User Guide

SAP AG November 2002
User Manual: SAP DB
This manual provides an overview of the database system SAP DB Version 7.4 and the tools
contained therein.
Architecture of the database system [Page 13]
User concept [Page
25]
Security concepts [Page 37]
Log concept [Page
43]
Database tools [Page
136]
Directory structure of the database for SAP Systems [Page 67]
Directory structure of the database for Open Source [Page
74]
Database parameters [Page
135]
SAP DB as a UNICODE Database [Page 90]
Data management using B* trees [Page
101]
Lock behavior [Page
113]
SAP DB Version 7.4 [Page 120]
Terms [Page 123]
SAP DB documentation [Page
156]
SAP DB software [Page 158]
SAP DB support [Page 158]
Architecture of the Database System
You can find an overview of the main architecture characteristics of the SAP DB relational
database system in the Fact Sheet on the SAP DB homepage www.sapdb.org . Some
aspects of the SAP DB architecture are described in more detail below:
• Database instance [Page
132]
• Database instance type [Page
132]
• SAP DB versions and database instance types [Page
24]
• Operating system platforms [Page
25]
• Multiprocessor configuration [Page
144]
See also:
Directory structure of the database for Open Source [Page
74]
Directory structure of the database for SAP Systems [Page 67]
Security concepts [Page
37]
Data management using B* trees [Page 101]
Database tools [Page 136]
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