UNIT 1 Workload Analysis

Question 1

We can optimize ______, ______ and ______ on a SAP system. (3 main things)

Answer 1

1) system parameters
2) database & os configuration
3) workload distribution

Question 2

What is the definition of the dialog response time.

Answer 2

Time span between dispatcher receiving request to the time sent back to the front end

Question 3

What indicates poor performance for a report/transaction in ST03?

Answer 3

1) Avg cpu time or DB time is high

2) If the total response time and avg response time is high

Question 4

Where is database request time measured? App or DB layer?

Answer 4

Application layer

Question 5

Where could I see an aggregate of the workload data on a system?

Answer 5

ST03

Question 6

What causes roll wait time? (2 main causes)

Answer 6

1) When a work process performs synchronous RFC

2) When data is sent to the sap GUI which causes Round trip