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Summary: Excellent step-by-step for R/3 implementation & maintenance
Review: Jose really covers everything you'll need to know about getting R/3 installed, configured and tuned for you. This is a great book for Basis Administrators as well as end-users who have had some familiarity with R/3.
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Summary: 1 good book learn basis and sap
Review: need a book on basis? get this one. very detailed
and yet not dry. if you are of the type that can learn
a lot by reading books, this is it.
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Summary: A serious update to this book is in order
Review: New developments in SAP and the DB software make this book quasi obsolete
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Summary: An excellent intro to SAP R/3 Basis
Review: The 97 edition is almost 1,000 pages, and covers almost all areas of Basis administration. As others have pointed out, it ignores ABAP/4, but there are a few books out on that subject anyway. The objective is to help a Basis Admin get a quick handle on things, and is pretty thorough, from a practical standpoint. Defintely worth the money.
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Summary: Excellent for admin guys but lagging for a Tech. Consultant
Review: The author exhibits excellent command over SAP R/3 concepts and is well written as well.However the book does not go in details of many advanced features of ABAP like RFCs and other interface technologies offered by R/3 system, essential for any Technical Consultant.
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Summary: A complete reference for Basis Consultants and Administrator
Review: The author of any technical reference book faces the challenge of providing the reader with, on the one hand, enough detail to cover the topics adequately and on the other, the need to rein back on minutiae. At the same time, topics should be covered at a level of detail consistent with the subject. This is largely subjective but could mean the difference between a volume 2 to 3 inches thick and a volume 2 to 3 foot thick. Mr Hernandez has managed to keep his authoritative work to a manageable size yet maintain a level of detail beyond which only OSS, SAP Developers and possibly the SAP Help would answer your query. In his second Edition of what has become a standard R/3 text for many SAP R/3 Basis Consultants, José Hernandez has updated terminology to suit versions up to 4.6 including the new features offered by the later versions. Although the bulk of the text covers the Basis R/3 system one of the most notable changes is the inclusion of Windows NT. Some of the new R/3 features covered are the Profile Generator, the new Object-based monitoring system, ASAP and the Transport Management System (TMS). The first 5 chapters of the book cover the conceptual overview of the R/3 product including general product information, the software as a client-server system, in-memory and disk usage architecture, installation concepts, and some essential "using" information. Chapters 6 onwards, including the appendices each describe an R/3 topic in detail. A complete Table of Contents is likely to be available on many on-line book stores. Typical of the material offered in the second edition is the excellent coverage of The SAP Printing System. The chapter covers a conceptual overview describing the Spooler's place in the architecture, its relationship to the operating system, how to set up additional spoolers, using the spooler and the various objects which contribute towards the printing system. José then traverses each of the screens and menu options associated with setting up printer devices, front end printing (SAPLPD), Temse, Fax and administration tasks . When describing how to set up a printer device, each field on each screen is described. Dropdown options are each described in detail. The chapter also includes many operational tips and examples. Having used the first edition of R/3 Handbook for the past 2 years and being the primary text I used to pass the R/3 basis certification test, I obtained the second edition the moment it became available. I recommend it to anyone who needs a ready-to-hand comprehensive text for SAP R/3 Basis.
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Summary: Still very useful even if you are on 40x.
Review: This book is about the only good book out there for BASIS. Still very useful even though you are on 40x although I wish Jose would upgrade the book to 40x, even better, 4.5. I highly recommend it. If you are on 31x then 5 stars, 40x or more, 4 stars. I am giving it 5 stars because nothing else comes close to it. P.S Liane Wills is also pretty good. Read my review.
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Summary: Well written for HP-UX and ORACLE, lots of goodies.
Review: This book is great for me as my experience is HP-UX and ORACLE rdbms. Good reference with lots of examples. Highly recommended for SAP R/3 BASIS.
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Summary: Poor Book, barely skims the surface
Review: This book provides no real usable knowledge about SAP. There is absolutely no information on some areas, such as CATT's. And the areas that have some meat have only bologna.
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Summary: An incredible resource!
Review: This book provides the reader with a concise, well-written & accurate resource for tackling the R/3 system. I always recommend it to my colleagues & clients. A "must have" for anyone in, or getting into, the world of SAP.
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