SAP R/3 System Administration: The Official SAP Guide [Hardcover]

Liane Will (Author), Sigrid Hagemann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2002

This book is an essential foundation for IT managers, technical consultants, and R/3 System administrators. With first-hand knowledge gathered from SAP Global Support specialists working on the implementation of over 20,000 R/3 Systems, this book teaches you how to perform your daily system administration tasks with optimal efficiency. This book also helps to prepare you to qualify as a Certified Technical Consultant (CTC) for R/3 Release 4.6 and Enterprise.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The first installation in the SAP Knowledge Book Series, SAP R/3 System Administration is a first-rate reference book that's much needed, as it hones in on release 4, the latest and much anticipated version of R/3. Author Liane Will's crystalline writing style is an essential element of this book's success. As she covers topics that range from understanding SAP's graphical user interface to archiving data appropriately, her down-to-earth tone makes the complex subject matter considerably less daunting. And as is typically the case with well-constructed reference guides, the pages are generously splashed with configuration commands, screen shots, and tables. The five appendices, which include a glossary, a bibliography, and pages devoted to menu structures and profile parameters, are a useful codicil as well.

In addition to the specific guidance offered on how to keep SAP R/3 running smoothly, this book is also designed to serve as a preparatory text for SAP's Certified Technical Consultant test. For example, each chapter ends with review questions similar to those that may appear on the test. You can try out the knowledge you've gleaned with the timed test engine on the bundled CD-ROM. Sarah L. Roberts-Witt --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Liane Will has been involved in the development of R/3 since 1994. Today she works for SAPÂ’s Technical Core Competence Center (TCC), which is responsible for designing and building performance analysis tools and services.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 523 pages
• Publisher: SAP Press; 1ST edition (October 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592290140
• ISBN-13: 978-1592290147
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,161,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn and to keep as a reference, February 1, 2002

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NEVAL OZTURK - See all my reviews

This review is from: SAP R/3 System Administration : The Official SAP Guide (Hardcover)

I passed the SAP Certification exam with the help of this book. All information you need as far as basic SAP Basis administration is simply explained in this book. Easy to read and very well organized. I wish I had that book at the beginning of my first SAP project. Also it is a great reference book for experienced Basis Admins. It just does not cover Change Management, Performance Tuning, Database Administration and User Administration in detail. I bought Sap R/3 Change and Transport Management : The Official Sap Guide (Official Sap Guide) and Sap R/3 Performance Tuning : The Official Sap Guide (Official Sap Guide).

Good Luck!

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book to be used as a basic guide to Basis, April 2, 2002

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Siddhartha Roy (London ,UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SAP R/3 System Administration : The Official SAP Guide (Hardcover)

SAP R/3 Administration itself is a vast subject and it is really
foolish if one expects that a book will provide reference to every aspects of it.I have been working with SAP for the past 6 years and worked practically with all versions of the ERP. I find this book very handy as it tries to address the basics (4.x version) and has given structured and correct info. The author has not tried an impossible task of providing info about everything which eventually ends up in a mess . For a starter this book is a must .

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great overall introduction to R/3 Basis, February 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: SAP R/3 System Administration : The Official SAP Guide (Hardcover)

I bought this book after taking the BC360 SAP Basis course. It does a great job treating the material on SAP R3 Basis administration. However my only beef with the text is that it fails to cover the majority of database and SAP administration issues and tasks ie: SAPDBA, SAP R3 database tuning etc. It also covers authorizations and user account maintenance very lightly. However, I will say that I wish I had read this book a week before the BC360 class since I would have been much better prepared. Great as an introduction for advanced R3 Basis get Schneider's Performance Optimization R3 book and Jose Hernandez R3 book.