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What is private mode? When does user switch to user mode?

Private mode is a mode where the heap data is getting exclusively allocated by the user
and is no more shared across the system. This happens when your extended memory is
exhausted.

What is osp$ mean? What if user is given with this authorisation?

OPS$ is the mechanism the <SID>adm users uses to connect to the database .

Why do you use DDIC user not SAP* for Support Packs and SPam?

Do _NOT_ use neither DDIC nor SAP* for applying support packages. Copy DDIC to a
separate user and use that user to apply them.

Can you kill a Job?

Yes - SM37 - select - kill

If you have a long running Job, how do you analyse?

Use transaction SE30.

How to uncar car/sar files in a single shot?

on Unix:
$ for i in *.SAR; do SAPCAR -xvf $i; done

When we should use Transactional RFC ?

A "transactional RFC" means, that either both parties agree that the data was correctly
transfered - or not. There is no "half data transfer".

What is the use of Trusted system. I know that there is no need of UID and PWD to
communicate with partner system. In what situation it is good to go for Trusted
system ?

E. g. if you have an R/3 system and a BW system and don't want to maintain passwords.
Same goes for CRM and a lot of other systems/applications.

Let me know if my understanding below is correct:


1) By default the RFC destination is synchronous
2) Asynchronous RFC is used incase if the system initiated the RFC call no need to
wait for the response before it proceeds to something else.

Yes - that's right.

But keep in mind, that it's not only a technical issue whether to switch to asynchronous.
The application must also be able to handle that correctly.

Which table contains the details related to Q defined in SPAM? Is there a way to
revert back the Q defined? If yes, How?

There is a "delete" button when you define the queue. If you already started the import it's
no more possible since the system will become inconsistent.

What is a developer key? and how to generate a developer key?

The developer key is a combination of you installation number, your license key (that you
get from http://service.sap.com/licensekey) and the user name. You need this for each
person that will make changes (Dictionary or programs) in the system.

What is XI3.0 ? EXPLAIN XI = Exchange Infrastructure - Part of Netweaver 2004.

SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) is SAP's enterprise application integration (EAI)
software, a component of the NetWeaver product group used to facilitate the exchange of
information among a company's internal software and systems and those of external
parties. Like other NetWeaver components, SAP XI is compatible with software products
of other
companies.

SAP calls XI an integration broker because it mediates between entities with varying
requirements in terms of connectivity, format, and protocols. According to SAP, XI
reduces integration costs by providing a common repository for interfaces. The central
component of SAP XI is the SAP Integration Server, which facilitates interaction between
diverse operating systems and applications across internal and external networked
computer systems.

How to see when were the optimizer stats last time run? We are using win2k, oracle
9, sapr346c.

Assumed DB=Oracle

Select any table lets take MARA here but you should do the same for MSEG and few
others to see whether the dates match or not.Run the following command on the command
prompt:-
select last_analyzed from dba_tables where table_name like '%MARA%';

This gives you a straight answer .Else you can always fish around in DB14 for seeing
when the optimzer stats were updated.
*-- Ankan

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Q : What is ERP?
A : ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, which means a program package with the concepts to
integrating complex business processes as a whole to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of an
enterprise. In the early days, the ERP package is mainly targeting the manufacturing industry for managing
core business process such as production and finance. But now the ERP software is designed also to cover
all the basic processes in a medium size to a large companies.

Q: Name different types of ERP?


A: There are many types of ERP system today, they are SAP, BANN, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel,
among them, the SAP ERP software is the most sought after ERP system because of its advantages over
other ERP system.

Q: What is exactly SAP?


A: SAP actually a name of a company that was first founded in 1972 under German Name, the SAP AG
which headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. SAP Stands for (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte) , translated
in English means Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing.
Q: Why choose to implement SAP instead of other ERP System?
A: Because SAP is highly configurable, it has a very powerful data handling and can reduce data
redundancy, it offers a great data integrity and consistency.

Q: Can BW (Business Warehouse) implemented and run without any SAP R/3 implementation?
A: Yes you can run BW with no SAP R/3 implementation, because you can use the business content in BW
using a third party software, such as Acta, Infomatica, DataStage or other flat files and process it using BW.

Q: What is IDES?
A: IDES stands for International Demonstration and Education System, it’s actually a sample application for
demo and training purposes that has all the functionality and capabilities you found in the SAP system.

Q: What is the importance of WF?


A: WF (Business Work Flow) is a tool for automatic control and execution of cross application processes, the
processes will involve coordinating people, all the work steps, the required data. You can also use business
work flow to define business processes that are not yet mapped in the SAP R/3 System, it’s also use to
trigger events based on business actions.

Q: What is SAP R/3?


A: R/3 means Real time 3 tier applications, the SAP R/3 is an integrated software modules that integrating
complex business processes within a company, it allows a fast distribution of information in real time and
robust performance due to its 3 tier application.

Q: Explain the 3 tier application concept in SAP R/3?


A: 3 tier application is a technique to separate an application into 3 different layers/tiers, they are the
presentation layer, application layer and the database layer. Application programs in an R/3 System are run
on application servers. The application servers communicate with the presentation components, the
database, and also with each other, using the message server. All the data are stored in a centralized
server. This server is called database server.

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