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SAP R/3 Administrator's Handbook

Jose Hernandez

McGraw-Hill

Hardcover, 300 illus. , 1040 pages.
November 1, 1999
$59.99
ISBN 0-0713-5413-1
available

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The all-in-one guide to successfully implementing enterprise-wide business process engineering now brings you up to speed on the #1 softwares latest features. SAP R/3 Handbook, Second Edition, by JosÈ Antonio Hernandez, explains in easy-to-follow steps all stages of R/3 installation, implementation, operation and support.

You learn about the workings of the ABAP/4 development workbench, the transport system, R/3 service distribution, systems architectures and system administration, and get an in-depth look at the Basis system. In this new edition, youll find new and expanded chapters on the latest SAP features, including:

The Profile Generator and the Management of Users and Authorizations
SAP Database Administration including Oracle8 and Microsoft SQL Server 7
Advanced new options within the CCMS, including new R/3 installation tools
Much more

Pre Review

We found the structure of the book in line with the quality it should have.

Printing mistakes were not found.

Rating Areas	Rating
Quality of Information	A
Easiness of understanding	AB
Learning success, close to reality	AB
Cover Design and Layout	A-
Quality for Money value	AB

Final Review

Demystify todays premier client/server enterprise software with this nice to read book. It is easy reading although there is a lot of detail included. This is now my second SAP book I am reviewing from McGraw.

I hope I never let go of these SAP books as I my squash by toes. They are mighty heavy as they are packed with knowledge.

Hernandez has managed to keep his authoritative work to a manageable size and to keep to a level of detail beyond which only SAP Developers or the SAP Help could answer. In his 2nd Edition of what has become a standard R/3 guide 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 version 4.6.

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
Transport Management System(TMS)

The first 5 chapters of the book cover the conceptual overview of the R/3 product including

general product information
software as a client-server system
in-memory and disk usage architecture
installation concepts
essential information

Chapters 6 onwards, including the appendices each describe an R/3 topic in detail. A complete Table of Contents is available at Amazon's on-line book store. 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 including

its relationship to the operating system
how to set up additional spoolers
using the spooler
using various objects contributing towards printing

José Hernandez takes this knowledge and explains each of the screens and menu options associated with

setting up printer devices
front end printing (SAPLPD)
Temse
Fax
administration tasks

When describing how to set up a printer device, each field on each screen is described (incl. Dropdown options).

The book also includes many operational tips and examples.

AUTHOR

Jose Hernandez (Spain) is a project manager and technical leader for the SAP implementation at Telefonics Sistemas, a leading telecommunicatin company in Spain. Previously he was a software engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he specialized in the technical implementation of R/3.

Result

Jose Hernandez must have faced the challenge of providing the reader with enough detail to cover the topics adequately. This is a success story! It is worth every cent you pay!

Review done by: Michael Karaman

, SAP Consultant