The SAP Solution Manager Basic Configuration Assistant

This function leads you through one of the following selectable configurations:

• Initial Configuration

  You create a user for the administration of the SAP Solution Manager. The system performs one-off technical configuration steps, e.g. log the SAP Solution Manager on to the system management.

• Basic Configuration

  You configure the most important SAP Solution Manager functions, applications and work centers, for example:

  • Communication with SAP

  • Service Desk

  • EarlyWatch Alert.

  • Maintenance Optimizer

  • Service Delivery

  • Diagnostics

  The system logs the current configuration status in each basic configuration step. You can also see this in the configuration transaction (SOLAR02).

  RECOMMENDATION

  • Do not perform basic configuration with the users DDIC and SAP*.

  • You can technically perform basic configuration before initial configuration, but you must ensure that the results of the initial configuration are available. The system may not be able to perform the following configuration without initialization.

• Configuration of Managed Systems

  Create connections to managed systems, and configure them, for example for diagnostics.

Integration

You can call the guided procedure to configure managed systems for a selected system, from the System Administration work center.

Prerequisites

• The same prerequisites apply as for the basic configuration.

  For more information, see SAP Solution Manager Basic Configuration.

• You have activated the use of Web Dynpro services.

Features

The system leads you through the configuration with a Guided Procedure.

• Each step contains a context-sensitive, expandable help text with detailed information to help you perform the step.

• The system proposes default values, which you can accept or change.

• To edit the guided procedure, you only need to go to change mode once. The system stays in this mode for all other steps. The guided procedure is locked for other users during editing.

  • When you have entered data, you can save it with Save and Continue.

  • You cannot Save in every step. When you choose Continue, the system implicitly saves the part of the data which it uses later for automatic configuration.