) What is SAP Basis?

SAP basis acts as an operating system or a platform for SAP applications to run.
It supports the entire range of SAP applications.

2) What is the difference between Developer Trace, System Log and System Trace?

System Trace: When you want to record internal SAP system activities, system trace
is used. The trace is useful in diagnosis internal problems within SAP system and
the host system.
System Log : To know the recent logs for application server and CI, System log is
referred.
Developer Trace: In the event of problems, developer trace, records the technical
information about the error or problem
For problem analysis and system monitoring Developer trace or System log is used.

3) In a situation where My SAP system is down (Users unable to login to SAP

system), how to analyze the problem?

Check the Database status

SAP services
SAP management console ( Dispatcher, IGS and Message Server)
You need to find out trace root on the basis of point at serial no ( c ).
Check network connectivity if everything is ok
4) What is private mode?

In private mode, the heap data is exclusively allocated by the user and is no more
shared or available across the system. This occurs when your extended memory is
exhausted.

5) What is OSP$ mean?

Two users �OPS$adm� and �OPS$SAP� Service are created in your SAP system and to
connect and communicate with database internally this user mechanism is used.

6) What are the different types of RFC and explain what Transactional RFC is?

RFC (Remote Function Call) is a mechanism to communicate and exchanging the

information between other SAP systems. There are four types of RFC�s system

Synchronous RFC ( S RFC)

Asynchronous RFC (A RFC)
Transactional RFC ( T RFC)
Queued RFC (Q RFC)
Transactional RFC ( T RFC ) : This type of RFC is similar to asynchronous RFC, but
by allocating a transaction ID (TID) it makes sure that the request sent multiple
times due to an error must process only for once. In T RFC the remote system does
not have to be available at the moment unlike asynchronous RFC.

7) What is OCM and how to apply OCM Patches?

OCM stands for online correction system, by using SPAM you can apply OCM Patches.

8) How to perform a SAP-export and import tables in SAP from OS level?

To export or import tables in SAP from OS level you have to follow three steps and
by using R3trans utility in SAP

Step 1: Collect all list of tables to be exported

Step 2: Check whether enough disk space is available in the directory where you
going to export.

Step 3: Create two control files for R3trans which will be used for import and
export.