What are the transaction codes related to client operations in SAP ?

Following Tcodes which are useful for various client operations in SAP.  SCC4 : This transaction is used to list all the clients that are present in the SAP system. This also includes details like : Last changed date of the client Last changed by Logical system name associated with the client Client role All the client details that are available in SCC4 are present...

What is a Client in SAP

What is a client in SAP? Client is self contained unit in commercial, organizational and technical terms. It has its own user master data and set of table key ranges. There are 2 types of data in SAP Client specific data Cross client data What is the difference between client specific and cross-client data? Client specific data means data such as user master...

How to avoid TIME_OUT dumps in SAP system ?

These TIME_OUT dumps usually occur if the program has exceeded the maximum permitted runtime without interruption. After this program will get terminated and in ST22 a dump will get generated. Usually SAP system will terminate the program after permitted runtime to make the work area available to other users who may waiting and to prevent a work area being blocked unnecessarily...

What is Change and Transport System(CTS) in SAP ?

Change and Transport System (CTS) is the tool provided by SAP for the creation, documentation and distribution of changes within a system landscape. CTS comprises of  Change and Transport Organiser (CTO) : This provides several functions to facilitate software development   Transport Management System (TMS) : This is used to setup transport routes in the...

How to schedule Basis standard jobs ?

How to schedule Basis standard jobs ? Goto transaction SM36 and click on "standard jobs" pushbutton. This inturn displays standard jobs screen. Here select all the jobs and click on "default scheduling" push button to schedule all of them as per their default schedule. What is the need of scheduling basis standard jobs ? Standard jobs are the jobs that should...

What is the difference between Config Tool and Visual Administrator tools in SAP?

Config Tool and Visual Administrator(VA) are the administration and configuration tools in SAP Netweaver AS Java.    What are the prerequisites and uses of  config tool ? The prerequisite for the config tool is database must be running, as this tool is  used to maintain the SAP Netweaver AS Java settings in the database. It is not necessary that Java...

Update got deactivated. What are the reasons for update deactivation. How to activate the update?

Update status check : Update status can be checked in transaction SM13. Reasons for update deactivation : Update will get deactivated in cases of serious database problems. Some of the examples of update deactivation and solutions for those are given below :  1)...

What is the difference between dynamic and static parameter in SAP

In SAP, parameters are used to set the configuration and define the functionality of an sap system like number of workprocesses, buffer size, locktable size etc. Basically there are 2 types of parameters : Static Dynamic Static are the parameters those won't take effect immediately the value is set. Restart of an sap system is required for them to take effect. Dynamic...