What is SAP Landscape?

Landscape is like a server system or like a layout of the servers or some may ev
en call it the architecture of the servers viz. SAP is divided into three differ
ent lanscape DEV, QAS and PROD.
- DEV would have multiple clients for ex: 190- Sandbox, 100- Golden, 180- Unit
Test.
- QAS may again have mutiple clients for ex: 300- Integration Test, 700 to 710
Training.
- PROD may have something like a 200 Production.
These names and numbers are the implementer's discreet on how they want it or th
ey have been using in their previous implementations or how is the client's busi
ness scenario.
Now whatever you do in the Sandbox doesn't affect the other servers or clients.
Whenever you think you are satisfied with your configuration and you think you c
an use it moving forward, you RE-DO it in the golden client (remember, this is a
very neat and clean client and you cannot use it for rough usage). As you re-do
everything that you had thought was important and usable, you get a transport r
equest pop up upon saving everytime. You save it under a transport request and g
ive your description to it. Thus the configuration is transported to the Unit Te
st client (180 in this example).
You don't run any transaction or even use the SAP Easy Access screen on the 100
(golden) client. This is a configuration only client. Now upon a successful tran
port by the Basis guy, you have all the configuration in the Testing client, jus
t as it is in the Golden client. The configuration remains in sync between these
two clients.
But in the Testing client you can not even access SPRO (Display IMG) screen. It
's a transaction only client where you perform the unit test. Upon a satisfactor
y unit test, you move the good configuration to the next SERVER (DEV). The incor
rect or unsatisfactory configuration is corrected in Golden (may again as well b
e practised in the sandbox prior to Golden) and accordingly transported back to
180 (Unit Test) until the unit test affected by that particular config is satisf
actory.
The Golden client remains the 'database' (if you wanna call it that) or you may
rather call it the 'ultimate' reference client for all the good, complete and fi
nal configuration that is being used in the implementation.
In summary:
Landscape : is the arrangement for the servers
IDES : is purely for education purpose and is NOT INCLUDED in the landscape.
DEVELOPMENT ---> QUALITY ----> PRODUCTION
DEVELOPMENT : is where the the consultants do the customization as per the compa
ny's requirement.
QUALITY : is where the core team members and other members test the customizatio
n.
PRODUCTION : is where the live data of the company is recorded.
A request will flow from Dev->Qual->Prod and not backwards.
1. Sandbox server: In the initial stages of any implementation project, You are
given a sandbox server where you do all the configuration/customization as per t

he companies business process.

2. Development Server: - Once the BBP gets signed off, the configuration is done
is development server and saved in workbench requests, to be transported to Pro
duction server.
3. Production Server: This is the last/ most refined client where the user will
work after project GO LIVE. Any changes/ new develpoment is done is development
client and the request is transported to production.
These three are landscape of any Company. They organised their office in these t
hree way. Developer develop their program in Development server and then transpo
rt it to test server. In testing server tester check/test the program and then t
ransport it to Production Server. Later it will deploy to client from production
server.
Presentaion Server- Where SAP GUI have.
Application Server - Where SAP Installed.
Database Server - Where Database installed.
What is the meaning of "R" in R/3 systems?
R/3 stands for realtime three tier architecture. This is the kind of architrectu
re SAP R/3 system has.
R/3 means three layers are installed in Different system/server and they are con
nected with each other.
1) Presentation
2) Application
3) Database
Why do we call client 000 as golden client?
Golden client contains all the configuration data and master data so some extent
. All the configuration settings are done in golden clients and then moved to ot
her clients. Hence this client acts as a master record for all transaction setti
ngs, hence the name "Golden Client".