SAP BASIS NOTES -1

SAP  R/3
SAP (Systems Application and Programs, Real time)
SAP is 3 Tier Architecture
SAP Standard version starts with   3.0, 4.6B, 4.7EE,  NW.04 (came in 2004), NW.04S,  ECC5, ECC6

OTHER VERSIONS
SAP – Industries (Business Related Industry)
SAP – Applications (Collaborative for Cross Application)
MySap Business Suit OR  MySAP.com: has been introduced for small and medium industries
SAP Netweaver – Using Internet
SAP Netweaver is a combination of My SAP Business Suit and Sap Applications
MySapBS+SAP application

Steps to Install SAP
•   Operating System (OS)
•   Database (DB)
•   SAP
First we have to install OS , DB then SAP.
Java introduced in 4.7EE Versions. Real Java came in NW04 Version
SAP DATABASE using
•   SAO ORACLE SAP
•   SQL SERVER
•   DB2

ABAP – Programming language designed by SAP
(ABAP+J2EE) - included in NW04

Components - NW.04
•   WAS-Web Application Server(ABAP+J2EE)
•   EP- Enterprise Portal
•   XI-exchange Infrastructure
•   MDM
•   Acrobat Reader

ECC5 and ECC6+Solution Manager
ECC5   ECC6 CRM  SRM  NW (are Web Application Server)     
XI- Exchange Rate
MDM - Master Data Management (Manages Data)
SAP will consist:
Developers (ABAP) + Functional Consultants + Basis

BASIS is a Mediator for Database Administrator + Security

SAP Software Life Cycle
Ramp-up Phase   (SERVICE.SAP.COM)

   - What is Total Life Cycle
   - What are the new Sap Products in the market
   - PAM (Product Availability Matrix)

Software Maintenance two keys
- List of SAP packages
- Software Release New SAP S/W release

SAP Maintenance Strategy & Planning
5-1-2(Formula) (Total 8 Years)
5 years of standard maintenance
1 year of extended maintenance + with a free of 2% of standard maintenance
2 years of extended maintenance + 4% Standard maintenance

Navagation
3 types of GUI in SAP
Default
Windows Based GUI - SAP GUI for Windows
HTML Based GUI - SAP GUI for HTML
JAVA Based GUI - SAP GUI for JAVA

SAP Login
   - Client:
   - User Name:
   - Password:
Two Types of Menus in SAP
1. Standard Menu(SAP Menu)
2. Roll Based Menu

Each User will get roll based menu
USER_SSM: is a table where all the menu’s related information is stored. (whether it is roll based or standard based)
SMEM_BUFFC – is a table where favorite information is stored
SMEN_BUFFI – is a table where favorite information is stored

Downloading from SAP to desktop as well as Uploading desktop to SAP stepes are:
    ->System
              ->List
              ->Save
             ->Local file

Shortcut Commands
/n – Takes to new session in session
/o – New window in new session
/nend – Logging of current session
/nex – To close entire system (without saving)
/I – unsaved session logout

Help – SAP
In SAP there are two types of helps
F1 – Technical Help
F4 – It provides possible entries for a particular field. (Maximum 500 entries are allowed in F4)

Filtering Data in SAP
SE16 – Is the Transaction Code to view the contents of the particular table.     
                                
GUI - SAP
Two Types of GUI in SAP
   -    SAPgui.exe
   -    SAPlogin.exe
Button on GUI
   -    Group
   -    Server
   -    New item
   -    Delete
   -    Change
   -    Login
   -    Validation
   -    Change item
SAP log: Start SAP logon file.
Every System will have a port number 32 with (00-99)
3298 – nipping
3299 – SAP router

SAP Architecture:
         Three types of Architecture
            -    Single Tier -> Presentation Layer
            -    Two Tier -> Application Layer
            -    Three Tier -> DB Layer

If P, A, and DB are in one box, it is called Single Tier architecture.
If P and A are in one box and DB in other box, it is called Two Tier architecture.
If P in one box and A in another box and DB in another box is called Three Tier architecture.

Presentation Layer:- Front End
Application Layer:- Real calculations and Computing
Database:- Database been stored





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