Requirements of an SAP system administrator

• Have a “proper” attitude
• Protect and safeguard the system.
• The system administrator is the “guardian” of the system.
• Be willing to work the hours required to support the system.
• Certain tasks must be done after hours or on weekends to avoid disrupting normal business operations.
• You must also take responsibility for your own training and education, whether your company pays for it or not.
• Be a “team-player.”

With in the SAP system:

• Set up and maintain user accounts and profile
• Security administrator
• Monitor the health of the system
• Maintain the health of the system
• Transport changes from one system to another
• Create and manage the scheduling of batch jobs
• DataBase Administrator (DBA)

External to SAP SYSTEM

• Maintain the database’s health and integrity
• Operating system administrator
• Network administrator
• Supports the user’s desktop PC

Study Resources:

• www.sdn.sap.com
• http://help.sap.com/
• www.itpub.net
• www.erphome.net
• Service.sap.com