How to correct the Memory overflow in buffer synchronization in SM21 Logs..

1. Get the number of the process and go to SM50

2. Select the PID (Process ID)

3. From the menu bar select Process>>Trace>>Display File

4. In the developer trace, there should be a list of tables showing up that the buffers are complaining about.

5. Look at the buffered tables and decide about which ones need to be changed from buffered to non-buffered. SE13 is the transaction to do that. The buffered tables need to be tables that have a large amount of reads, as compared to writes.

How to Apply Java Support packs JSPM...

1. Introduction

In current document I will demonstrate how to apply patches for JAVA Stack. JSPM connects to the SDM server to deploy support packages and software components. The SDM server performs additional validation of the support packages and software components for deployment.

JSPM is integrated with the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI). JSPM detects SAP software components that have been modified and allows you to apply support packages to them.

1A. Download Java PatchesYou can download Java Patches from SAP Service Market Place. Go to http://service.sap.com/swdc and expand SAP Support Package Stacks and click on SP Stack Download and Side effects report.


On right hand select your SAP Version. In my case I will choose SP Stack SAP NetWeaver 7.0 In next popup window select your current version of SP Stack and Select Target SP Stack.



In next screen select the component for which you want to download stack. In my case I will select Application Server Java. In next selection screen you select operating system and proceed to next.





Once you select the components click on Add To Download Basket. These objects are with .SCA extension. You can download components from download basket by using SAP download manager. For some of the components you will have to confirm from Solution Manager.



1B. Approve Patches in Solution Manager

The Maintenance Optimizer leads you through the planning, download and implementation of support package stacks, which contain a set of support packages for your systems. You can also install enhancement packages or put them into an upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0 (previously SAP ERP 2005), using the Maintenance Optimizer.

Patches added to download basket in service market place needs to be approved from solution manager. To approve patches your maintenance optimizer in solution manager needs to be configured. I presume solution manager is configured and will proceed further.
To approve patches login into solution manager and enter transaction DSWP. Select the solution and create new maintenance transaction.



A pop will be opened in browser. Select the system to which you want to approve patches and click on continue.






Check file would like to confirm and you can download approved patches from SAP Download Manager.


1C. Upload Java Patches
Patches downloaded .SCA needs to be uploaded to /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in. From this inbox JSPM will collect all patches and will update the system.


2. Apply Java Support Stack
You can update all software components of SAP products that are deployed on the system by applying a support package stack. Support package stacks are defined by SAP collections of support packages for software components that work best together. In addition, you can apply a support package stack, which contains newer versions of SAP software components that have been modified in the NWDI. Using Java Support Pack Manager (JSPM) you can apply java patches.



2A. Starting JSPM

JSPM is located at /usr/sap/SAP-SID/Instance No/J2ee/JSPM. This folder consists of following files and scripts needed to start JSPM. Executing script go will launch JSPM tool. Enter login credentials for SDM and login into tool.



Following figure shows outlook of JSPM

2B. Updating JSPM & Apply SPS

When JSPM is started it automatically starts its GUI on the local machine, that is the machine JSPM is running on. If SAP system is on UNIX and a Windows PC is used as a client this requires some kind of X server software to run on the Windows PC to display JSPM GUI.


The update of JSPM does not require a restart of the J2EE Engine and does not affect the system operation. To update JSPM select JSPM and proceed further. In Same way for applying other components select New Software Components and proceed to further.




JSPM will check if any dependencies

SAP Upgrade Steps...!!!

SECTION 1: Introduction to SAP Upgrades
SAP Upgrade Roadmap
SAP Enhancement Package (EhP)
SECTION 2: Planning of SAP Upgrade
Why Upgrade is necessary in SAP
Factors to Decide SAP Upgrade Strategy
SAP System Landscape
SAP Upgrade Approaches
Complexity of SAP Upgrade
SECTION 3: Role of SAP Solution Manager during SAP Upgrades
SAP Stack File Generation using SAP Solution Manager
SAP Testing
SECTION 4: SAP Upgrade Tools
SAP Software Update Manager - SUM Tool
SAP Software Provisioning Manager
ICNV - Incremental Conversion in SAP Upgrade
SAP Mass Activation
SAP ACT_UPG Phase
SECTION 5: SAP ECC Upgrade
SAP System Methodology
Shadow Instance Creation during SAP Upgrade
SE95 - SAP Modification Browser
SAP SPDD
SAP SPAU
SAP Support Packages and Add-ons
SAP Kernal Upgrade
SECTION 6: SAP Upgrade - Execution
SAP ECC Upgrade Walkthrough
SAP ECC Upgrade
SECTION 7: SAP Security during Upgrade
SU24 SAP Maintain Check Indicators
SAP Check Indicators - SU25
SECTION 8: SAP AS Java Upgrade
Dual Stack Split for SAP Netweaver
SAP JAVA Upgrade
JSPM - SAP Java Service Pack Upgrade
SECTION 9: Upgrade Services from SAP
Upgrade Services from SAP
Upgrade Paths in SAP
SECTION 10: Unicode Conversion in SAP
Unicode Conversion in SAP

SuccessFactors Release: Faster, easier adoption of the latest innovations - A Good one for SAP Admins...!!!

I just celebrated my birthday a couple of weeks ago.  I received all the latest technology gadgets, including a Fitbit Flex, an iPad mini, and Apple TV.  These are all great gifts, and the best part is that they are all plug-and-play.  No more messing around with technical guides and detailed set-up instructions.  I turned these devices on and was immediately guided through the activation process in a couple of quick and easy steps – I was up and running in a few minutes. 

What if you could get the latest innovations for your Human Capital Management system that would simplify business processes and help you work smarter, and like my birthday presents, they were easy to activate? 

With SuccessFactors quarterly product releases, SAP Provides access to hundreds of innovations and enhancements throughout the year to make sure your HCM system is equipped to support the ever- changing demands of your workforce and business.  We understand that it can be a challenge to track and activate the right enhancements and innovations for your business, but fret no more.  We have a solution for you! 

With SAP August 2013 release, they’re excited to announce that the SuccessFactors Upgrade Center is now available to our Enterprise Edition customers.  Since its release to Professional Edition customers in May, 125 companies have performed over 209 upgrades of opt-in features on their own via the Upgrade Center. With built-in documentation and self-service activation of new features, the Upgrade Center is accessible from the OneAdmin page and makes learning about and activating key enhancements quick and easy from a centralized location.

“The Upgrade Center represents a major step forward in the ease of deployment for business SaaS applications. In years past, with on-premise software, an upgrade would mean months of effort and a risky migration process. Cloud software delivered a major step forward by offering customers a simpler upgrade process and common benefits to all customers, but it still required paying close attention to release notes, configuration details, and feature dependencies,” said Will Doolittle, Vice President, Product Management. “Now, with the SuccessFactors Upgrade Center, all the information and control is presented to system administrators in a single, easy to understand, and easy to use panel. Customers will enjoy unprecedented control over their software deployments, and find it easier than ever to take advantage of the improvements that come out with every quarterly release. And, they can do so with confidence, knowing that the Upgrade Center gives intelligent recommendations based on the existing configuration of the system and dependent features, and that it will respect company rules for dividing responsibility across multiple administrators.” 

The Upgrade Center intuitively displays upgrades that are recommended for your system and provides additional information including a detailed description and video of the innovation, system prerequisites and gives you the ability to perform the upgrade in a single click! With self-activation of key innovations available in the Upgrade Center, you will no longer have to submit a case to Customer Support to perform these upgrades.

The Upgrade Center also features a summary of the upgrades performed from the Upgrade Center.  You can track the status of upgrades and see past upgrades performed.  You also have the option to undo upgrades that have been performed in the Upgrade Center within 10 days of that enhancement being activated. 

The Upgrade Center is just one of the many innovations delivered with this release. The August release also features a new compensation profile, cross-domain reporting across the talent modules, simplified mobile activation, expanded localization support for EC, increased flexibility of FTE calculations, redesigned learning orders page, and easier creation of new groups in SAP Jam with customizable group templates and dynamic content widgets.

More then 100 Keyboard Shortcuts...

Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
... 2. CTRL+X (Cut)
...... 3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the rightor to the beginning of the next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left orto the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for theselected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web )

Download SAP FICO Configuration Book...

Download SAP FICO Configuration Book.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tar4l95alkk56b8/5qYKBXuv13