Lesson: Explaining the Basic Architecture of SAP NetWeaver AS

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LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
● Describe the basic architecture of SAP NetWeaver AS
● Name the processes of the SAP NetWeaver Application Server
● Explain SAP instances and application servers

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Lesson 2
Describing the Process of a System Logon (AS
ABAP)

LESSON OVERVIEW
This lesson revises the process of a system logon, as well as dialog work process multiplexing.

Business Example
As an SAP system administrator in your organization, you want to understand the process of
a system logon.

LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
● Outline the process of an AS ABAP system logon
● Describe the technology of dialog work process multiplexing

Process of a System Logon (AS ABAP)

To create a connection between the front end of an end user and an application server of an
SAP system, the sapgui.exe program requires information in the form of start parameters.
This parameter string is normally created by the saplogon.exe program, using information
about the SAP system selected for logon.
The information about the SAP system comes partly from the configuration files of SAP
Logon, and partly from a direct request to the message server of the selected SAP system, as
shown in the figure Process of a System Logon, steps 1 and 2. SAP Logon then starts the SAP
GUI with these specifications.

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Figure 8: Process of a System Logon

After the transfer of the logon screen from the dispatcher to the front end (not shown in the
figure), the SAP GUI sends the user's logon data to the application server (step 3 in the
figure). After the dispatcher has determined a free work process to process the logon, it
transfers the logon data to this work process (step 4). The work process, in turn, checks
whether the received combination of user ID and password is known to the system using a
request to the database (steps 5-8). A positive response from the database prompts the work
process to return the initial screen of the system to the front end.
During a logon session, the assignment of the user to the application server is unique. Only
during a new logon can the user be assigned to a different application server by the message
server.

Dialog Work Process Multiplexing

The processing of a transaction that consists of multiple screens can be executed using
multiple, different dialog work processes. This distribution is called work process
multiplexing. Work process multiplexing means that an SAP system function, with content
that is logically connected but consisting of multiple substeps, can be processed by different
dialog work processes. These steps, where the content is connected, are described as
transactions. A transaction that consists of multiple screens, such as screens 100 and 200,
can also be processed by multiple dialog work processes.

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Figure 9: Work Process Multiplexing

The figure Work Process Multiplexing shows two screens of a transaction (100 and 200), for
which the input is handled by two different dialog work processes. The multiplexing procedure
is used exclusively for dialog work processes. Other work process types process entire
functions, namely complete business processes.
Dialog work processes may therefore process only parts of transactions that are connected
from a business point of view, so the update procedure with the update work process is widely
used in SAP systems (see also the course SAPTEC: SAP NetWeaver Application Server –
Fundamentals).

LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
● Outline the process of an AS ABAP system logon
● Describe the technology of dialog work process multiplexing

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Lesson 3
Configuring SAP Logon

LESSON OVERVIEW
In this lesson, you will learn how to configure the SAP Logon program.

Business Example
You want to enable your end users to log on to the SAP system using the SAP logon.

LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
● Configure SAP logon

SAP Logon Setup

The SAP Logon program provides users with a convenient logon to an SAP system with the
SAP GUI for Windows (from Windows-based front ends). SAP Logon evaluates various
configuration files that are stored on the front end. Some of these files can also be edited
using SAP Logon.

Figure 10: SAP Logon 740, Main Screen

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