HOW TO APPROVE PATCHES IN SAP DOWNLOAD BASKET WITH T-CODE?

DOWNLOAD BASKET REQUEST FOR APPROVAL SAP MOPZ T-CODE

While downloading patches directly from SAP Service Market Place you add them to Download basket and some patches require APPROVAL. Such patches doesn't showup in the Downoad Manager until they are approved.

To approve them you can login to Solution Manager System go to Maintenance Optimier and approve or there's an easiest method to approve the basket.

EASY METHOD
Login to solution manager system
Run tcode SE37-->
Enter the function Module: /TMWFLOW/MO_UI_BASKET_AUTHORIZ
Press F8 ,
Leave the default values and execute again

Now you can see maintenance optimizer screen there you select the files and click on confirm download so that you can start downloading.


SCREENSHOTS

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SAP NW 7.4 JAVA START PAGE SCREENSHOT

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SAP SM12 Lock Monitoring and Alert

Can we capture the number of locks and alert when  we have reached certain threshold ?

Yes you can configure Monitor "enqueue" in RZ20 in your monitor set. Maintain thresholds and set appropriate auto reaction method to send email.





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REPORT TO SUSPEND ALL SAP BATCH JOBS

Answer:

Report Name: BTCTRANS1

How to run this report?
Tcode SE38-->BTCTRANS1

When is it used?
Before Upgrade (or) Copy

What are the limitations to BTCTRANS1?
BTCTRANS1 alters the status of all the jobs and do not disturb the Active and RDDIMPDP jobs.

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What functions SAP Web Dispatcher provides?

SAP Web Dispatcher provides the following function:

• Distribution of requests to ABAP or Java application instances, both for HTTP and HTTPS requests.
• Request filtering: The SAP Web Dispatcher can deny unwanted requests.
• Buffering of Web requests.
• Unchangeable Web addresses: Independent of the application instance’s name, the SAP Web Dispatcher ensures that users can always access the system via one address.
• Security: Provided that security restrictions between the Internet and SAP NetWeaver Application Server require a demilitarized zone (DMZ) that is bordered by two firewalls, the SAP Web Dispatcher runs within 
• this DMZ.

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What is SAP LUW ?

In SAP a Logical Unit of Work (LUW or database transaction) is an inseparable sequence of database operations which must be executed either in its entirety or not at all. For the database system, it thus constitutes a unit.

The function of LUW keeps the database operations Consistent.


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What is N & N+1 Architecture in SAP Landscape ?

Anything above three system landscape in SAP is termed as N or N+1 Architecture . Sometimes a five system landscape is referred to as  N+1 architecture. "N" indicates the current release in the production system and N+1 is the new release development.

Usually N+1 system landscape will have two transport paths:
1. Production Support Path  (Release N)
2. Development Path           (New Release N+1)



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What is SUM tool in SAP ?

SUM(Software Update Manager) is a multi-purpose tool, which supports various processes, such as performing a release upgrade, installing enhancement packages or applying Support Package stacks.

Traditionally for applying SPS we use SPAM for ABAP & JSPM for Java. 

Advantages of SUM Tool:

• Two different tools are not required to apply SPS. One SUM tool is used.
• No need to uncar the SAR files.
• Minimum downtime (Single downtime for both ABAP & Java combined).
• Simultaneously the SPS are applied to both the stacks.

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What is SAP OS/DB migration?

An SAP OS/DB migration is a process by which the platform (Operating System, Database System or both) of  an SAP system is changed (for  example, from Windows/DB2 to HP-UX/Oracle). The technical procedure  for the migration involves copying the SAP system’s database instance to another server.

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WHAT IS SAP KERNEL?

The term kernel is used in various meanings. By kernel of the SAP application server ABAP 

(or kernel for short) we mean the set of executable files and shared libraries that are necessary to run a dialog instance of the SAP application server ABAP. 

 disp+work
  A single executable file for both the dispatcher and the work processes of an SAP system.
 gwrd
 gwrd is the gateway reader or SAP gateway for short.
 icman
 The Internet Communication Manager (ICM)

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Advantages of running SAPGUI on Citrix

Advantages of Citrix 
You only need to load one copy of SAPGUI into the Citrix server.
It save time and manpower during any SAPGUI upgrade as only one copy of SAPGUI need to be loaded on the Citrix server rather than having to un-install and install on every PC again and again.
The Citrix client will be loaded once on the PC of every user.
The PC resources required for using a Citrix SAPGUI is much lower than using the SAPGUI directly.

Disadvantages of Citrix
You cannot control the Display options of the SAPGUI.  This means that if one user change the SAPGUI display options, for e.g. the fonts or color, it will affect all the Citrix SAPGUI users.
Users will not be able to access SAP if either the Citrx or SAP server is down, instead of just SAP if you are not using Citrix.  This should not be able major concern as most companies that deploy Citrix have a fall back Citrix server.  If one Citrx Server is down, it will auto switch to the other Citrx Server.
Additional cost for purchasing the Citrix Server.




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How to Configure HP-UX Kernel Parameters for Long Hostnames

Change the parameter value of uname_eoverflow to 0

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How to change SAP Default Logon Client

• Logon to your SAP AS ABAP System (into any client)
• Execute Transaction RZ10
• Someone may've updated profile files on OS level. You've to re-read them from /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/profile directory via Utilities > Import Profiles > Of active servers menu step.
• In the Profile File path, select the Instance Profile (for single instance systems) or Default Profile (for systems with several application servers) to update the parameter. Keep in mind that, Instance profile always overrides values in Default profile. So if you already set a different value in instance profile, it will override value you set in Default profile. To solve this, you can either write the value into all instance profiles of system or remove them from instance Profiles and only set it in Default Profile.
• Select Extended Maintenance > Change to modify profile file
• Use manu path Parameter > Create to set the Logon Client parameter.
• Set Parameter Name: login/system_client and Value: <your client>
• Select Parameter > Copy and press F3 to turn back
• Again, select Profile > Copy to run back RZ10 main screen.
• Finally select Profile > Save to update the profile file.
• Confirm the profile checks and control popups.
• As the last step, restart your SAP Instance to activate the new profile values.

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System Copy Vs System Refresh (SAP)

What is SAP System Copy?
When you want to build a new SAP System similar to Production Data you do a system copy.
Example : Build a new Test system or Training system

What is SAP System Refresh?
If you want to refresh your existing system data with Production data you do a system refresh
Example: SAP Quality system refreshed with Production data.
Note: Target System is Online when you do a System refresh

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What to check when RFC Connection fails ?

Check the following:

1. Port Number
2. Hostname
3. RFC User / Password
4. RFC user authorizations


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What is the Basic Concept of Standard Root Cause Analysis ?

SAP’s End-to-End Root Cause Analysis is a systematic top-down approach which avoids time consuming untargeted and intuition-based analyses.

A Root Cause Analysis is either triggered by an incident reported by a Key or End User or by an alert (solution monitoring). SAP provides monitoring for both SAP Technical Operation (E2E System Monitoring) and SAP Business Process Operation (E2E Business Process Monitoring). Their sole aim is to proactively detect errors and performance bottlenecks before they affect business continuity. Alerts are triggered based on thresholds and notify the appro-priate contacts within the IT team. The resolution of an alert should be documented in an incident induced by the recipient of a certain alert. The problem has to be recorded (if possi-ble), described, categorized and prioritized via a message in the customer’s service desk system. Incidents opened by Key or End Users are sent to first-level support.

Furthermore, proactive quality assurance tasks like integration validation tests or the check of EarlyWatch Alerts might trigger a RCA. Errors mentioned in a EWA and marked by a yellow or red light should be investigated in a proactive RCA. Those errors will be directly analyzed by the appropriate Component Expert and will not involve first-level support in general. Inves-tigations are continually documented by the expert. The outcome will in most cases result in a change and the documentation is added to the customer’s solution database.


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3 Reasons for Poor Buffer Quality in SAP

Transports
Every time you transport new developed source into the system that is running the
tp , you invalidate all entries in the program buffer and clear all other buffers (command $SYNC ). Unlike the other buffers, the program buffer does not start empty, but is filled with invalid programs. It is very important to execute as few transports as possible and to collect data for collective transports.

Buffer resets
Setting up a buffer requires a large number of database and network accesses, and places a considerable load on the system. Therefore, only reset the buffers if inconsistencies occurred between the buffer and the database. This might happen, for example, if you update a buffered table with native SQL, that is, the database table is updated directly by bypassing the buffer. To reset the table buffers, enter
$TAB in the command field. Use the command $SYNC to reset all the SAP buffers on the application server. These commands only affect the buffers of the application server on which the commands are entered. The buffers of the other application servers in the network are not affected.
Using the commands
$TAB and $SYNC places an extremely large load on the system. In large systems, it could take up to one hour (depending on the access profile) for the buffer load to return to its original state. System performance is greatly impeded during this time.

Offline backups, SAP System reboots
Both of these actions require the SAP System to be shut down, and then started up again. All buffers of all servers are reset. Again, this takes a considerable amount of time.

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How to launch NWDI (SAP) Start page

http://<host name>:<port number>/devinf

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SAP Unix command to clean resources after stopsap

Command

 > cleanipc <instance number> remove

Example: cleanipc 50 remove     (if the instance number is J50)





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How to Implement the Root Cause Analysis Standard?

SAP recommends to use End-to-End Root Cause Analysis in SAP Solution Manager, known as Solution Manager Diagnostics. This chapter explains prerequisites and necessary steps to implement RCA.




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