SAP BASIS stands for Business Application Systems Integration Solutions. SAP Basis is a set of programs and tools that act as an interface with Database, Operating system, Communication protocols, and business applications. 

Nowadays Basis is known as NetWeaver. The alias of BASIS is SAP Application Server The technology and alias of NetWeaver is SAP Web Application Server.  


The key responsibilities of SAP Basis Administrator −

  • Install SAP Software Databases

SAP basis administrators plan, prepare, and install SAP applications on company servers. Their job is to help create the server infrastructure and ensure that all technology workloads are balanced. They configure and troubleshoot software logistics and are required to resolve any performance or startup issues that appear due to their installations.

  • Load balancing on servers

SAP basis administrator also have check the server load and if required load balance in the server it’s done using through dialog instance implementation.

  • Execute SAP Operational Tasks

Handling daily operational activities is required for SAP basis administrators. They perform setup/configuration, object transports, troubleshooting, error handling, performance tuning, and problem resolution. Administrators also schedule, perform and oversee backups and restorations of SAP file systems. They create, test, and plan disaster recovery for SAP servers.

  • Provide Technical Support for SAP

Providing technical support for SAP systems are a critical task for basis administrators. They examine technical infrastructures, including transport and printer administration, job scheduling, designing, and implementing SAP operational needs

  • Monitor SAP Systems Performance

SAP basis administrators actively monitor systems to ensure they are tuned and running. Every day they use root cause analysis when examining quality assurance issues to manage network access. Their work guarantees that end-users and the SAP system can communicate with each other.

  • Manage SAP User Accounts

           SAP basis administrators create and manage user accounts. It is their job to generate and manage SAP roles and profiles. They copy changes between systems and manage change requests. They also schedule, monitor, and manage background jobs in a company-specific database.