The following tables provide an overview of the available documentation.
Title of the Documentation |
Explanation |
Introduction to the database system: architecture, directory structure, database parameters, database tools, user and security concepts, overview of the documentation, terminology, and so on. |
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SQL statements and their syntax |
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Special features of SQL statements in the SQL mode ORACLE |
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System tables in the database and their analysis |
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How the Optimizer works |
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List of all messages |
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Background knowledge about the database system, such as the log concept, B* trees, standby databases |
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Notes about monitoring SAP liveCache, for SAP customers only |
Title |
Explanation |
Standard installation and uninstallation of all the database software |
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Installation of the Web Tools, setting up the WebDAV Service |
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Configuring the software to use various external backup tools |
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Installation, update, and uninstallation of installation profiles and individual database software components, updates of database instances, including software |
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SAP Web Application Server Installation on UNIX |
Installation of an SAP system on UNIX, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace |
SAP Web Application Server Installation on Windows NT |
Installation of an SAP system on Microsoft Windows, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace |
SAP Web Application Server: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous System Copy |
Copy of the SAP system, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace |
Title |
Explanation |
Database Manager
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Creating and managing database instances Graphical user interface Web-based user interface Command line-oriented user interface |
Analysis of the performance of database instances |
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Loading and unloading data |
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Query Tools
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Data queries and data processing Graphical user interface Web-based user interface |
Web-based application for indexing XML documents in the WebDAV service |
Title |
Explanation |
Description of the C/C++ Precompiler |
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Basics and special features of the MaxDB ODBC driver |
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Basics and special features of the MaxDB JDBC driver |
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Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager, and Loader for programming database applications using the script languages Perl and Python |
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Description of the Backint for MaxDB interfaces for external backup tools |
Title |
Explanation |
Usage of the development environment |
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Creating source code |
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Web interface for the Problem Tracking System (PTS) for documenting problems with the database software |
(Only for SAP customers)
Title |
Explanation |
Using the SAP system to analyze and monitor a MaxDB database instance, scheduling actions, alert monitoring |
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Using the SAP system to analyze a liveCache database instance, alert monitoring |
You can access the documentation in the following ways:
· Documentation for Open Source systems at the address http://www.sapdb.org
· Documentation for SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
Choose SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Web Application Server ® SAP Web Application Server <release> ® <language> ® SAP NetWeaver Components ® SAP DB.
· liveCache documentation for SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
Choose SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Web Application Server ® SAP Web Application Server <release> ® <language> ® SAP NetWeaver Components ® SAP liveCache.
· High availability documentation for SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
Choose SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Web Application Server ® SAP Web Application Server <release> ® <language> ® SAP NetWeaver Components ® SAP Web Application Server ® Computing Center Management System ® SAP High Availability.
· Installation guides for SAP solutions on the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com (available to SAP customers only)
At the address http://service.sap.com/instguides, choose SAP NetWeaver in Detail ® Solution Life-Cycle Management ® Installation ® Installation and Upgrade Guides ® SAP Web Application Server ® <release> ® SAP Web Application Server Installation on <operating_system>: SAP DB