SAP BASIS - 75+ Topics - Imp Interview Pointers
Vartika Gupta
SAP BASIS - 75+ Topics - Imp Interview Pointers
Digital Product
Hi All,
This eBook contains 75+ essential SAP Basis Topics, carefully curated for interview preparation and last-minute revision.
Rather than focusing on interview questions, it covers the key concepts, important pointers, and critical discussion areas that every consultant should revise before attending an interview. The content is designed to help you quickly refresh your knowledge, strengthen your understanding of core concepts, and improve your confidence during technical discussions.
Whether you are a junior, mid-level, or senior consultant, this guide serves as a comprehensive revision companion to help you prepare effectively for your next interview.
Topics:
- SAP Architecture (3-tier)
- Dispatcher
- Work Processes
- Gateway
- Message Server
- ICM
- Enqueue Server
- Dialog Work Process
- Background Work Process
- Update Work Process
- Spool
- Enqueue
- Gateway Process
- SAP Kernel
- Kernel Upgrade
- Kernel Parameters
- Kernel Patch Strategy
- SAP Profiles
- DEFAULT.PFL
- Instance Profile
- Start Profile
- Dynamic Parameters
- HANA Architecture
- Index Server
- Name Server
- XS Engine
- Statistics Server
- Persistence Layer
- Row Store vs Column Store
- Delta Merge
- Compression
- Savepoints
- MVCC
- HANA Memory Management
- Global Allocation Limit
- Memory Pools
- Heap
- Shared Memory
- Resident Memory
- HANA Services
- Failover
- Scale-up
- Scale-out
- Host Auto Failover
- HANA System Replication
- Active-Active
- Active-Passive
- Sync Modes
- HANA Backup & Recovery
- Log Backup
- Catalog Backup
- Snapshot
- Point in Time Recovery
- SAP Installation
- SWPM
- SUM
- Maintenance Planner
- S/4HANA Conversion
- Brownfield
- Greenfield
- System Conversion
- DMO
- SUM DMO
- Downtime Optimization
- SPS Upgrade
- Revision Upgrade
- HANA Upgrade
- Kernel Upgrade
- Client Administration
- SCC4
- SCCL
- SCC9
- Local Client Copy
- Remote Client Copy
- User Administration
- SU01
- Roles
- Profiles
- Authorization Objects
- RFC
- Trusted RFC
- tRFC
- qRFC
- bgRFC
- SM59
- Background Jobs
- SM36
- SM37
- Event Jobs
- Job Chains
- Spool Administration
- TemSe
- Output Devices
- Printer Configuration
- ST03N
- STAD
- ST12
- SAT
- ST22
- SM21
- SM50
- SM66
- Work Process Analysis
- DST02
- Buffer Tuning
- Program Buffer
- Table Buffer
- DBACOCKPIT
- Expensive Statements
- SQL Cache
- PlanViz
- HANA Performance
- Expensive Statements
- Threads
- Lock Analysis
- CCMS
- RZ20
- RZ21
- Monitoring Infrastructure
- Solution Manager
- Technical Monitoring
- EWA
- System Recommendations
- Focused Run
- MAI
- Alerting
- Dashboards
- SNC
- SSL
- SSO
- SAP Secure Login
- SAP Users
- Roles
- Firefighter ID
- GRC Basics
- SAP Security Notes
- HotNews
- CVEs
- Security Patch Day
- Enqueue Replication
- ASCS
- ERS
- Pacemaker
- Cluster Configuration
- Failover
- DR Strategy
- RPO
- RTO
- Backup Validation
- Linux Basics
- File Systems
- Mount Points
- Processes
- Memory Commands
- CPU Monitoring
- Network Troubleshooting
- Storage Analysis
- Shell Scripting
- Cron
- Log Rotation
- SAP on AWS
- SAP on Azure
- SAP on GCP
- SAP HANA Cloud
- Fiori Architecture
- Gateway
- Frontend Server
- Backend Server
- Fiori Launchpad
- Catalog
- Group
- Space
- Page
- OData Services
- SICF
- ICF Nodes
- Web Dispatcher
- SAP Router
- Reverse Proxy
- CTS
- STMS
- Import Queue
- ChaRM
- Retrofit
- CTS+
- TMS Domains
- Route Configuration
- System Down
- Dispatcher Not Starting
- Database Down
- Recovery Scenarios
- Update Termination
- SM13
- Lock Issues
- SM12
- Work Process Hanging
- High CPU
- High Memory
- Performance Degradation
- HANA Cockpit
- M_* Monitoring Views
- SQL Trace
- Expensive Statements
- Lock Wait Analysis
- BRTools
- BRConnect
- Automation Scripts
- Python for BASIS
- Ansible
- Infrastructure Automation
- Production Down Incident
- Database Corruption
- System Copy
- OS Migration
- Unicode Conversion
- BTP Architecture
- Cloud Connector
- Destination Service
- Identity Authentication Service (IAS)
- Identity Provisioning Service (IPS)
- SAP Business Data Cloud Basics
- Datasphere Connectivity
- SAP HANA Cloud Administration
- Joule Integration
- SAP AI Core & AI Foundation (administrative overview)
Thanks Alot
Wish You Luck :)
What are people saying
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Jun 2026
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