Sources of Information for the Database Administrator (SAP Library - Database Administration (Oracle) with SAPDBA)

Sources of Information for the Database Administrator

To avoid error situations or bottlenecks in the database, you need to know where to find certain database administration information that goes beyond the scope of this documentation.

Read the Oracle documentation on all important database processes.

Read the Release Notes that appear with each new R/3 Release. To do this, choose Help ® Release Notes in the R/3 System. The introductory chapters of this database guide tell you about the New Features in the R/3 Releases.

Read the sections of the R/3 Library on the Computing Center Management System to learn about how you can monitor a database and schedule and make backups.

Read the sections of the R/3 Library on the ABAP Dictionary to learn about the conditions for creating tables in the ABAP Dictionary and on the database.

Read about the Database Utility options.

Use the SAPNet notes database.

Read about the services of the EarlyWatch Service.