Course Announcements

• Are you responsible for the smooth operations of SAP systems? This course delivers fundamental knowledge you need to keep the system running. You will get acquainted with a broad spectrum of administrative activities for AS ABAP-based SAP Systems. After completing the course you will be prepared to carry out administrative tasks for SAP Business Suite as well as for SAP S/4HANA. As the technological platform, AS ABAP is common to both.
• During these five days you will learn to start and stop SAP stems and how to configure them, how to manage users and create backups, prepare for system maintenance - and more.
• Throughout the training you will work with administrative rights on the operative system as well as in the SAP system.

*The price includes lunch, snacks and beverages.
*Prices are free of VAT.
*No parking is included in the price.
*Education is not included in the NLT membership fee.

Goals

This course will prepare you to:

• Explain the architecture of SAP NetWeaver Application Server
• Describe the procedure of a system logon (AS ABAP)
• Learn about the SAP system configuration
• Describe the architecture of database systems
• Explain the user administration fundamentals
• Explain the monitoring architecture and troubleshooting

Content

Fundamentals

• Basic Architecture of SAP NetWeaver AS
• Process of a System Logon (AS ABAP)
• Configuring SAP Logon
• Logon Groups in AS ABAP
• Appendix - Analysis Transactions

Starting and Stopping

• System Start Process
• Tools for Starting and Stopping SAP Systems
• System Start: AS ABAP Logs

Introduction to System Configuration

• How the System Evaluates Its Parameters
• How Profile Parameters Are Set
• Setting Up Operation Modes
• Working with Tasklists

Working with the Database

• Architecture of Database Systems
• Central Database Administration with the DBA Cockpit
• Outlook: Monitoring the Database
• Appendix: Fundamentals of SAP Data Archiving

User Administration

• User Administration Concept
• Authorization Concept
• Login Parameters and User Info
• Appendix: Advanced User Administration Topics

RFC Connections

• Fundamentals and Variants for Using RFC
• Setting Up RFC Connections

Software Maintenance

• SAP Notes and SAP Support Packages
• Preparation for Software Maintenance
• Support Package Manager (SPAM) and Software Update Manager (SUM)
• Importing SAP Support Packages
• SAP Enhancement Packages

Output Management

• Configuring Printers in AS ABAP
• The Concept of Logical Spool Servers
• Managing Spool Requests
• Printing Assistant for Landscapes

Background Processing

• Fundamentals of Background Processing
• Time-Based Job Scheduling
• Event-Based Job Scheduling
• Background Processing: Other Topics
• Appendix: Job Management

System Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• Monitoring Architecture
• SAP Solution Manager Monitoring - Introduction
• Traces and Logs
• Troubleshooting Procedures

Audience

• System Administrator
• System Architect
• Technology Consultant

Course based on software release

• SAP S/4HANA 1809
• ABAP Platform 1809
• AS ABAP 7.53

Essential

• SAPTEC
• Basic knowledge of operating systems and database

Recommended

• none

António Jorge de Almeida Nunes