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SAP Basis administration and NetWeaver administration

• How to establish communication between SAP Unicode and non-Unicode systems

  Find out how to establish a connection between SAP R/3 4.7 and SAP ECC 6.0 non-Unicode systems, and learn how to maintain a connection when changing the SAP ECC 6.0 system to Unicode.  Continue Reading

• In an upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0, when do integrated apps get upgraded?

  A SearchSAP.com reader wants to know if it's possible to upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0 while also upgrading an interfacing application at the same time. Learn why it might be wise to upgrade the middleware first.  Continue Reading

• SAP Software Deployment Manager vs. Java Support Package Manager

  SAP BI/BW expert Farooq Ali discusses the differences in the use of SAP Software Deployment Manager (SDM) and SAP Java Support Package Manager (JSPM), specifically when it comes to patches.  Continue Reading

• How to reset the SAP transport buffer after abnormal patch termination

  Find out how resetting a transport buffer can help fix an error that occured during the installation of an SAPGUI patch. Learn how to avoid an operating system shutdown when receiving a path error during a SAPGUI patch install.  Continue Reading

• Tips for setting up a default SAP BI client after implementation

  Find out how to set a default SAP BI client within an SAP Business Intelligence (BI) system. Learn how to run an SAP Basis TCode in a default SAP BI client.  Continue Reading

• Installing SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1 on servers running ECC 6.0

  An SAP user wants to know whether to install NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) 7.1 on the same server running ECC 6.0 or a separate server.  Continue Reading

• How to install an add-on using a SAINT transaction in SAP Basis

  A SearchSAP.com reader is using a SAINT transaction in SAP Basis and wants to install an add-on.  Continue Reading

• Converting from MDMP to Unicode

  An SAP user wants to know why an MDMP-to-Unicode conversion is more difficult to perform than that of a Single Code Page system.  Continue Reading

• SAP FI/CO consultant's role during upgrade from R/3 to ECC 6.0

  SAP FI/CO consultants just need to test core business functionality after an upgrade from SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0.  Continue Reading

• How to move SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal between servers

  An SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal consultant is having problems moving Enterprise Portal from one server to another.  Continue Reading

• Alternatives to downloading a trial version of SAP IDES ERP software

  A user learning SAP FI is looking for a trial version of SAP IDES ERP ECC 6.0 software.  Continue Reading

• Verifying data consistency in production SAP FI/CO system when restoring a backup

  After writing an ABAP tool to reconcile between production and reference systems, an administrator restoring a backup of a FICO system wants to verify that the backup is successful.  Continue Reading

• How to upgrade DB2 on SAP R/3 4.7

  An administrator using SAP R/3 4.7 wants to know if it is possible, when upgrading IBM DB2, to perform a transport change from development to production despite differences in database environments.  Continue Reading

• How to clone an SAP ECC 6.0 instance

  An administrator is looking to clone an SAP ECC 6.0 instance.  Continue Reading

• How to create a snapshot from NAS and SAN of Oracle database

  An SAP administrator wants to create a snapshot of an Oracle database that is consistent from both a SAN and NAS.  Continue Reading