SAP Basis

Unit 3: Introduction to System Configuration ADM100
Save and activate your changes.
a) To change the values of individual parameters, select the
corresponding profile (default or instance profile) and change
this in Extended Maintenance.
If no Change button is displayed, choose Display Change to
switch to change mode. Select the desired parameter and choose
Change or double click the relevant parameter.
After making your changes, choose Copy and then Save. Then,in
the list view, choose Copy and then Back. Save the new version
of the profile and confirm the activation of the profile in the
dialog box.
To create a new parameter, choose Create under Extended
Maintenance.
The required parameters are listed below:
• rdisp/max_alt_modes (default profile)
• rdisp/wp_no_dia (instance profile)
3. Check your changes in the system. To do this, log on to the system
again and check the number of work processes in the process
overview.
a) Call the logon screen using SAP Logon. Check that your selected
logon client is entered. Check the number of processes by calling
the server overview (Tools → Administration → Monitor → System
Monitoring→ Servers, transaction SM51), selecting the dialog
instance, and then choosing Processes.
4. i) Check your changes in the profile files at operating system level.
ii) What must you still do, so that your changes take effect in the
system?
a) Open the profile files at operating system level with an editor
and use this to view the changes that have been made.
b) Your changes to profile parameters will only take effect after a
restart of the affected instance or the entire system.
Task 3 Activating the Changed Profile Parameters
Check the changed system parameters after a system restart.
1. Restart the system so that your changes become active.
a) Logontoyourserverinthesamewayasyoudidintheexercises
for the Starting and Stopping unit, and restart the system.
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