So over the years and dozens of SAP implementations I have gotten very good at managing and figuring out transports.  I am working with an EDI team right now that... read more →

Did you know that you can disable the Import All Requests button in the Import Queue screen in STMS? Have you ever experienced an accidental use of the Import All Requests button?    It's... read more →

When you start out as an SAP Basis Administrator working with ABAP Application Servers, you quickly learn that transaction codes improve your productivity.  There are so many useful transactions, though, and sometimes... read more →

I frequently restore SQL Server databases while executing homogeneous system copies in SAP systems.  SQL Server lets me change the database name as I'm restoring, but not the logical file... read more →

As an SAP Basis Administrator, you may occasionally wish to reset SAP buffers in an ABAP Application Server to guarantee that data is read from the database. CAUTION:  If you... read more →

Basis Administrators are key to overall project success. Proper system administration provides stable systems and consistent support for your project. One of the key questions that companies face is what... read more →

Service packs. Kernel patches. New module releases. What do all of these have in common? Restore points and backups. Before we, as BASIS administrators, do any of these we have... read more →

Using this form of user authentication will alleviate headaches for you, the security team, and the end-user by reducing the number of user credentials and providing a central source of user names. Basis... read more →

Ugh.  I spent the last 10 minutes searching for saplogon.ini!! I need to copy it to a Virtual Machine so I don't have to type in all of the SAP... read more →

Anybody familiar with older versions of SAP XI/PI understand that transporting interface development and configuration changes is often a prickly situation.  Standard change management in PI relies on the manual... read more →