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Background documentation Overview of the Documentation Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

The following tables provide an overview of the available documentation.

Basic Information

Title of the Documentation

Explanation

Database Administration

Introduction to the database system: architecture, directory structure, database parameters, database tools, user and security concepts, overview of the documentation, terminology, and so on.

Reference Manual

SQL statements and their syntax

SQL Mode ORACLE

Special features of SQL statements in the SQL mode ORACLE

System tables

System tables in the database and their analysis

Optimizer

How the Optimizer works

Messages

List of all messages

Background Knowledge

Background knowledge about the database system, such as the log concept, B* trees, standby databases

User Manual: SAP liveCache

Notes about monitoring SAP liveCache, for SAP customers only

Installation

Title

Explanation

Database Software Installation Guide

Standard installation and uninstallation of all the database software

Web Tools Installation Guide

Installation of the Web Tools, setting up the WebDAV Service

Connecting External Backup Tools

Configuring the software to use various external backup tools

Installation Manual

Installation, update, and uninstallation of installation profiles and individual database software components, updates of database instances, including software

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

Tools

Title

Explanation

Database Manager

 

Database Manager GUI

Web DBM

Database Manager CLI

Creating and managing database instances

Graphical user interface

Web-based user interface

Command line-oriented user interface

Database Analyzer

Analysis of the performance of database instances

Loader

Loading and unloading data

Query Tools

 

SQL Studio

Web SQL Studio

Data queries and data processing

Graphical user interface

Web-based user interface

WebDAV GUI

Web-based application for indexing XML documents in the WebDAV service

Interfaces

Title

Explanation

C-/C++ Precompiler User Manual

Description of the C/C++ Precompiler

ODBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB ODBC driver

JDBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB JDBC driver

Perl and Python Manual

Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager, and Loader for programming database applications using the script languages Perl and Python

Backint for MaxDB

Description of the Backint for MaxDB interfaces for external backup tools

Development

Title

Explanation

Development Environment

Usage of the development environment

Source Code for Tools

Creating source code

Web Based Problem Tracking System

Web interface for the Problem Tracking System (PTS) for documenting problems with the database software

Database Administration in CCMS

(Only for SAP customers)

Title

Explanation

Database Administration in CCMS: MySQL MaxDB

Using the SAP system to analyze and monitor a MaxDB database instance, scheduling actions, alert monitoring

Structure linkDatabase Administration in CCMS: SAP liveCache

Using the SAP system to analyze a liveCache database instance, alert monitoring

Accessing the Documentation

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

 

 

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