Showing posts with label Configuration and Upgradation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Configuration and Upgradation. Show all posts

What is GuiXT?

GuiXT is a standard R/3 tool used to personalize SAP screens using scripts, without changing the underlying ABAP or business logic. GuiXT is compatible with R/3 releases from 3.0 to 4.7, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC), and SAP NetWeaver Portal. You can apply GuiXT scripts to all SAP transactions and implement company-wide or user-specific settings on your system. Traditional IMG customization (transaction SPRO) is not required; you configure GuiXT settings in the SAPGUI installation screen, which resides in your front end.

What are Homogeneous and Heterogeneous system copy?

Homogeneous system copy means a system copy with all the database tables from one system to another system of same kind, like same os/db on both the systems.

A Heterogenous System copy is a copy from one system to another system of a different kind, like different os/db in either of those.

How do delete an add-on from the SAP system?

To delete any add-on, you can use the transaction SEPS. Goto Inbox, and delete the add-on that you don't want to use any more.


Go to transaction SEPS --> Inbox and delete the unwanted add-on.

How to import new language into the sap system?

Use transactions SMLT to import new Language into the system. SAP supports 17 languages.

However, you can use the same transaction to change any settings also.

How to change the system wide initial user menu for a SAP system?

Using the transaction code SSM2, you can change the system wide User Menu, i.e., this change will applied to all the users. If they are using their personalized menu, it will not be modified.

How to reset all the sap buffers?

To reset the SAP buffers, you can use the command $SYNC.

What is CTS?

The Change and Transport System (CTS) is a tool that helps you to organize development projects in the ABAP Workbench and in Customizing, and then transport the changes between the SAP Systems and clients in your system landscape. This documentation provides you with an overview of how to manage changes with the CTS and essential information on setting up your system and client landscape and deciding on a transport strategy. Read and follow this documentation when planning your development project.

What are the various system profiles, and how to set the parameter values?

SAP has 3 system profiles:

  • Start profile
  • Default profile
  • Instance profile

Transaction RZ10 can be used to edit any of these profiles. Start profile defines which SAP services are started, for e.g.: Message server, Dialog, Gateway or enqueue process.


Default profile will be used incase if the instance has multiple application servers. Mostly the global parameters will be defined in this profile such as buffer values, etc.,

Instance profile is where we can define additional configuration parameters such as authorization, login, memory, etc.,