SAP Basis Administration Handbook, NetWeaver Edition

SAP Operation Modes (SM63, RZ04)

Businesses operating SAP systems need more dialog work processes during work hours and more background work processes during after hours. When a SAP system is initially configured, the static number of dialog and background work processes is set. This static setup does not allow us to use the system resources effectively in a 24-hour operation, where more dialog processes are needed during business hours and more background processes are needed during the night. SAP has provided us with a concept of operation modes where work processes are dynamically switched back and forth between dialog and background or other work process types based on a timetable referred to as the operation modes timetable. This allows ...