ArchlLecLureLandscapes

SA ArchlLecLure conslsLs of 3 layers1hey are

resenLaLlon
AppllcaLlon
uaLabase
resentat|on |ayer1hls ls where Lhe users of SA 8/3
sysLem wlll submlL lnpuL Lo Lhe SA 8/3 sysLem for
processlng buslness LransacLlon
L ls also where ouLpuL of Lhe
LransacLlons as ouLpuL fleldsreporLsLables and
spreadsheeLs
AL deskLop level 8/3 offers userfrlendly
graphlcal lnLerface called SACu
L also lnLegraLes alLernaLlve lnLeface for
opLlmum compllcance wlLh your requlremenLs
L lncludes lnLegraLlng common pc
appllcaLlons
nformaLlon exchange ls also carrled ouL
Lhrough lnLerneL Lelephone appllcaLlons eLc
||cat|on LayerAn AppllcaLlon layer ls a loglcally
lndependenL componenL resldlng wlLhln Lhe SA
8/3cllenL/server envlronmenL
L ls represenLed by an appllcaLlon server ln SA
8/3 neLwork
AfLer a user lnlLlaLes a requesL aL Lhe
presenLaLlon level loglc ls lnvoked Lo servlce and process
LhaL lnformaLlon

AppllcaLlon loglc module can reslde on one hosL machlne or

dlsLrlbuLed over several physlcal hosL machlnes wlLhln a
parLlcular SA 8/3 neLwork
1yplcally updaLe and Lnqueue
processes reslde on daLabase server ln appllcaLlon layer
omonents of a||cat|on server
1 Work rocesses
An appllcaLlon server conLalns work processes whlch are
componenLs LhaL can run Lhe appllcaLlon
2 D|satcher
Lach appllcaLlon server conLalns dlspaLcher 1he dlspaLcher
ls Lhe llnk beLween Lhe work processor and Lhe users logged
onLo Lhe appllcaLlon server

Gateway
1hls ls Lhe lnLerface for 8/3 communlcaLlon proLocols L can
communlcaLe wlLh oLher appllcaLlon servers ln Lhe same 8/3
sysLem wlLh oLher 8/3 sysLem wlLh 8/2 sysLem or wlLh non sap
sysLems
4 Shared memory
All Lhe work process on Lhe appllcaLlon server use a maln
memory called shared memory Lo save conLexLs or Lo buffer
consLanL daLa locally
S Database connect|on
Lach appllcaLlon server reglsLer lLs work processes wlLh Lhe daLa
base layer and recelves slgnal dedlcaLed channel for each Whlle
sysLem ls runnlng each work process ls a user(cllenL) of Lhe
daLabase sysLem(server)
uaLabase layeruaLa exchang beLween appllcaLlon processes and
8u8MS happens vla SCL lnLerface
Some Lasks areSofLware lnsLallaLlon
malnLenanace conflguraLlon
llow conLrol opLlmlzaLlon
ManagemenL and dlsk space eLc
1here are Lhree Lype of Ller ArchlLecLures ln SA
namely
Ller
2Ller
3Ller
1lerAll Lhe Lhree layers are lnsLalled on a slngle sysLem
peraLlon of all 3 layers of cllenL/server archlLecLure
on one compuLer ls approprlaLe for demonsLraLlon or
LesLs
2Llern Lhls archlLecLure presenLaLlon layer ls lnsLalled on one
sysLem and appllcaLlon and daLabase layers are lnsLalled on
oLher sysLems
2LlerSmaller SA 8/3 sysLems are ofLen operaLed ln a cenLral
conflguraLlon wlLh a separaLe presenLaLlon layer 8oLh appllcaLlon
and daLabase run on same machlnes pc's or worksLaLlon
compuLers and are used for fronL end sysLems
3Llern Lhls all Lhe Lhree layers are lnsLalled on dlfferenL
sysLems
A Lhlrd generaLlon seL of hlghly lnLegraLed sofLware modules LhaL
performs common buslness funcLlon based on mulLlnaLlonal
leadlng pracLlce 1akes care of any enLerprlse however dlverse ln
operaLlon spread over Lhe world n 8/3 sysLem all Lhe Lhree
servers llke presenLaLlon appllcaLlon server and daLabase server
are locaLed aL dlfferenL sysLem
Sap base llne archlLecLure ls LhreeLlercllenL/server model
31ler archlLecLure
Landscape ls a seLup or arrangemenL of SA servers
r
Landscape ls llke a server sysLem or layouL of serversor lL may
be called as archlLecLure of servers
SA ls dlvlded lnLo Lhree dlffenL landscapes namely
uevelopmenL
CuallLy
roducLlon
S Landscaes
uevelopmenL SysLemlor conflgurlng(cusLomlzlng)and
developmenL
CuallLy SysLemwhere Lhe prevlous work can be LesLed
roducLlon SysLemwhere acLual end users work wlLh real
LransacLlons
A request will flow from Dev->Qual->Prod and not backwards.
1. Sandbox server: n the initial stages of any implementation project,
You are given a sandbox server where you do all the
configuration/customization as per the companies business process.
2. DeveIopment Server: - Once the BBP gets signed off, the
configuration is done is development server and saved in workbench
requests, to be transported to Production server.
3. Production Server: This is the last/ most refined client where the user
will work after project GO LVE. 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 three way. Developer develop their program in Development
server and then transport it to test server. n testing server tester
check/test the program and then transport it to Production Server. Later it
will deploy to client from production server.
Presentaion Server- Where SAP GU have.
Application Server - Where SAP nstalled.
Database Server - Where Database installed.
sysLem landscapelL ls a sysLem ln whlch
developmenLproducLlon and quallLy on same sysLem
2syLem landscape
le dlsLrlbuLed presenLaLlon
dlsLrlbuLed daLabase
3 sysLem landscapelL ls a sysLem ln whlch
developmenLproducLlon and quallLy on dlfferenL sysLems