Setting up Operations Modes with screen shots

Operation modes can be defined to suit specific system requirements to provide additional dialog or background processing resources during a particular period of time without having to restart the SAP System.

Setting up operations mode:

• Choose Administration -> CCMS -> Configuration -> Operation Modes/Instances, or call transaction RZ04
• Create a new operation mode (which can be switched automatically)
o Operation Mode -> Create.
o Enter the Name of the Operations Mode:
o Enter the description of the Operations Mode:
o Enter the Monitoring Variant: SAP_DEFAULT
o Repeat above steps for more operations modes.





• Create Instance Data and maintain work process distribution
o Operation Mode -> Maintain instances -> Operation Mode View
o Instance -> Create New Instance -> Enter the following data:






• Hostname of the SAP Server
• Instance Number (xx)
• Start Profile of the SAP Server
• Instance Profile of the SAP Server
• Click on the Save icon
o Maintain Work Process Distribution for operation modes
• Select the Operation Mode
• Adjust the Work Process Distribution for the selected operation mode
• Save
• Repeat the above for all the operation modes.

Maintain the operation mode timetable:

• Choose CCMS -> Configuration -> Operation mode timetable. Alternatively, call Transaction SM63



• Choose Normal operation (24 hr), and Change.

• Double-click on the start time and end time that is required for an operation mode.


• Choose Assign to assign these times to the operation mode.
• Enter the name of the operation mode to be active for the time period that is defined.

• Save the changes.
• Assign time range to other operation modes.

Finally, save the table.