Product Description

First to market! The best-selling SAP R/3 reference book is back and fully revised. This edition focuses on the new features of release 4.7 Get complete coverage of the latest features including Web Application Server, security, platform integration with non-SAP systems and more. Read content that is being called "better than SAP training" which is only going to be stronger this edition with more common scenario solutions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #131072 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 606 pages

From the Back Cover
Implement a comprehensive, integrated application platform

Take full advantage of the power, flexibility, and adaptability of SAP -- the premier solution for service-based, enterprise-scale business processes. SAP R/3 Handbook, Third Edition offers complete coverage of installation, implementation, operation, and support. You'll get full details on all the components, including SAP Web Application Server, SAP NetWeaver, the ABAP workbench, and more. Administration, security, and integration with other systems is also covered.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS

• Get an overview of SAP business, integration, and collaboration solutions
• Understand SAP Web Application Server architecture
• Get details on the SAP NetWeaver platform
• Access SAP systems through the SAP presentation interface
• Use the ABAP workbench development environment
• Handle system administration and implement security
• Manage system-wide changes with the Transport Management System (TMS)
• Analyze performance and troubleshoot SAP solutions

About the Author
Jose Antonio Hernandez is the Managing Director of Offilog in Spain, a subsidiary of CIBER Novasoft. He is responsible for the SAP Technology Business Unit, concentrating on SAP NetWeaver-related projects, and in one year built a highly qualified team of nearly 40 technical consultants to complement the company's successful SAP application consulting, both in Spain and in the other countries where CIBER is present. Besides his management and sales duties, Hernandez has been a senior SAP technical consultant, expert in SAP implementation issues and project management with a solid background and experience in multiple international SAP projects since 1994. He is a well-known author of The SAP R/3 Handbook, Asi es SAP R/3, SAP R/3 Implementation Guide, and Roadmap to mySAP.com. The first of those books, now ready for the third edition and translated into several languages, is one of the best-selling SAP books in the world.

Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University and Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. He developed the e-commerce track at Columbia University. Keogh has spent decades developing applications for major Wall Street corporations and is the author of more than 65 books, including J2EE: The Complete Reference, Java Demystified, JavaScript Demystified, Data Structures Demystified, XML Demystified, and others in the Demystified series.

Franklin Martinez is a partner in Effective Internet Solutions LLC, a nationally recognized firm that provides custom solutions to enterprises that are re-engineering mission-critical systems. Martinez has spent over a decade developing and implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for major corporate clients and has been a technical project manager responsible for hands-on integration of SAP and PeopleSoft products.

Customer Reviews

A complete reference for Basis Consultants and Administrator
The author of any technical reference book faces the challenge of providing the reader with, on the one hand, enough detail to cover the topics adequately and on the other, the need to rein back on minutiae. At the same time, topics should be covered at a level of detail consistent with the subject. This is largely subjective but could mean the difference between a volume 2 to 3 inches thick and a volume 2 to 3 foot thick. Mr Hernandez has managed to keep his authoritative work to a manageable size yet maintain a level of detail beyond which only OSS, SAP Developers and possibly the SAP Help would answer your query.

In his second Edition of what has become a standard R/3 text for many SAP R/3 Basis Consultants, José Hernandez has updated terminology to suit versions up to 4.6 including the new features offered by the later versions. Although the bulk of the text covers the Basis R/3 system one of the most notable changes is the inclusion of Windows NT. Some of the new R/3 features covered are the Profile Generator, the new Object-based monitoring system, ASAP and the Transport Management System (TMS).

The first 5 chapters of the book cover the conceptual overview of the R/3 product including general product information, the software as a client-server system, in-memory and disk usage architecture, installation concepts, and some essential "using" information. Chapters 6 onwards, including the appendices each describe an R/3 topic in detail. A complete Table of Contents is likely to be available on many on-line book stores.

Typical of the material offered in the second edition is the excellent coverage of The SAP Printing System. The chapter covers a conceptual overview describing the Spooler's place in the architecture, its relationship to the operating system, how to set up additional spoolers, using the spooler and the various objects which contribute towards the printing system. José then traverses each of the screens and menu options associated with setting up printer devices, front end printing (SAPLPD), Temse, Fax and administration tasks . When describing how to set up a printer device, each field on each screen is described. Dropdown options are each described in detail. The chapter also includes many operational tips and examples.

Having used the first edition of R/3 Handbook for the past 2 years and being the primary text I used to pass the R/3 basis certification test, I obtained the second edition the moment it became available. I recommend it to anyone who needs a ready-to-hand comprehensive text for SAP R/3 Basis.

Highly recommded for R/3 Administrators
I have been doing R/3 Technical Consulting for two years and this is my one and only reference book. It explains the basics of the system architecture and covers major areas, such as user management, authorization profiles, spool system, background processing, basic system monitoring and database concepts (Oracle only).

The information presened in this book is well organized and very helpful on the day-to-day system management.

Don't buy this book if you are looking for detailed information on system installation, ABAP programming and performance tuning.

What happened in the new edition?
This edition appears to be about 1/3 the size of previous editions; and refers to a fairly old version of SAP... even though this was released in Dec 2005.
There is a great many things missing here. SPAM... I guess you do not need that any more.
Perhaps the publishers wanted a book for managers.

Anyway, if you are considering this, get the 2nd edition... or buy one of the many that are used, as I expect there will be many BASIS admins selling this back the day after they purchase it.
Sorry... I was hoping for an updated version of Edition 2.