BASIS

Basis services component is a runtime environment for all R/3 applications that is hardware, operating
system and database-specific.

The tasks of the basis services component are as follows:

• Running applications
All R/3 applications run on software processors.
• User and process administration
An R/3 System is a multi-user environment, and each user can run several independent applications. The R/3 System is the only user of the host operating system.
• Database access
Each R/3 System is linked to a database system, consisting of a database management system (DBMS) and the database itself. The applications do not communicate directly with the database.Instead, they use Basis services.
• Communication
R/3 applications can communicate with other R/3 Systems and with non-SAP systems.
• System Monitoring and Administration.
• SAP Technical Project Management
• SAP R/3 Technology Infrastructure Planning and Scoping
• SAP High Availability Analysis - Disaster Recovery
• Installations and Upgrades
• BASIS Administration and Management
• Performance Management, Tuning and Logon Load Balancing
• SAP Security Planning and Development
• Add-On Module Installation & Consolidation
• Integration of third-party packages with SAP
• Go-live management, and other routine SAP administration and trouble-shooting activities
• Post-production support
• Oracle & UNIX Administration