SAP Basis Configuration Frequently Asked Questions

SAP Basis Configuration

Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Press

Compiled By Yvette Camba

SAP Basis Configuration: Frequently Asked Questions

ISBN: 1-933804-75-0

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Edited By: Jamie Fisher

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Table of Contents

Sub-headings

I. Introduction: SAP

A Technical Overview of SAP Basis Configuration

II. Special Areas of SAP Basis Configuration

Installation and configuration FAQ

Question 1: Configuring SSO

Question 2: Accessing BW

Question 3: Configuring Web AS with ABAP engine

Question 4: Difference between ICM and ITS

Question 5: HR Support Packs

Question 6: IDES version

Question 7: SPAM fails to start

Question 8: Basis installation method choices

Question 9: Applying support packages

Question 10: Modifying SAPinst XML files

Question 11: SAP certification

Question 12: IDES installation

Question 13: Deleting QAS

Question 14: Hardware changes

Question 15: Adding a language

Question 16: Memory upgrade

Question 17: ABAP and Java-based operations

Question 18: How to un-car

Question 19: Upgrade from 4.6C MDMP to ECC 6.0

Question 20: Platform bit-size differences

Question 21: Upgrade timeframe

Question 22: Compressing Hard Disk Space

Question 23: Using JFS2 file systems

Question 24: Administrating DB settings

Question 25: Solution Manager Tasks

Question 26: Local versus remote printing

Question 27: NAS (CIFS) and SAP databases

Question 28: Unicode and non-Unicode install

Transportation of Developments And Database Administration

Question 29: Unpacking PAT files

Question 30: Filing system on shared storage

Question 31: Linking landscapes via a mount

Question 32: Logging data changes on tables

Question 33: Auto import

Question 34: Transporting programs and tables across two different SAP systems

Question 35: Transporting tables from DEV to PRD and vice versa

Question 36: Importing expdir

Question 37: Client-dependent and Independent transports

Question 38: init.ora

Question 39: Copying data from one system to another

Question 40: Changing local request to transportable request

Question 41: Grouping directories

Question 42: Transport recovery

Question 43: Dumping SAP summaries to MS SQL

Question 44: Multiple database instances in SAP R/3

Question 45: Transporting tables

Question 46: Field names in database table

Question 47: Transporting a workbench request

Question 48: Monitoring ARFCSSTATE entries

Question 49: Checking for objects attached to transports

User Management and Administration

Question 50: Getting a list using ST03

Question 51: ST02 parameter value

Question 52: Tracing STMS Import History

Question 53: Setting G access method printing

Question 54: Exporting an object to another R/3 system

Question 55:Using CCMS_OnAlert_Email

Question 56: Attaching files to SAP documents

Question 57: Update Process Deactivation

Question 58: Archiving BSIS

Question 59: Post-processing after remote client copy

Question 60: Absolute positions in printing

Question 61: Checking jobs in Solution Manager

Question 62: Background user logs

Question 63: Expanding SAP use within a company

Question 64: Changing SAP logon window color

Question 65: Short dumps history

Question 66: Sending spool list to multiple recipients

Question 67: Changing SAPgui login window text

Question 68: Checking redo logs

Question 69: Session timings

Question 70: Setting page width, columns and font size

Question 71: Generating query history

Question 72: SCC4 settings for an ABAP dev client

Question 73: Identifying a specific RFC

Question 74: Using work center printers

Question 75: Adding data files

Question 76: Creating backups without transaction logs

Question 77: Scheduling jobs

III. Troubleshooting

Question 78: Error on SAP startup

Question 79: Error upon CRM installation

Question 80: SQL error 1653

Question 81: Error logging on to DEV client

Question 82: SAPgui Connection Error

Question 83: Error naming a tape

Question 84: Server connection problem with GUI

Question 85: Job Check DB failed

Question 86: Delayed workload information

Question 87: ORA-00376 error

Question 88: Transport errors

Question 89: Migration problem with dropdown search scrolling

Question 90: ABAP installation errors

Question 91: Errors on tables

Question 92: Unknown hostname error

Question 93: URL generation problem

Question 94: Cannot open monitoring segment

Question 95: Syslog shows system status ended

Question 96: Relationship between instance and application server

Question 97: BRBACKUP terminated with errors

Question 98: Problems with system name for parameter

Question 99: Errors during Alpha Conversion Check

Question 100: IDES system error

Question 101: Transport control TP program could not be started

Question 102: Unable to start sapdba

Question 103: Missing BS2005SR1 DVD

Question 104: DBIF_DSQL2_SQL_ERROR

Question 105: Spool Internal Error

Question 106: Load_Program_Not_Found error

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