SAP BASIS System Interview Questions

Creating System Parameters
6. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
7. Go to transaction RZ10.
8. On the Edit Profiles screen, select the _DVEBMGS00_SAP Profile from the dropdown, or whatever instance profile you need to change. In the Edit profile section, click the radio button to the left of Extended maintenance. Click the Change button.
9. On the Maintain R/3 Profile screen, click the Add Parameter button.
10. On the next Maintain R/3 Profile screen, type in the new Parameter name and Parameter val. Click the Copy button. Click the white arrow on green picture-icon twice.
11. On the Maintain R/3 Profile popup, click the Yes button to save your changes.
12. On the Edit Profiles screen, click the Save picture-icon.
13. On the Save profile popup, click the No button.
14. On the Activate profile popup, click the Yes button.
15. On the Edit Profiles popup, click the green √ button.
16. On the Caution! Caution! Caution! popup, click the green √ button.
17. If you receive a Possible Inconsistencies in OP Modes screen, double click over the unless you are unsure of why this message has been displayed.
18. You will not get a confirmation message. You may now leave the RZ10 transaction.
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Modifying System Parameters
1. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
2. Go to transaction RZ10.
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3. On the Edit Profiles screen, select the _DVEBMGS00_SAP Profile from the dropdown, or whatever instance profile you need to change. In the Edit profile section, click the radio button to the left of Extended maintenance. Click the Change button.
4. On the Maintain R/3 Profile screen, locate the parameter that needs to be changed in the Parameter name column. Change the matching value under Parameter value to the new value. Click the Copy button. Click the white arrow on green picture-icon.
5. On the Edit Profiles screen, click the Save picture-icon.
6. On the Save profile popup, click the No button.
7. On the Activate profile popup, click the Yes button.
8. On the Edit Profiles popup, click the green √ button.
9. On the Caution! Caution! Caution! popup, click the green √ button.
10. If you receive a Possible Inconsistencies in OP Modes screen, double click over the unless you are unsure of why this message has been displayed.
11. You will not get a confirmation message. You may now leave the RZ10 transaction.
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Deleting System Parameters
1. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
2. Go to transaction RZ10.
3. On the Edit Profiles screen, select the _DVEBMGS00_SAP Profile from the dropdown, or whatever instance profile you need to change. In the Edit profile section, click the radio button to the left of Extended maintenance. Click the Change button.
4. On the Maintain R/3 Profile screen, locate the parameter you need to delete and click on the Parameter name to high-bright it. On the top-most menu bar, click Parameter → Delete.
5. On the next Maintain R/3 Profile popup, make sure that the parameter listed is the one you need to delete. Click the Yes button to delete the parameter. You will receive a Parameter was deleted message in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. Click the Copy button. Click the white arrow on green picture-icon.
6. On the Edit Profiles screen, click the Save picture-icon.
7. On the Save profile popup, click the No button.
8. On the Activate profile popup, click the Yes button.
9. On the Edit Profiles popup, click the green √ button.
10. On the Caution! Caution! Caution! popup, click the green √ button.
11. If you receive a Possible Inconsistencies in OP Modes screen, double click over the unless you are unsure of why this message has been displayed.
12. You may now leave the RZ10 transaction.
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Overview of All Work Processes Running on a SAP System
1. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
2. Go to transaction SM50.
3. On the Process Overview screen, all processing threads for the SAP system are displayed. If a thread is being used, the name of the report running will be displayed as well as the number of seconds that the report has been running, the client in which the report is running, the action the report is currently doing, and, if applicable, the table the report is currently accessing.
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4. Click on the blue arrow circle picture-icon to refresh the process data appearing on the screen.
5. Click the white clock picture-icon to display the amount of CPU time consumed by each process thread so far.
6. Double click any display line containing a report name in order to see more detailed information about the running report. This information includes database access statistics and timings. Use the white arrow on green picture-icon to go back to the Process Overview screen.
7. Click on any process thread and then click the blue cylinder with glasses picture-icon. This will display the Trace Data screen which shows the actual communication between SAP, the operating system, and the database server. This information is useful when tracking process thread problems. Use the white arrow on green picture-icon to go back to the Process Overview screen.
8. You may now leave the SM50 transaction.
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Stopping Run-Away or “Bad” Work Processes
1. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
2. Go to transaction SM50.
3. On the Process Overview screen, find the process which must be
stopped. Place a √ in the □ to the left of the process number
to be stopped by pressing Space. On the top-most menu bar,
click the Process → Cancel without core.
4. Click the blue arrow circle picture-icon to refresh the Process
Overview screen until the stopped process has cleared from the
display.
4. You may now leave the SM50 transaction.
If this does not kill the process, you can go to transaction SM04 and kill the user’s session. If this does not kill the process, you can log on to the server, open a Task Manager session, and End the Process. If this does not kill the session, there is an executable in the RUN directory on the server called sapntkill.exe. Run it providing the process ID number. If none of the above work, you have no choice but to “bounce” the SAP instance and/or possibly the serve.
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Increasing or Decreasing the Number of Work Processes
1. Log on to any client in the appropriate SAP system.
2. Go to transaction RZ10.
3. On the Save profile popup, click the No button.
4. On the Edit Profiles screen, select the _DVEBMGS00_SAP Profile from the dropdown, or whatever instance profile you need to change. In the Edit profile section, click the radio button to the left of Extended maintenance. Click the Change button.
5. On the Maintain R/3 Profile screen, locate the dialog processes rdisp/wp_no_dia line in the Parameter name column. Change the matching value under Parameter value to the new value. Click the Copy button. Do the same for the batch processes, rdisp/wp_no_btc, and the update processes, rdisp/wp_no_vb. Be sure to click the Copy button after each change. When all the changes have been made, click the white arrow on green picture-icon.
6. On the Edit Profiles screen, click the Save picture-icon.
7. On the Save profile popup, click the No button.
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8. On the Activate profile popup, click the Yes button.
9. On the Edit Profiles popup, click the green √ button.
10. On the Caution! Caution! Caution! popup, click the green √ button.
11. If you receive a Possible Inconsistencies in OP Modes screen, double click over the unless you are unsure of why this message has been displayed.
12. You will not get a confirmation message. You may now leave the RZ10 transaction.