SAP Press - SAP R/3 System Administration

SAP Press release SAP R/3 System Administration book. This book has great response from SAP Basis community especially newbie one. I have bought this book at cost US$59,95. This books give you brief explanation on how to start SAP R/3 system administration. SAP Basis jobs such as User Administration, Sytem Administration Database Administration, Security Administration, etc.

You can learn about how SAP R/3 system architecture designed, what tier it's implemented, how to install and configure SAProuter, SAP Client concenpt and configuration, SAP Change and Transport Request management, Background job management, SAP output or SAP document printing configuration, SAP Data archiving, System Monitoring, etc.

This is complete table of content of SAP R/3 System Administration :

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

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