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SAP Interview Questions Answers

SAP Interview Question - 1 : -

How can an ERP such as SAP help a business owner learn more about how business operates?

SAP Interview Answer - 1 : -

In order to use an ERP system, a business person must understand the business processes and how they work together from one functional area to the other. This knowledge gives the student a much deeper understanding of how a business operates. Using SAP as a tool to learn about ERP systems will require that the people understand the business processes and how they integrate.

SAP Interview Question - 2 : -

What are datasets?

SAP Interview Answer - 2 : -

The sequential files (processed on application server) are called datasets. They are used for file handling in SAP.

SAP Interview Question - 3 : -

What is AWB?. What is its purpose?

SAP Interview Answer - 3 : -

AWB stands for Administrator WorkBench. AWB is a tool for controlling, monitoring and maintaining all the processes connected with data staging and processing in the business information whearhousing.

SAP Interview Question - 4 : -

What is Bex?

SAP Interview Answer - 4 : -

Bex stands for Business Explorer. Bex enables end user to locate reports, view reports, analyze information and can execute queries. The queries in workbook can be saved to there respective roles in the Bex browser. Bex has the following components: Bex Browser, Bex analyzer, Bex Map, Bex Web.

SAP Interview Question - 5 : -

Describe how SAP handles Memory Management?

SAP Interview Answer - 5 : -

ST02 / ST03 In general via table buffers, you could go into the whole Work Process, roll in, roll out, heap (private) memory, etc. However just as a Unix or DBA admin would know, is you look this up when needed for the exact specifics.

SAP Interview Question - 6 : -

What are the different types of source system?

SAP Interview Answer - 6 : -

SAP R/3 Source Systems, SAP BW, Flat Files and External Systems.

SAP Interview Question - 7 : -

What is WF and its importance?

SAP Interview Answer - 7 : -

Business Work Flow: Tool for automatic control and execution of cross-application processes. This involves coordinating the persons involved, the work steps required, the data, which needs to be processed (business objects). The main advantage is reduction in throughput times and the costs involved in managing business processes. Transparency and quality are enhanced by its use.

SAP Interview Question - 8 : -

What are the different types of data dictionary objects?

SAP Interview Answer - 8 : -

tables, structures, views, domains, data elements, lock objects, Match code objects.

SAP Interview Question - 9 : -

Can you create a table with fields not referring to data elements?

SAP Interview Answer - 9 : -

YES. eg:- ITAB LIKE SPFLI.here we are referring to a data object(SPFLI) not data element.

SAP Interview Question - 10 : -

What are presentation, application and database servers in SAP R/3?

SAP Interview Answer - 10 : -

The application layer of an R/3 System is made up of the application servers and the message server. Application programs in an R/3 System are run on application servers. The application servers communicate with the presentation components, the database, and also with each other, using the message server. All the data are stored in a centralized server. This server is called database server.

SAP Interview Question - 11 : -

What are the major benefits of reporting with BW over R/3? Would it be sufficient just to Web-enable R/3 Reports?

SAP Interview Answer - 11 : -

Performance — Heavy reporting along with regular OLTP transactions can produce a lot of load both on the R/3 and the database (cpu, memory, disks, etc). Just take a look at the load put on your system during a month end, quarter end, or year-end — now imagine that occurring even more frequently. Data analysis — BW uses a Data Warehouse and OLAP concepts for storing and analyzing data, where R/3 was designed for transaction processing. With a lot of work you can get the same analysis out of R/3 but most likely would be easier from a BW.

SAP Interview Question - 12 : -

Define Meta data, Master data and Transaction data ?

SAP Interview Answer - 12 : -

Meta Data: Data that describes the structure of data or MetaObjects is called Metadata. In other words data about data is known as Meta Data. Master Data: Master data is data that remains unchanged over a long period of time. It contains information that is always needed in the same way. Characteristics can bear master data in BW. With master data you are dealing with attributes, texts or hierarchies. Transaction data: Data relating to the day-to-day transactions is the Transaction data.

SAP Interview Question - 13 : -

What is WF and its importance?

SAP Interview Answer - 13 : -

SAP Interview Question - 14 : -

What is SAP R/3?

SAP Interview Answer - 14 : -

A third generation set of highly integrated software modules that performs common business function based on multinational leading practice. Takes care of any enterprise however diverse in operation, spread over the world. In R/3 system all the three servers like presentation, application server and database server are located at different system.