SAP ABAP IMG Activity MAND_0002 (Define clients)
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IMG Activity
ID MAND_0002 Define clients  
Transaction Code S_BCE_68001453   IMG Activity: MAND_0002 
Created on 19990401    
Customizing Attributes MAND_0002   Define clients 
Customizing Activity MAND_0002   Define clients 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name MAND_0002    

The client in the ERP system is a legally and organizationally independent unit. This means all business data is protected from other clients.

Clients are identified by a three-figure client number. A client has the following parameters:

  • Name, place and logical system

    These are descriptive parameters.

  • Role

    The possible roles are: production ("live"), Customizing, test, training, and demonstration.

  • Change and transport of client-specific objects

    This parameter controls whether or not changes to Customizing settings are automatically recorded in a change request.

  • Changes to cross-client objects

    This parameter controls whether or not changes to R/3 Repository objects or cross-client Customizing objects are permitted.

  • Copy overwrite protection
  • CATT runs permitted
  • Currently locked by client copy
  • Protected against SAP upgrade

Note

For information on the above parameters, use F1 help in the maintenance transaction.

Standard Settings

When you install the standard R/3 delivery system, you have the following clients:

  • Client 000

    Client 000 is the SAP Reference Client. It contains a complete set of preconfigured tables. This client is continuously updated by SAP.

    You should not work in client 000.

    The parameters for client 000 are set as follows:-

    • Client role
      • SAP Reference
    • Change and transport of client-specific objects
      • No changes permitted
    • Changes to cross-client objects
      • No changes to R/3 Repository objects or cross-client Customizing objects are permitted.
  • Client 001

    Client 001 is a complete copy of client 000, and is intended for your Customizing.

    It is preconfigured with some settings you can work with right away and with some sample settings that help you in your configuration work.

    Set the parameters for client 001 as follows:-

    • Client role
      • Customizing
    • Change and transport of client-specific objects
      • Changes recorded automatically
    • Changes to cross-client objects
      • Changes to Repository objects or cross-client Customizing objects are permitted.

Set the following parameters for Customizing:

  • Client role

    The client set for Customizing is the one in which the system generates the SAPoffice folder hierarchies for your Customizing project documentation, so set this parameter to "Customizing" for your Customizing client.

  • Change and transport of client-specific objects.

Activities

Set the parameters for each of your clients.

Further notes

Take care with the settings concerning changes to Repository objects and cross-client Customizing objects. Such changes should be permitted only in the Customizing client, not in a training or test client.

The standard settings for country-specific parameters in client 001 are for Germany (DE).

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 103   Set up development systems 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Customizing Attributes Country Key Country Name
MAND_0002 DE Germany
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG MAND_0002 0 HLA0009999 Application Components 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
T000 S - Table (with text table) SM30 0000000002 Clients 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990401 
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