SPAM/SAINT - the update tools integrated in ABAP
SAP Installation & Configuration
The default permissions to open and use a launchpad are the SAP_UI2_USER_700. The role for the administration is SAP_UI2_ADMIN_700. In the administration interface, the launchpad can be customised, so this permission should only be released to a few users for administration.
Each SAP Basis system must be controlled and managed by an administrator. This person is responsible for the smooth operation of the system. This can be an internal administrator or it can be handed over to external service providers.
BENEFITS & CONSEQUENCES
Ten years ago, there wasn't much more for SAP Basis experts than SAP Solution Manager. And most Basis administrators only used it at all because SAP virtually forced them to use SolMan to download updates.
Presentation layer: The presentation layer is the interface to the users. With the help of SAP GUI, the data is graphically prepared here and made available to the user on the screen. Furthermore, the data newly collected here is passed on to the application programs of the application layer.
Tools such as "Shortcut for SAP Systems" complement missing functions in the SAP basis area.
The person responsible also accompanies maintenance work or upgrades and intervenes in special situations, such as poor performance.
To store all the information on the subject of SAP - and others - in a knowledge database, Scribble Papers is suitable.
However, the password is not in plain text, but encrypted as a hash value.