SAP R/3 Administrator's Handbook

By Jose Antonio Hernandez

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Amazon Sales Rank: #459821 in Books

Published on: 1999-11-01
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
1040 pages

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.

A complete reference for Basis Consultants and Administrator
By Greg Robson
The author of any technical reference book faces the challenge of providing the reader with, on the
one hand, enough detail to cover the topics adequately and on the other, the need to rein back on
minutiae. At the same time, topics should be covered at a level of detail consistent with the subject.
This is largely subjective but could mean the difference between a volume 2 to 3 inches thick and a
volume 2 to 3 foot thick. Mr Hernandez has managed to keep his authoritative work to a
manageable size yet maintain a level of detail beyond which only OSS, SAP Developers and possibly
the SAP Help would answer your query.

In his second Edition of what has become a standard R/3 text for many SAP R/3 Basis Consultants,
José Hernandez has updated terminology to suit versions up to 4.6 including the new features
offered by the later versions. Although the bulk of the text covers the Basis R/3 system one of the
most notable changes is the inclusion of Windows NT. Some of the new R/3 features covered are the
Profile Generator, the new Object-based monitoring system, ASAP and the Transport
Management System (TMS).

The first 5 chapters of the book cover the conceptual overview of the R/3 product including general
product information, the software as a client-server system, in-memory and disk usage
architecture, installation concepts, and some essential "using" information. Chapters 6 onwards,
including the appendices each describe an R/3 topic in detail. A complete Table of Contents is likely
to be available on many on-line book stores.

Typical of the material offered in the second edition is the excellent coverage of The SAP Printing
System. The chapter covers a conceptual overview describing the Spooler's place in the
architecture, its relationship to the operating system, how to set up additional spoolers, using the
spooler and the various objects which contribute towards the printing system. José then traverses
each of the screens and menu options associated with setting up printer devices, front end printing
(SAPLPD), Temse, Fax and administration tasks . When describing how to set up a printer device,
each field on each screen is described. Dropdown options are each described in detail. The chapter
also includes many operational tips and examples.

Having used the first edition of R/3 Handbook for the past 2 years and being the primary text I
used to pass the R/3 basis certification test, I obtained the second edition the moment it became
available. I recommend it to anyone who needs a ready-to-hand comprehensive text for SAP R/3
Basis.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.

Highly recommded for R/3 Administrators
By Mario Luna Arroyo
I have been doing R/3 Technical Consulting for two years and this is my one and only reference
book. It explains the basics of the system architecture and covers major areas, such as user
management, authorization profiles, spool system, background processing, basic system monitoring
and database concepts (Oracle only).

The information presened in this book is well organized and very helpful on the day-to-day system
management.

Don't buy this book if you are looking for detailed information on system installation, ABAP
programming and performance tuning.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.

What happened in the new edition?
By Christopher Dryden
This edition appears to be about 1/3 the size of previous editions; and refers to a fairly old version
of SAP... even though this was released in Dec 2005.

There is a great many things missing here. SPAM... I guess you do not need that any more.

Perhaps the publishers wanted a book for managers.

Anyway, if you are considering this, get the 2nd edition... or buy one of the many that are used, as I
expect there will be many BASIS admins selling this back the day after they purchase it.

Sorry... I was hoping for an updated version of Edition 2.

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From the Back Cover

Demystify today's premier client/server enterprise software!

The all-in-one guide to successfully implementing enterprise-wide business process engineering now
brings you up to speed on the #1 software's latest features. SAP R/3 Handbook, Second Edition, by
Jose Antonio Hernandez, explains in easy-to-follow steps all stages of R/3 installation,
implementation, operation and support. You learn about the workings of the ABAP/4 development
workbench, the transport system, R/3 service distribution, systems architectures and system
administration, and get an in-depth look at the Basis system. In this new edition, you'll find new
and expanded chapters on the latest SAP features, including:

The Profile Generator and the Management of Users and Authorizations

SAP Database Administration including Oracle8 and Microsoft SQL Server 7
Advanced new options within the CCMS, including new R/3 installation tools
Much more

About the Author

Jose Hernandez (Spain) is a project manager and technical leader for the SAP implementation at
Telefonics Sistemas, a leading telecommunicatin company in Spain. Previously he was a software
engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he specialized in the technical implementation
of R/3.

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Demystify today's premier client/server enterprise software

The all-in-one guide to successfully implementing enterprise-wide business process engineering

now brings you up to speed on the #1 software's latest features. SAP R/3 Handbook, Second
Edition, by JosÈ Antonio Hernandez, explains in easy-to-follow steps all stages of R/3 installation,
implementation, operation and support. You learn about the workings of the ABAP/4 development
workbench, the transport system, R/3 service distribution, systems architectures and system
administration, and get an in-depth look at the Basis system. In this new edition, you'll find new
and expanded chapters on the latest SAP features, including:
*The Profile Generator and the Management of Users and Authorizations
*SAP Database Administration including Oracle8 and Microsoft SQL Server 7
*Advanced new options within the CCMS, including new R/3 installation tools
*Much more

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