. 273

. 13.4 Data Transfer with Batch Input. 277

. 13.5 Questions. 281

14. Maintaining Instances. 283

. 14.1 Maintaining Profiles. 283

. 14.2 Operation Modes. 292

. 14.3 The Control Panel. 299

. 14.4 Logon Groups. 300

. 14.5 Questions. 303

15. System Monitoring. 305

. 15.1 The Alert Monitor. 305

. 15.2 Server and Process Overview. 314

. 15.3 System Log. 318

. 15.4 Optimizing Performance. 319

. 15.5 Database Administration. 322

. 15.6 Lock Entries. 325

. 15.7 Runtime Errors. 327

. 15.8 Developer Traces. 327

. 15.9 SAP System Trace. 328

. 15.10 SQL Trace. 328

. 15.11 An Overview of Regular Tasks. 329

. 15.12 Questions. 331

Appendix

. A. Transaction Codes. 333

. B. Profile Parameters. 341

. C. Glossary. 347

. D. Bibliography. 361

. E. Menu Structures. 363

. F. Questions and Answers. 367