Core ABAP System Administration

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ABAP administration control card

• SCC4 per client: role, client-specific changes, cross-client changes, copy protection, restrictions.
• Production and QA clients: No changes allowed; no repository or cross-client customizing changes.
• CMD customizing client: Automatic recording of changes.
• SE06 in QA and production: global setting Not Modifiable. A cross-client change needs SE06 and SCC4 open.
• Emergency opening is break-glass for non-transportable settings only (code/config fixes go CMD → transport path): request, approve, open narrowly, change, close, verify, sync.
• Jobs: SM36 define, SM37 monitor, SM62/SM64 events, SJOBREPO for SAP technical jobs. Read the log before restarting.
• Diagnosis: ST22 dumps (keep important ones), SM21 system log per instance, match by time.
• Test users: named, role-based dialog users; system users for jobs; no shared broad profiles.
• Before sign-off: environment statement covering client settings, SE06, transport sequence and users.