About SAP ASE

SAP ^® Adaptive Server^® Enterprise (SAP^® ASE) performs data management and transaction functions, independent of client applications and user interface functions.

SAP ASE also:

Manages multiple databases and multiple users
Keeps track of the data’s location on disks
Maintains the mapping of logical data description to physical data storage
Maintains data and procedure caches in memory

SAP ASE uses these auxiliary programs to perform dedicated tasks:

Backup Server manages database load, dump, backup, and restoration activities.
XP Server stores the extended stored procedures (ESPs) that allow SAP ASE to run operating system commands.

Note: These instructions assume that SAP ASE is installed and running. See the Installation Guide for your platform.

System-Specific Issues
SAP ASE runs on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. System-specific issues do not affect the basic functionality of SAP ASE, but there are differences among platform implementations.
User Roles
The SAP ASE setup process defines various user roles.
Environment Variables
It is crucial to the operation of SAP® products that the system environment variables are set correctly. The installer sets the environment variables automatically at the system level.