Skip the hypothetical discussions of what SAP Solution Manager doesget real-life, technical knowledge that will help you monitor your systems and analyze your business processes today! With release 7.1, say goodbye to CCMS and welcome an array of new options and possibilities to monitor issues across the system landscape.

With this hands-on guide to SAP Solution Manager (SolMan) 7.2, you'll find everything you need to maintain your SAP landscape First get a handle on basic concepts, see how to upgrade to 7.2, and configure your solution. Then dive into key functionality: monitoring, business process documentation, change control management, IT service management, testing, and more. Round out your skills with information on security and real-world case studies Highlights: -Upgrading to 7.2 -Configuration -Monitoring tools -Business process documentation -Quality Gate Management -Change Request Management (ChaRM) -Requirements management -IT Service Management (ITSM) -IT project and portfolio management -Testing -Business Process Operations -Security

Make the grade with this SAP Solution Manager 7.2 certification study guide! From installation and configuration to monitoring and management, this guide will review the key technical and functional knowledge you need to pass your exam with flying colors. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers to solidify your knowledge. Your path to SAP Solution Manager certification begins here! a. Test Structure Prepare with up-to-date information on each topic covered in the C_SM100_7205 exam, including SAP Solution Manager architecture, configuration, monitoring, and more. b. Core Content Review major subject areas like system and application monitoring, landscape design, process management, and job management. Then dial in with important terminology, and key takeaways for each subject. c. Q&A After reviewing each chapter, test your skills with in-depth questions and answers for each section and improve your test-taking skills. 1) C_SM100_7205 2) Configuration 3) Architecture 4) Lifecycle management 5) Landscape management 6) Monitoring 7) Maintenance 8) Process and job management 9) SAP EarlyWatch Alert

This unique book helps administrators and IT managers to quickly understand the full functionality of SAP Solution Manager, release 4.0. Readers get a thorough introduction in the areas of Implementation and Operations, especially in the scenarios Project Management, Service Desk, Change Request Management, and the brand new function Diagnostics (root cause analysis). The integration capabilities with third-party tools from the areas of Help Desk and Modelling, as well as the relation between the functionality and ITIL Application Management are also dealt with in detail. The book is based on the latest information derived from the ramp-up experience of release 4.0, and makes extensive use of invaluable customer success stories. Highlights include: SAP Solution Manager and ITIL Support in the Application Management Phases End-to-End Solution Support Change Request Management Solution Monitoring and Reporting Solution Manager Diagnostics (Root Cause Analysis) Issue Management and Service Desk Roadmaps and Implementation Content Test Support and E-Learning Management Planning and Delivery of SAP Services Integration of Third Party Tools

Attention administrators! Are you pursuing a background in SAP Basis, or just seeking brush up on your skills? If so, look no further than this practical guide! Updated for SAP NetWeaver 7.4, this resource offers the fundamental concepts of system administration, with step-by-step instructions and hundreds of screenshots. From system monitoring with SAP Solution Manager to database administration and disaster recovery, learn how to handle everything from the routine to the occasional hiccup.

Stay ahead of the curve with IT Service Management (ITSM)! This comprehensive guide provides everything youll need to work effectively with the latest versions of ChaRM and Application Incident Management (the new Service Desk).

Create a lean and mean SAP system landscape by better managing your custom code!

This IBM® Redpaper publication is part of a series of technical documentation to help the enablement of SAP on Linux for IBM Power Systems servers and IBM System StorageTM servers. This book describes how by using SAP Landscape Management (SAP LaMa) 3.0 software that clients gain full visibility and control over their SAP and non-SAP systems, including the underlying physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. With SAP LaMa, you can automate repetitive tasks to manage critical applications across complex, hybrid IT landscapes. This publication helps you to better control IT costs and increase business agility, for example, by freeing staff to focus on more strategic work rather than manual, error-prone tasks. The target audiences of this book are architects, IT specialists, and systems administrators deploying SAP LaMa 3.0 whom often spend much time and effort managing and provisioning SAP software systems and landscapes.

This book provides comprehensive explanatory content of the supply chain visibility business process and technical architecture of SAP Event Management (Release 5.1). In addition, the book will provide detailed step-by-step set-up content for five critical supply chain visibility processes: Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Manufacturing, Transportation and Returnable Items based on Supply Chain council's SCOR framework. The book also covers details on SAP EM integration with other SAP Solutions (e.g. Transportation, Supply Network Collaboration) and closes by explaining the monitoring and error handling procedures required post-implementation of SAP Event Management.