BI (Business Intelligence) 
This information included in this section provides a starting point for general administration and optimal maintenance of your BI system. You can find BI-specific information for various tasks, along with a list of the associated tools if they exist and are required.
Note that this section refers to the BI system in general. Specific administrative tasks that are associated with BI scenarios are located at:
Business Planning and
Analytical Services
Enterprise Reporting,
Query, and Analysis.
Because of the
close relation between BI systems and the AS ABAP, AS Java and
EP (Enterprise Portal) NetWeaver systems, we recommend that you also
read the administration documentation for these. For more information, see AS ABAP
(Application Server for ABAP), AS Java (Application
Server for Java) and EP (Enterprise
Portal).
Note the following tasks that are necessary when managing the BI system:
Starting and Stopping
SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java
●
Saving and Recovering
Data (AS ABAP) and Saving and Recovering
Data (AS Java)
Monitoring (AS
ABAP) and Monitoring (AS
Java)
●
Monitoring Memory
Management and Monitoring ABAP
Performance
We recommend that you read and use this section together with other documentation such as the Master Guide and the SAP library.
Tasks
The general tasks that are part of managing a BI system can be assigned to the following categories:
Information on the administrative tasks that arise during operation, mainly in the "Migration and System Copy" area, can be found here.
Here you will find information on transport and change management, quality and test management, and software maintenance.