Synopsis:
* Understand the Basis system's inner workings to quickly address critical situations * Get step-by-step instructions and practical tips on administration * Explore new information on SAP Solution Manager 7.1, enhancement packages, and the new monitoring infrastructure * 4th edition, updated and expanded In the fourth edition of this flagship reference, you'll find updated, expanded, and revised information of the most important administration topics for SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP. From getting started with the system, to client administration and authorization concepts, to system monitoring, you'll find all administration tools and practical instructions to optimally configure your system. This book is an essential companion for your daily work. All Concepts Explained Learn everything you need to know about the functioning of SAP Basis. After reading this book, SAP specifics such as work processes, authorizations, and monitoring will no longer baffle you. Tools in Practical Use Get to know the function and handling of all administration tools, which includes SAP NetWeaver Administrator, DBA Cockpit, transport tools, and many more. Concrete Instructions Reproduce the most essential administrator tasks, based on detailed descriptions and comprehensive screenshots. Tips from SAP Support Experts Gear up for critical situations, and benefit from the day-to-day experience that the authors gained in many years of working in SAP support. New in this Edition Expand your knowledge with this new edition. It now includes sections on SAP Solution Manager 7.1, Monitoring and Alert Infrastructure, System Landscape Directory, and CTS+. Highlights * SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP architecture * Dialog and background processing * Accounting and lock management * Setting up a system landscape * Client administration * SAP clients, users, and authorizations administration * Software logistics and instance maintenance * System monitoring * SAP Solution Manager
About the Author:
Frank Foese has worked as a technology and performance consultant at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG in Ratingen, Germany, since 2001. His support work focuses on the areas of system analysis and system tuning, sizing for SAP landscapes, and performance optimization in complex applications. He's the manager of the Performance Focus Group of SAP Deutschland, an expert community that deals with performance problems concerning SAP solutions. Even before finishing his degree in industrial engineering, Frank worked with SAP technology. After he graduated, he worked at a medium-sized pharmaceutical enterprise as an SAP system administrator. 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.
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