INTRODUCTION TO SAP BASIS

SAP Basis is the technology platform that supports all of SAP applications. They have both low level services like database communication and high level tools for end user and administrators.

 SAP Basis could include the following

• SAP Instance
• SAP database (Oracle, MaxDB, DB2, etc)
• SAP user and authorization management
• SAP system monitoring and performance
• Backup and Restores (generally these are only the database and not the O/S)
• Assist ABAP/JAVA developers

Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO) and SAP Netweaver Business Warehouse (BW) are various SAP components that belong to the application layer and are all based on a shared Basis layer while the tasks and tools are all the same to the administrator.

Major tasks involved with maintaining a SAP solution

SAP System Administrator – Monitors the SAP system performance, keeps the system tuned and running

User Administrator – Creates and manages user accounts

Authorization Administrator – Creates and manages SAP roles and profiles

Security Administrator – Guarantees the security of the SAP system, monitors for any intrusion or security breaches

Transport Administrator- Copies changes between systems and manages change requests.

Background Job Administrator -Schedules, monitors and manages background jobs

Data Backup Administrator – Schedules, performs and manages backups and restores in all the related SAP filesystems

Disaster Recovery Administrator – Creates, tests and plans disaster recovery of the SAP servers

Programmer – Create and manages ABAP/Java programs

Database Administrator – Manages the specific database (Oracle, MaxDB, DB2, etc)

Operating System Administrator – Manages the operating system required for the hardware (Linux, Solaris, AIX, Windows Server, etc)

Network Administrator – Manages network access and guarantees that users and SAP can communicate with each other

Desktop Support Specialist – Manages the desktop used by the user, this also includes the SAP GUI, Database tools which are used to maintain the SAP systems.

Printer Operator – Manages network and desktop printers

Facility Manager – Manages the technical/physical infrastructure (data center, comm’s suites, power supply, air conditioning, etc)