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Checking your job status with SM50 (processor type BTC) is more accurate then SM37. SAP updates the tables TBTCO wheneveryour background jobs status change. If SAP is shutdown, the currentjobs might not be update ontime to the table. (e.g. a background job wasshown as Active (SM37), in fact it real status should be Cancelled.

The type of work process:

• DIA - work process for executing dialog steps in user transactions
• UPD - update process for executing U1 (time-critical) database changes
• UP2 - update process for executing U2 (non-critical) database changes
• ENQ - for setting and releasing locks on SAP lock objects
• BTC - for executing background jobs
• SPO - for spool formatting processes

Help: These symptoms can occur if the maximum number of 10 shared memory descriptors is exceeded. You can find more detailed information under Shared Memory IDs under IBM AIX or in the OSS system in Note 28992.

SAP Transaction code to pre-compile all system program

If I have to run SGEN and have to recycle the server as well for clearing out memory, does it make sense to run SGEN first and recycle afterwards, because SGEN will sort of litter the memory or is it inconsequential what runs first.

SGEN is ued to "compile" ABAP programs. Results are put in database.

So, if you restart SAP, compiled results will still be in the database, so, no need to run SGEN again.

Make use of the transaction 'SGEN' to re-generate all the SAP programs after you change version of your SAP kernel, upgrade SAP system or apply support packages.

Do take care of the table spaces and use SAPDBA to observe them.

Do it during a weekend which is the best or a period of time with very very low users activity.

It will takes about 5 to 8 hours depending on the type of hardware configuration you are using.

Manually Applying OSS note on SAP Standard Program

What is mean by OSS how to work on that?

OSS are online sap support notes. These notes are available online for solving critical problems in sap system.We may use the already existing notes or may add our own quaries.

In order to apply any OSS note, you have to be authorized by your company and be assigned an OSS ID and password.

For any SAP standard program modification, you are required to login to OSS and request for a repair program Access key.

Access the SAP Support Portal:

http://service.sap.com/

- Keys and Requests

-- Request license key

--- Follow the Steps 1 to 5 of the License keys for SAP Business Suite

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Follow this step to obtain the Program Access key:

Menu Path: System -> Services -> SAP Service (Transaction code OSS1)

Login in with your OSS ID and Password

Click the Registration button

Click Register Object

Double click R/3 Value Contract

Fill in the Object Registration for Installation:

For e.g.
PGMID/Object/Name: R3TR FUGR MIGO
SAP release: 46C

Finished, click the Register button

Select the Key number and use the Copy and Paste short key to copy the Access key

You are now able to modify the SAP standard program.

Finished the modification, do remember to transport it to the production system after all the necessary testing.

What is mean by OSS how to work on that?

OSS are online sap support notes. These notes are available online for solving critical problems in sap system.We may use the already existing notes or may add our own quaries.

In order to apply any OSS note, you have to be authorized by your company and be assigned an OSS ID and password.

For any SAP standard program modification, you are required to login to OSS and request for a repair program Access key.

Access the SAP Support Portal:

http://service.sap.com/

- Keys and Requests

-- Request license key

--- Follow the Steps 1 to 5 of the License keys for SAP Business Suite

--------------

Follow this step to obtain the Program Access key:

Menu Path: System -> Services -> SAP Service (Transaction code OSS1)

Login in with your OSS ID and Password

Click the Registration button

Click Register Object

Double click R/3 Value Contract

Fill in the Object Registration for Installation:

For e.g.
PGMID/Object/Name: R3TR FUGR MIGO
SAP release: 46C

Finished, click the Register button

Select the Key number and use the Copy and Paste short key to copy the Access key

You are now able to modify the SAP standard program.

Finished the modification, do remember to transport it to the production system after all the necessary testing.

If I have to run SGEN and have to recycle the server as well for clearing out memory, does it make sense to run SGEN first and recycle afterwards, because SGEN will sort of litter the memory or is it inconsequential what runs first.

SGEN is ued to "compile" ABAP programs. Results are put in database.

So, if you restart SAP, compiled results will still be in the database, so, no need to run SGEN again.

Make use of the transaction 'SGEN' to re-generate all the SAP programs after you change version of your SAP kernel, upgrade SAP system or apply support packages.

Do take care of the table spaces and use SAPDBA to observe them.

Do it during a weekend which is the best or a period of time with very very low users activity.

It will takes about 5 to 8 hours depending on the type of hardware configuration you are using.

The SAPLICENSE program is used to install, check and maintain SAP licenses in your R/3 System. It resides in the directory /usr/sap//SYS/exe/run . (In the case of AS/400, the program resides in the kernel library.)

If you start saplicense without any options at operating system level, all the options are displayed.

Prerequisites

• As of Release 4.5A the database interface library is linked dynamically. To allow SAPLICENSE to locate this library, the following variables must be set in the environment of the user calling SAPLICENSE:

• dbms_type
= (for example, ora, inf, ada, mss, db2, db4, db6)
• DIR_LIBRARY
= (for example, /usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe/run)

• User for SAPLICENSE:

NT and UNIX

You must be logged on as user adm . This ensures that all the required environment variables are set correctly.

AS/400

• You must be logged on as user
OFR.
• The executables library
R3OPT must be included in your library list.

Features

saplicense provides the following options:

Display help information for the specified option (that is, get , install , temp , show or test ).

Install a license key. Optional parameter ifile= (or IFILE= ) causes the license data to be read from the installation file.

Display the version of SAPLICENSE .