SAP Basis

Glossary ADM100
central system
A central SAP system consists of a single instance that provides all
required SAP services and the associated database. In the case of a
central system, these are usually on the same computer.
change request
Information source in the Transport Organizer that records
and manages all modifications made to repository objects and
Customizing settings during a development project.
client
A client usually corresponds to the mapping of a company in an
SAP system. That is, multiple companies can be mapped and active
in parallel in an SAP system with multiple clients. A key field in
the business tables of the database associated with the SAP system
corresponds to the client. From a particular client, you can only access
the data for that client. In this way, clients correspond to separate
business entities.
Softwarecomponentthatusesaserver’s service (software-oriented
view) or a workstation that is provided with resources by the server
(hardware-oriented view).
Computing Center Management System (CCMS)
Integrated tools for monitoring and administering SAP systems and
independent SAP business components, with which you can, for
example, automate operations such as resource distribution and the
management of SAP databases.
CPI-C
The Common Programming Interface for Communication describes
data exchange between different programs. CPI-C can be used to
transfer “packaged” data with various technical protocols, such as
TCP/IP or LU6.2.
Customizing
Customizing is the entire procedure of setting up one or more SAP
systems. The procedure aims to adjust the company-neutral and
industry-specific functions of the SAP system to your company’s
specific business requirements. Customizing is obligatory both during
the first installation and during an upgrade and is performed in the
SAP system using the Implementation Guide (IMG).
data archiving
Reading data from the database that is no longer required for online
operation, and storing this data in an archive file. Archived data is
usually deleted from the system. Archiving removes load from the
system, meaning that programs, database accesses, and database
backups have shorter runtimes due to the lower quantity of data in
the database.
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