Chapter 2. The Architecture of the SAP Web Application Server
This chapter explains the SAP kernel and how it evolved and prepared for the Web: from the traditional SAP Basis and the client/server architecture to the Internet Business Framework and then up to the current SAP Web Application Servers.
The SAP kernel is a component of the SAP Web Application Server that executes applications and manages user processes by distributing tasks to work processes. The kernel also manages memory, manages database access, and manages communication with other applications in addition to being the interface between the operating system and SAP applications.
The SAP Basis system, up to release 4.6C, provided a runtime environment for running ABAP programs ...
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