Software platform that forms the base of an SAP ABAP-based system and on which applications and components are build. Use this tag for SAP ABAP-based system architecture, system administration, database abstraction, transactional processing, software distribution management, authorisations and security and similar topics. Do not use this tag for application specific questions.
A set of technical components including middleware programs and tools that provide the underlying software platform that forms the base of an SAP ABAP-based system and that enable applications to be interoperable across operating systems, databases and hardware.
SAP Basis is composed of a low-level kernel and additional system components that implement the foundation of a three tier client-server architecture.
It provides the following features:
- an operating system abstraction layer (for windows, linux, unix) and network connectivity,
- an RDBMS abstraction layer (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB/2) layer, with RDBMS connectors and RDBMS specific tools (e.g.standardised DBA and backup management),
- a high performance transactional engine,
- system monitoring and administration,
- the integrated ABAP development environment with its data dictionary, and its runtime for the applications,
- software logistic components (e.g.configuration management, transport and distribution of changes),
- a web-server infrastructure and web-service connectivity,
- several interfacing technologies (e.g. IDoc messages for data distribution, file based interfaces, web-services based BAPI technology)
- security components and user administration.
- cross-platform GUI technology (rich client and web frontend).
This tag shall not be used for application specific questions.
