Basis for Starters

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1 SAP R/3

1.1 Tables

DBSTATC status of statistics-information per SAP-tableE070

Change-requests and their tasks and properties

E071 Objects in change-requestsKNA1 Necessary at sapscript-ABAPs

MARA MateriallistPAT01,PAT03

Supportpackages and their status, also see table TEPSIN

TBATG Holds runtime-transportinformation (dont know yet what it exactlyholds)

TBTCO Batchjobinformation

TTZZ Timezones.USR01~ ...12

Userdata

1.2 Transactions

Good advise: dont learn the transactioncodes by heart at first, but use the menu-paths.This way you will sooner get an overview of the systems possibilities.

1.2.1 Daily maintenance

SM21 Systemlog

SM37 Check the batchjobsSM50/51 Show all processes on one server / all servers

SM66 Show all active process on the systemST11 Display developer-traces

ST22 ABAP-dumps

1.2.2 ABAP-related

SE11 ABAP dictionary

SE16/SM30 Data browser/Table editor (3.1xs SM31 is replaced by SM30)SE37 Function builder

SE38 ABAP editor SE41 Menu painter

SE51 Screen painter

1.2.3 Backgroundjob-related


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RZ04 Operation modes

SM36 Create background jobSM37 Show background jobs

SM63 Operation mode calendar

SM65 Check backgroundjob-settings

1.2.4 Generally useful

AL11 SAP directories

DB02 Database performance: Tables and Indexes

PFCG Profile generator RZ10 Profile maintenance

SARA Archiving

SCC4 Client change optionsSE01 Transport organizer, use SE09 for ABAP-transports, SE10 for

customizing transports

SE06 (4.xup)

System change options, see SCC4 for Client change options.

SE71 Maintain Layout-sets also known as sapscripts

SM02 System messageSMGW Gateway administration

SMLG Define logon-groupsSMLT Language administration

SPAM Support Package Manager SPAU ABAP-dictionary assistant during supportpackage-import

SPDD Data-dictionary assistant during supportpackage-importSTFK Search the customersystem that have an open connection to Walldorf

1.2.5 Functional transactions

MM01,2,3 Create, Modify, Display material data

PP01,2,3 Create, Modify, Display productionplant data

VA01,2,3 Create, Modify, Display sales order data

1.3 Commands

/$sync Synchronise the buffers. ABAPs on the application servers will be

refreshed, so possibly changed. Not recommended on productionsystemsin use.

/h Turning on the debugging mode

/n New command

/o New session

1.4 ABAP reports


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RDDIMPDP Jobtriggerer. Starts the released batchjobs and tp-commands.

RDDNEWPP To schedule RDDIMPDP, run this as DDIC in each targetclient

RMMMPERI Periodclosing for MM. Gives problems regularly.

RSCOLL00 Collector for system- and databasedata. Usually runs every hour.

RSDBTIME Check and repair inconsistencies in the clocks of a system

RSEPSUPL Upload the patches available in /eps/in 31x?RSSUPC?? Generates the profiles and activitygroups

RSPARAM Shows the parametersettings of a running SAP-instance

RSPO1041 Delete old spoolrequests. This abap used to be RSPO0041 in olderreleases

RSTPTEST Tests the transporttool

RSUSRxxx User related reports (000 list active users, 002 userby comlex criteria, etc)

TOUCHALL Generate all ABAPs. Takes about 24 hours!

1.5 Profileparameters

rdisp/* gui-parameters

rdisp/gui_max_wait maximum time of no response (in 3.x: rdisp/gui_auto_logout)

1.6 Userids

1.6.1 Userids on SAP R/3 level

SAP* Sapsuperuser, has all authorizations. Its default password is available in theOSS.

DDIC Its default password is available in the OSS.

CPIC eh

1.6.2 Userids on databaselevel

SAPR3 User that connect SAP R/3 to the Oracle (or SQL or ..) database

OPS$ Oracle-only. Used to change passwords of OS-level userids. see OSS-note50088

1.6.3 Userids on OS-level

adm os-administrator for unix-activities as creating logical volumes,filegroups, smit, smitty, etc

ora Oracle only: R/3-database administrator for SAPDBA-activities asbrarchive, sapdba-analyze, brrestore, etc.


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SAPService NT-only: OS-user used for running the service SAPOSCOL

1.6.4 Userid for applying Supportpackages

During applying supportpackages (aka. hotpackages) you need to be logged on to client

000 with a userid other then SAP*, but with the same authorizations.

1.6.5 Userid for configuring and maintaining STMS

During changing the Transport Management System using STMS you need to be loggedon as TMSADM in client 000 on the transportdomaincontroller.

1.7 Logfiles

SAP logs almost any action and has a lot of trace-options. Here is a short listing for them:

systemlog, viewed via transaction SM21, file stored in /work

developertraces, viewed via ST11 or SM50 and doubleclick the process (as of 4.x),

stored in /workdev_wX log for workproces number Xdev_ms log for workproces for the messageservicedev_gw log for workproces for the gatewaydev_disp log for workproces for the dispatcherdev_tp log for workproces for the transports

startuplog, viewed via ST11

stderrx, viewed via ST11, 3 or 4 files, hold more errorstatements

trans.log, viewed via AL11, DIR_TRANS, transportlogfile

1.8 Traces

Tracefiles are very useful when analysing a problem.

ST05 (System, Utilities, Performance trace) allows you to set a trace per user,transaction, program or process-id.

SM50. Here you see the processes. Per proces you can see its corresponding

tracefile via button Show file. The default trace-level is 1. You can change thetracelevel via Process, Trace, Dispatcher, Change tracelevel (of all processes, not perprocess).


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2 Database

2.1 General databaseknowledge

Logging on to the database is done via:

Log on as ora

UNIX: svrmgrl (in Oracle 7.* this used to be sqlplus)

NT: sqldba72 (or svrmgr23, svrmgr30)

connect internal

2.1.1 Database-commands

2.1.1.1 SQL Select-statements

Select * from useful fields what does it do?

dba_roles;

dba_tables where tablespace_name=SYSTEM andowner=SYS;

shows all systemtables

sys.dba_role_privs; where grantee likeOPS$;

show the roles of the OPS$-user,should be: CONNECT, RESOURCE

and SAPDBA.v$backup shows which files are in backup

mode

v$datafile; to verify the correct execution

v$datafile where status not in('SYSTEM','ONLINE')

should be empty if SAP is online

v$dba_rollback_segs Data of all rollback segments

v$log; shows all logfiles (4) and which isactive

v$logfile; shows all physical logfiles (mirrored,so: 8)

v$nls_parameters where parameter ='NLS_CHARACTERSET';

returns the characterset with whichthe database is installed

v$recover_file; should be empty if SAP is online

v$rollname Name and number of all ONLINErollback segments

v$rollstat Number, status, optimal size, diff.capacity sizes etc. of all ONLINErollback segments


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The V$-files contain the dynamic performance tables which hold the runtime informationof R/3. To see all V$-files listed, go to ST04, detailed analysis, button display V$ values.

2.1.1.2 SQL Alter-statements

alter database open;

?alter database rename file ':\\' to ':\\';

alter system switch logfile; (4 times to perform four logswitches)

alter tablespace end backup; the tablespace will end its status of beingbacked up.

2.1.1.3 SQL Other statements

analyze table validate structure cascade;

drop tablename from ??; deletes the table from the database.

exit; logging out

grant user1 to user2; copies the rights of user1 to user2

saposcol v show the version of saposcol

2.2 Oracle

2.2.1 important files

init.ora

init.sap

init.dba

2.2.2 OSlevel-commands

exit logging out

lsnrctl start start the oracle listener

lsnrctl status shows the status of the listener


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tnsping tests the TNS-connection to the database

smit (or smitty) characterbased menu for handling of filesystems, logical volumes,drives etc.

2.2.3 Brbackup/brrestore

BRRESTORE m file01/dir01 .. filen/dirn restore the backup and places the files in thegiven directories instead of the original directories

2.3 MS SQL

Logging on to the database is done via:

Log on as adm?

svrmgr30 or svrmgr (as of oracle 8.0)

connect internal

checkdb to be added (or see microsoft/sql/ knowledgebase)

2.3.1 Services

SAP-Services that needs to be running on OS-level

SAP_

SAPoscol

2.3.2 Stored procedures

sp_helpsort show the SQL-servers sortorder and characterset (thus the codepage)

2.4 DB 2/400enddbmon stop the databasecollector-program when it is running

3 Operating system


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3.1 General

3.1.1 ftp

bin set transferring files to binary (as opposed to ascii)

get download a file (mget doe not work on SAPSERVx)

ls l list directory, -l to show filedetails

put upload a file (mput does not work on SAPSERVx)

pwd show current path

3.1.2 General commands

startsap r3

Start SAP from the commandprompt

stopsap Stop SAP from the commandprompt

tp connect Tests if you can connect to the database of the system (start inusr/sap/trans)

r3trans d v Tests if you can connect to the database

r3trans l filename Checks if the file is consistent and correct and can be imported

3.2 UNIX

3.2.1 Simple commands

chgrp grpfilelist

Change the group that the file(s) belong to.

chmod 777filelist

Change the rights of the file(s). 777: owner-world-user. 7: read-write-delete (=111)

chown userfilelist

Change the owner of the file(s)

cp file1 file2 Copy file1 to file2

cp /dev/nullfile

Clear all contents of file

errpt Hardware error-report (IBM-unix)

ls ltr Show filelist, parameters: l: show fileattributes , t: sort by time, r:reverse sortorder

more mv file1 file2 Move command

ps ef Show all running processes, -e, -f

vi The famous vi-editor

3.2.2 A little more complex commands

kill Kill a process as if it is cancelled. Child processes are killed as well.


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kill 1 Kill a process as if the user is logging out. Child processes are killed aswell.

kill 9 Kill a process as brutal as possible. Child-processes are not touched.

kill USR2

Increases TRACE by 1

kill USR1

Decreases TRACE by 1. When TRACE = 0 all open trace files areclosed and can be cleared using cp /dev/null filename.

lslv Show the logical volumes

lsvg Show the volumegroups

sappfpar checkpf=

Checks the profileparameter. Do they exist and do they have correctvalues.

set VAR VAL set environment variable VAR to value VAL

printenv prints the environementvariables

ps ef |grepxxx

Monitor processes with name containing xxx

ps u

Monitor processes run by user

Crontab

To schedule tasks you have to edit file crontab. Every line starts with five numbers andthen a command. The numbers stand for minute, hour, day-of-month, month-of-year, dayof week (0 for sunday).

The easiest way to edit the crontab file with a text-editor.

Detailed UNIX-commandlist

To get detailed information about every UNIX-command available and lots of articles,see site

AIX: www.rs6000.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ds_rslt

3.3 NT

at Schedule anything.

hostname Shows the hostname

ipconfig /all Show all ip-addresses of the systemipcs m Show all IPC-processes

ipcrm m

Kill ipc-process

regedit /regedt32

Edit the registry. (for instance HKLM, software, SAP)

sapntchk Checks the system, its ip-adresses, running processes etc.

ntenv2reg Copy the environmentsettings to the registry to secure them
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ntreg2env Copy the registry to the environmentsettings

4 General issues

4.1 SAP Tools

4.1.1 dpmon

This tool allows you to check SAPs processes and to find out which one is killing theperformance. Especially useful when it is not possible anymore to log on to your system.

(Oracle: use adm to start this tool)

dpmon Start dpmon, type m for the menu

4.1.2 gwmon

This tool allows you to check if the gateway is running. It is an addition to transactionSMGW.

4.1.3 R3load

R3load is used to:

- import/export databases

4.1.4 R3setup

R3setup is used to:

- install SAP-databases

- import exported databases into existing databases

4.1.5 R3trans

R3trans is used to:

- test databaseconnections

- import the transports

r3trans d-v Tests the connection to the database

r3trans l Tests if the datafileis corrupt or not


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4.1.6 sapdba, to be run as ora

Sapdba is run to collect the data for the optimizer. This is done in two steps: FirstSAPDBA checkopt PSAP% checks which optimizerdata needs to be updated, thenSAPDBA analyze DBSTATCO gathers the data of the objects to be updated.

sapdba analyze DBSTATCO Gathers the optimizerdata that needs to be updated

sapdba check Checks the objects that you specify with itsparameters

sapdba checkopt PSAP% Checks which optimizerdata needs to be updated

sapdba statistics Does all of the above in one run. See note 184513

4.1.7 saplicense, to be run from the ..\exe\run directory

saplicense testpf=../../profile/default.pfl

Tests if the license is still valid

saplicense get Gets the customer key (aka hardwarekey) need for the license

saplicense install To install the licensekey received from SAP

saplicense show Shows the current license

Request the license for the system by sending the fax included in the installation-kit toSAP.

4.1.8 saprouter

saprouter r R profile

Start the saprouter.

Table saprouttab p * * *(Permit/Deny, From-ip, To-ip, Service)

4.1.9 tp, to be run from the usr\sap\trans\bin

As of version 4.0 there is no more need for us to go down to the os-level. Everything canbe done with transaction STMS. Nevertheless the tp-commands are still be useful andneeded in some cases (yet). for detailed information on tp-command, see OSS-note309711.

tp connect Tests the connection to tp locksys Lock the SAP-system for all users except SAP*

tp unlocksys Unlock the SAP-system, giving access to all users

tp showbuffer Show the buffer

tp addtobuffer

Add the changerequest to the buffer. possible par.:u1

tp delfrombuffer

Delete the changerequest from the buffer


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tp import u.x

Importcommand, parameter u:u1: Import regardless if it is already imported or notu2: Overwrite the originals.u6: Overwrite objects in unconfirmed repairs.u8: Overwrite objects in open repairs

The returncodes for tp import command:

4 Warning

8 Error.

12/14/16 Fatal error

152 Nothing done

>1000 Returncode with extra information, but only the last three digits are relevant

The file TP_.PFL (used to be TPPARAM) in this directory holds the tp-parameter-settings

filesplit=yes|true|on(default=no)

Export will be split into files of size 2147483647 (2GB-1). Usefulfor OSs that can not handle files larger then 2GB.

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