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SAP Basis

• SAP managed services weed out IT complexity at Ball Horticulture

  Ball Horticultural outsourced its SAP Basis administration to Symmetry when the complexity of its SAP environment grew, but internal change management was a challenge.  Continue Reading

• Start preparing infrastructure now for SAP S/4HANA migration

  SAP has set 2025 as the date it will no longer support its Business Suite ERP system, and some infrastructure service providers believe customers should begin to plan now.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: How to get started with SAPUI5

  An expert explains how to start off on the right foot with SAPUI5, with step-by-step advice for setting up the SAPUI5 library and development environment.  Continue Reading

• Performing RFC connection checks in NetWeaver BW with SAP TREX

  SAP administrators can use SAP TREX to diagnose and repair broken RFC connections between SAP NetWeaver BW and the blades of the BW Accelerator.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator

  This chapter download explains the basics of the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator and how to repair connections to the NetWeaver BW system.  Continue Reading

• Changing InfoCube metadata in SAP BW Accelerator

  SAP administrators should know that changing the metadata of an InfoCube with an index in the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator can actually alter the index itself.  Continue Reading

• How to optimize SAP NetWeaver BW for business needs

  In part two of this chapter download, learn how to optimize SAP NetWeaver BW for various business requirements, as well as realizing global BI needs, and how analysts look to BI solutions for creating reports.  Continue Reading

• Chapter 2: 'SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Building Blocks'

  This book details implementing and managing an SAP Portal for integrating websites, applications, legacy systems, databases and document directories into one accessible interface.  Continue Reading

• On The Spot: Joey Hirao on Basis/administration

  This month Joey Hirao, author of SAP R/3 Administration for Dummies, answers all of your SAP security questions.  Continue Reading

• COMING SOON! SAP Basis/administration with Joey Hirao

  Next month's "On The Spot" topic is SAP Basis/administration with Joey Hirao (Nov - Dec '07), senior Basis consultant for Groupbasis (www.groupbasis.com).  Continue Reading

• Chapter 7: 'ESA Adoption: The Role of Enterprise IT Architecture'

  SAP is investing billions to redesign its flagship R/3 product line based on its ESA, and that ESA will become the standard framework for developing all new SAP ERP applications with NetWeaver. This book provides an overview of the core building ...  Continue Reading

• Chapter 4: 'Database tuning: Making it sing'

  Oracle's database engine is a highly tunable creature and, metaphorically speaking, you can make it sing by monitoring how it performs as it runs. This chapter walks you through a number of potential quagmires and tips and tricks on how to crank ...  Continue Reading

• Basis challenge #1: Triggering jobs inside and outside SAP

  Learn how to overcome common administrator challenges and to be more productive working with SAP Basis in this new guide from Basis expert Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Overcoming Basis challenges inside and outside the box

  Learn how to overcome common administrator challenges and to be more productive working with SAP Basis in this new guide from Basis expert Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Basis challenge #1: Reporting logon information

  Learn Basis best practices and how to overcome common administrator problems in this new checklist from SAP Basis guru Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Overcoming Basis challenges by reaching inside the database

  Looking to learn more about Windows batch scripting and SQL programming for an SAP environment? Learn Basis best practices and how to overcome common administrator problems in this new checklist from SAP Basis guru Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Basis challenge #3: Getting system profile parameters

  Learn Basis best practices and how to overcome common administrator problems in this new checklist from SAP Basis guru Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Basis challenge #2: Gathering SQL Server information

  Learn Basis best practices and how to overcome common administrator problems in this new checklist from SAP Basis guru Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Basis scripting -- more resources

  Learn Basis best practices and how to overcome common administrator problems in this new checklist from SAP Basis guru Giovanni Davila.  Continue Reading

• Scenario 1: Basis and NetWeaver

  Jack-of-all-trades typically don't fare well in the SAP world. Instead, the key to success often lies in specialization. This guide will help identify a suitable niche for you.  Continue Reading

• 12. Detecting I/O bottlenecks

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• Part 3: Setting up the RFC connections and logical systems

  Do you have SAP Payroll on a different system than SAP FI? Then your most critical concern is whether your systems communicate well. This handy checklist by SAP HR guru Brian Stewart walks you through the verification process from start to finish. ...  Continue Reading

• Part 4: Setting up and distributing the distribution model

  Do you have SAP Payroll on a different system than SAP FI? Then your most critical concern is whether your systems communicate well. This handy checklist by SAP HR guru Brian Stewart walks you through the verification process from start to finish. ...  Continue Reading

• Part 5: Testing

  Do you have SAP Payroll on a different system than SAP FI? Then your most critical concern is whether your systems communicate well. This handy checklist by SAP HR guru Brian Stewart walks you through the verification process from start to finish. ...  Continue Reading

• Step 4: Record the data entry

  Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their ...  Continue Reading

• Automating line-item data entry for purchase orders via SAPGUI scripting

  Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their ...  Continue Reading

• Step 1: Setting the stage

  Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their ...  Continue Reading

• Step 3: Preparing the input data file

  Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their ...  Continue Reading

• Step 9: Troubleshooting

  Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their ...  Continue Reading

• Resources for troubleshooting SAP start problems

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? This handy troubleshooting guide by veteran site expert Giovanni Davila will help you figure out what's ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 2: Dispatcher dies due to a database connection problem

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 5: The message server starts but the dispatcher doesn't

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 6: Work processes die soon after they start

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 4: Users get "No logon possible" messages

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 3: SAP does not start at all: no message server and no dispatcher

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Scenario 1: Dispatcher does not start due to a port conflict

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• Troubleshooting SAP startup problems in Windows checklist

  There's probably nothing worse than not being able to start your SAP system. Where's the problem? The operating system? The database server? Or perhaps it is time to dive into the dark corners of SAP to get some answers? This handy troubleshooting ...  Continue Reading

• SAP Basis administration FAQ

  Got questions about Basis for Windows? This collection of common question from SAP administrators might help. Click here to browse site expert Giovanni Davila's list of FAQs.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: OS/DB migrations, Basis and upgrade administration

  Have questions about OS/DB migrations, Basis and upgrade administration? Veteran site expert Bert Vanstechelman may have a few words of wisdom for you. Browse this collection of common user questions to see if your current headache is discussed.  Continue Reading