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SAP Basis Support

SAP Basis, which is replaced by Web Application Server in newer versions, literally forms the basis of SAP systems. In the base system, SAP applications are run by an ABAP / Java (J2EE) ‘engine’ and application data are stored in a database, which can be accessed either via the built-in database manager of SAP or via an external database manager.

Implementation and administration of the SAP application environment are the core activities of the basis support service. This includes installing the SAP system on various server architectures, operating systems and databases as well as supporting and upgrading systems and performing migration tasks when aging computer hardware is replaced.
The basis activities include further services, which are not necessary for the operation of the base system but provide various auxiliary services for SAP applications.
SAP administration, SAP basis and technical support during version changes and migration projects, and other support services are carried out by our qualified (SAP-certified) professionals.

The basis services include the following core activities:

  • System support: after installation, it must be ensured that SAP system works without any problems. This includes performing the regular backups, maintaining user data, monitoring (and, if necessary, modifying)  the runtime environment, loading the application patches to the system, etc. Our company has experience in operating the system, designing its operational environment, and holding trainings on the administrative tasks.

  • Version change: SAP is continuously developing its system, publishing newer and newer versions. Some time after a new version is published, the development of the earlier versions is stopped, and the company no longer offers product support for them. Therefore, eventually the operators of installed SAP systems must upgrade their existing systems to a newer version. Upgrading is a complex and time-consuming job because upgrading the SAP-based system, migrating the related SAP applications to the new version, and providing training for the users about the modified functions in the applications require significant professional knowledge.

  • Landscape migration: Hardware devices are developed at a dazzling speed, and their performance is continually increasing. At the same time, the size of the databases, the range of the services provided by the applications, and their resource needs are continuously growing. Therefore, it is understandable that hardware devices that are only a few years old are considered to be obsolete, and the performance of SAP systems operating in such an environment is frequently insufficient, the response times are slow, and the users are unsatisfied, which hinders the fast and effective administration expected in our age. The solution in these cases is moving the SAP system to new hardware. SAP migrations that do not involve changing the type of the operating system or the database manager are called homogeneous migrations. We have significant experience in this field, both in the actual execution of the process and in managing and solving the arising problems.

Further basis services:

  • Technical support: We provide your developer and basis team with fast and efficient support: we help apply OSS notes, install patches, locate errors in the ABAP/JAVA program code to solve functional problems, and correct faulty reports and interfaces.

  • Custom development: This service involves SAP systems development and integration tasks and covers areas such as troubleshooting, executing changes, implementing interfaces, etc. Custom development can also be aimed at extending system functionality.

  • Output management: We have experience in installing and configuring various output devices for SAP like laser and barcode printers, configuring new printing methods, etc.

  • Integration of messaging systems: To implement effective information exchange with external business partners (customers, suppliers, and authorities) and non-SAP user colleagues, it is often required to integrate the SAP systems with various communication services (e.g., fax, e-mail, text messaging, and voicemail) and the communication systems managing these services.
It is possible that the subsequent step within a workflow will be executed by a user outside the SAP system, for example, someone who has only e-mail access (e.g., the legal department approving a contract). In order to realize effective and control work management, these external users must also be integrated into the automated communication process. Sales orders are frequently sent to the company by fax, and often the fastest and most secure way of sending outgoing business documents (order confirmations, contracts, delivery notes, notifications, etc.) is also via fax. Using low-cost text messaging is the most useful method for sending short and compact information en masse (payment reminders, alerts and notifications, workflow reminders, marketing news, etc.) and for location-independent information queries. Therefore, integrating the messaging systems successfully is a very real challenge for companies using SAP.
If you are looking for a partner to unify your communication infrastructure and your SAP system, call us. We have successfully integrated messaging services and solutions into the ERP system in middle and large-scale enterprise environments. Taking faxes as an example, we know how to configure the necessary RFC connection, to set the proper character set, and the PCL5 printing method, and we know how to integrate communication-related development into the enterprise business processes. We have experience with interfacing several messaging systems (such as Topcall, Rightfax, etc.) into SAP environments and connecting SAP and enterprise e-mail systems (MS Exchange, Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise). We will support and consult you on ways in which you can decrease your telecommunication and human resource costs by applying a unified communication solution, while at the same time increasing efficiency and guaranteeing that you can trace, administer, and retrieve your messages.
 
 

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