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SAP Basis Administration Handbook: Ranjit Mereddy
SAP Basis Administration Handbook: Ranjit Mereddy
Ranjit Mereddy
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ChapTeR 1 SAP NetWeaver and Business Suite Introduction ChapTeR 2 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Overview ChapTeR 3 SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Overview ChapTeR 4 SAP ERP Integration Overview with Other Systems
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AP is the worlds largest business software company, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. There are 121,000 SAP installations worldwide with more than 86,000 customers operating in 120 countries. SAP business applications are installed in 25 different industries, and more than 12 million users work every day with SAP solutions. SAP business applications run on the NetWeaver technology platform. Administering the SAP NetWeaver platform and its plethora of SAP business applications in a mission-critical environment is not only challenging, but also offers a rewarding career for IT professionals. A key resource in any new SAP implementation or production support organization is the Basis administrator of the SAP system. SAP Basis administration involves all of the system administration activities of the NetWeaver technology platform. A Basis administrator commands top salaries and a stable job with excellent career progression opportunities in an organization.
Objective
The main objective of this book is to provide a handbook for all major SAP Basis administration skills necessary to manage a SAP NetWeaver platform. I will be sharing practical Basis experience and best practices that I have accumulated over the last 12 years as SAP Basis administrator and technical architect. This objective will be accomplished by providing a high-level overview for each of the major SAP Basis system administration skill areas, followed by specific tools, techniques, and procedures for performing the activities.
Audience
This book is written for the following audiences: A new SAP Basis administrator assigned to work on a SAP implementation by the organization, or a prospective SAP Basis administrator. An experienced SAP Basis administrator needing a handbook to perform complex SAP Basis tasks, such as homogeneous and heterogeneous system copies, dual-stack SAP upgrades, performance tuning, performing SAP database redirected restores, and so on.
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A SAP Basis administrator who is strong in SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) system administration and who would like to pick up SAP Java system administration skills. A SAP Basis administrator who is strong in SAP Java system administration and would like to pick up SAP ABAP system administration skills. A SAP technical architect who would like a handbook for planning and performing activities, such as SAP sizing and SAP application technical integration to enterprise backup software, such as Tivoli, and so on. A technical architect who would like to understand how SAP will integrate with the organizations data center operations and plan for sizing and architecting the needed infrastructure for rolling out the solution. An enterprise architect who would like to understand how a SAP infrastructure footprint could be integrated within enterprise architecture standards. A university professor or college lecturer who would like a reference book in SAP NetWeaver platform technology for teaching and training requirements.
Year Released 1973 End of 1970s 1992 1998 1999 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2009 TABLE 1-1 Major SAP Releases
SAP Release SAP R/1 SAP R/2 SAP R/3 SAP R/3 Release 4.0B SAP R/3 Release 4.5B SAP R/3 Release 4.6B SAP R/3 Release 4.6C SAP R/3 Enterprise Release 4.70 SAP ECC 5.0 ERP (mySAP ERP 2004) SAP ECC 6.0 ERP (mySAP ERP 2005) SAP Business Suite 7 (ERP 6, Enhancement Package 4)
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Client-server, web application server NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and Java, serviceoriented architecture NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and Java, service-oriented architecture, Business Process Platform, Composite Application Platform
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Key Customer Request Performing upgrades every other year is disruptive, expensive, and not sustainable for businesses running SAP software.
SAP Business Suite Offering Offers Enhancement Packages for SAP Business applications that provide incremental innovations without business disruption. No major upgrades once customer is on SAP Business Suite 7. SAP introduced 7-2 maintenance strategy starting November 2008. Offers seven years of mainstream maintenance and an additional two years of extended maintenance with 2% additional fee. SAP industry solutions are now integrated into the ERP core and do not require separate installation. Needed industry solutions can be activated in the ERP system with a concept called the switch framework. SAP Business Suite comes with 2,800 enterprise services. More bundles are under development and will be released in the near future. SAP is offering numerous value scenarios that increase business value to the customers by leveraging cross-system business processes. Delivers embedded analytics by integrating business objects into the SAP Business Suite. Solution Manager is leveraged for monitoring and administering the entire SAP business suite.
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5-1-2 maintenance strategy is short and expensive after five years. (Five years mainstream maintenance, with additional support through extended maintenance for one year with 2% fee increase, and an additional two years with 4% fee increases.) Installing and upgrading industry solutions is complicated in an ERP system.
Leveraging cross-application business processes is not clearly defined. More operational business intelligence and analytics for better decision making. Administration of SAP system is getting difficult and expensive with a complex portfolio of business applications.
TABLE 1-3 SAP Business Suite Key Value Propositions Software Unit (Usage Type) AS ABAP AS Java BI Java DI EP EP Core MI PI Description NetWeaver Application Server ABAP NetWeaver Application Server Java NetWeaver Business Intelligence Java NetWeaver Development Infrastructure NetWeaver Enterprise Portal NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Core NetWeaver Mobile Infrastructure NetWeaver Process Integration AS Java, EP, EP Core AS Java AS Java AS Java AS ABAP, AS Java AS ABAP, AS Java Depends On
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Single-Stack System
A single-stack system is defined as a SAP system with either SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP or AS Java as the foundation usage type. Examples of single-stack systems are SAP Enterprise portal system running on NetWeaver AS Java as a foundation unit.
Dual-Stack System
A dual-stack system is defined as a SAP system where both SAP AS ABAP and AS Java are used as foundation units. An example of a dual-stack system is SAP Process Integration. A dual-stack system has one SID (System Identifier) and exactly one database with two different schema names (one for ABAP and one for the Java stack).
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Summary
SAP system administration and technical architecture work are challenging and yet provide a rewarding career for an IT professional. Business Suite 7 is the most current release of SAP. Business Suite 7 includes SAP ERP 6 with Enhancement Package 4, CRM 7.0, SCM 7.0, SRM 7.0, and PLM 7.0. The key benefits of Business Suite 7 are improved functionality, no major upgrades required, incremental innovation is delivered with the Enhancement Package concept, and 7-2 maintenance strategy. SAP NetWeaver usage types include AS ABAP, AS Java, BI, PI, EP, EP Core, DI, and MI. SAP ABAP and Java administration skills are needed to perform the job of a Basis administrator of the NetWeaver technology stack and business suite applications. Single-stack, dual-stack, and separated stack install options are available, depending upon the solution required. The SAP Landscape Governance Board is making a separated stack install recommendation where offered by the SAP installer for several SAP solutions.
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Additional Resources
SAP NetWeaver Products overview www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-products SAP System Landscape Governance Board recommendations www.sdn.sap .com/irj/scn/index?rid=/media/uuid/806c3398-a5ab-2d10-eb90-f364fa65c3b8# SAP System Landscape Design Links www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/alm-landscape-design
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