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Process documentation SAPDBA Setup  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

The installation of SAPDBA automatically performs most of the preparations needed to successfully use this tool. However, before you start using SAPDBA, you must perform the checks described in this section.

Process Flow

  1. You define the users for SAPDBA. Refer to Setting Up SAPDBA Users.
  2. You set the language to either English (the default) or German.

    3. With NT, you can set the language dynamically by choosing View ® Language.

    With UNIX, all screen displays are in the language that you specify when you start SAPDBA. You can set the environment variable SAPDBA_Language to control the display language. For more information, see the step below on screen handling.

  3. You might need to set up environment variables. Refer to Setting Up SAPDBA Environment Variables.
  4. If your operating system is UNIX, you need to set up screen handling. Refer to Setting Up SAPDBA Screen Handling.
  5. You might need to set up the SAPDBA working directories. Refer to Setting Up SAPDBA Working Directories.

Note

There are some slight differences between SAPDBA when used on NT and UNIX operating system platforms. Refer to Use of SAPDBA with UNIX and NT.

 

See also:

Getting Started with SAPDBA