SAP Basis Administrator training course

Lesson 1 • SAP Landscape and System Types

Explains development, quality, and production system roles within a transport landscape. Students can map a standard three-system landscape and justify its design.

Lesson 2 • Navigating SAP GUI and Tools

Teaches SAP GUI navigation, transaction codes, and essential Basis tools. Students can execute common transactions and access system information efficiently.

Lesson 3 • SAP Instance and Profile Basics

Introduces SAP instances, work processes, and profile parameters. Students gain the ability to identify instance types and locate key configuration files.

Lesson 1 • SAP Software Provisioning Manager

Guides students through the Software Provisioning Manager tool for system installation. Students can execute a standard installation and interpret log output.

Lesson 2 • Pre-Installation Planning and Prerequisites

Covers hardware sizing, OS requirements, and database prerequisites before installation. Proper planning prevents common installation failures addressed later in the section.

Lesson 3 • Post-Installation System Configuration

Addresses licence key application, system profile adjustments, and initial logon setup. Students finalise a newly installed system to a production-ready baseline.

Lesson 1 • SAP Authorisation Concept

Explains authorisation objects, profiles, and the role-based access model. Students understand how authorisations are checked during transaction execution.

Lesson 2 • User Master Record Management

Teaches creation, modification, locking, and deletion of user master records via SU01. Students manage the full user lifecycle within a live SAP system.

Lesson 3 • Authorisation Troubleshooting and Auditing

Uses SU53, ST01, and system trace to diagnose and resolve authorisation failures. Students can identify missing authorisations and apply targeted fixes.

Lesson 1 • Import Queue Management

Teaches import queue monitoring, import execution, and error resolution in STMS. Students can perform controlled imports and interpret return codes.

Lesson 2 • TMS Architecture and Configuration

Explains the domain controller, transport routes, and RFC connections in TMS. Students configure a three-system transport landscape from scratch.

Lesson 3 • Creating and Managing Transport Requests

Covers workbench and customising request creation, task assignment, and release. Students manage the full transport request lifecycle using SE09 and SE10.

Lesson 1 • System Monitoring with SM50 and SM66

Uses work process monitors to observe active processes and detect long-running jobs. Students correlate work process states with system performance symptoms.

Lesson 2 • Memory and Buffer Configuration

Explains SAP memory areas, buffer types, and parameter tuning for optimal performance. Students adjust memory parameters based on workload analysis findings.

Lesson 3 • System Log and Alert Monitoring

Covers SM21 system log analysis and CCMS alert monitor configuration. Students set up proactive alerts and interpret critical log entries.

Lesson 4 • Performance Analysis with Workload Monitor

Analyses response time components using ST05, ST12, and the workload monitor. Students pinpoint database, ABAP, and network performance contributors.

Lesson 1 • Job Monitoring and Log Analysis

Uses SM37 to monitor job status, review spool output, and analyse job logs. Students diagnose job failures and distinguish system errors from program errors.

Lesson 2 • Job Chain Design and Dependencies

Covers successor job configuration, event triggering, and cross-system job dependencies. Students design resilient job chains that handle failures gracefully.

Lesson 3 • Creating and Scheduling Jobs with SM36

Teaches job definition, step configuration, and start condition setup in SM36. Students create periodic and event-driven jobs that meet business scheduling requirements.

Lesson 1 • Support Package Application with SPAM

Guides students through support package import, queue definition, and application. Students apply a support package stack and resolve common import errors.

Lesson 2 • Kernel Update Procedures

Covers kernel download, backup, replacement, and validation steps. Students perform a kernel update with full rollback preparation on a live system.

Lesson 3 • System Upgrade Planning and Execution

Addresses upgrade roadmap creation, SUM tool usage, and downtime minimisation strategies. Students plan a major release upgrade and identify critical risk mitigation steps.

Lesson 1 • Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery

Covers backup strategies, recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning for SAP. Students execute a database restore and validate system integrity post-recovery.

Lesson 2 • SAP High Availability Architecture

Introduces ASCS instance clustering, enqueue replication, and load balancing concepts. Students design an HA architecture that eliminates single points of failure.

Lesson 3 • Secure Network Communication

Explains SNC configuration, certificate management, and encrypted communication channels. Students enable SNC between SAP GUI clients and application servers.

Lesson 4 • SAP Security Hardening Fundamentals

Covers default password policies, gateway security, and message server access control. Students apply security baseline settings that reduce the attack surface of SAP systems.