Table Buffers

Created on: Thursday, July 24, 1997

From R/3 Release: 3.0A to: 3.1*
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Table of Contents
Summary
Introduction
Tabl !u""rin# Ty$s
%ro"il %aramtrs "or Tabl !u""rs
&commndd Sttin#s
%roblm Sol'in#
&latd In"ormation
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Summary
This articl dscribs th con"i#uration o" tabl bu""rs in &)3 and $ro'ids $ro"il
$aramtrs and $roblm analysis.
Introduction
&adin# data "rom R/3 buffers *in 0.2 to + ms, can b u$ to 100 tims "astr than radin#
it "rom th databas -hich may in'ol' a $hysical "il I). "rom th databas "ils
*r/uirin# 0 to +00 ms,. &)3 bu""rs ar locatd in shard mmory so thy can b
accssd by all -or1 $rocsss blon#in# to th instanc. 2ach instanc contains one o"
ach o" th "ollo-in# ty$s o" &)3 bu""rs3

%ro#ram bu""r "or A!A% loads
%rsntation bu""r "or scrns
(4A bu""r "or mnu ob5cts
6amtab bu""r "or A!A% dictionary in"ormation
6umbr ran# bu""r "or numbr ran#s to b assi#nd to a$$lication ob5cts
(alndar bu""r "or acti' d"initions o" calndars and holidays
Tabl bu""rs "or bu""rd tabls
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In a $roducti' systm, &)3 bu""rs should contain data -hich is "r/untly rad but
sldom chan#d. 9hn chan#in# bu""r data, th $roblm o" radin# data -hich is not
u$:to:dat can occur i" th &)3 Systm consists o" mor than on instanc *s "i#. 1,. To
a'oid this $roblm, and noti"y othr instancs about chan#s to bu""rd data on a
$articular instanc, th rl'ant data is mar1d as invalid in thos othr instancs.
!u""rs can b in'alidatd in di""rnt -ays, d$ndin# on th ty$ o" bu""r. ;or tabl
bu""rs in'alidation is carrid out asyncronously in th "ollo-in# st$s3
1. 9hn a bu""rd tabl is u$datd *throu#h insrts, or dlts, on a $articular
instanc, th data is chan#d3
o on th databas
o on th tabl bu""r "or th $articular instanc *s "i#. 1,.

2. .nc th data has bn chan#d, in"ormation about th chan#d data is insrtd
into th tabl <<=.>, $ro'idd that th $ro"il $aramtr rdis!/bufrefmode is
st to sendon" e#eauto *s "i#. 1,.
$ote: Sttin# sendoff instad o" sendon dacti'ats th mchanism that insrts
in"ormation about chan#s to bu""rd data into tabl <<=.>.


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Fi%& '& Illustratin# St$s 1 and 2 o" tabl bu""r in'alidation.

3. I" th $aramtr e#eauto is st, all instancs rad th tabl <<=.> at s$ci"ic
intr'als d"ind by th $ro"il $aramtr rdis!/bufreftime. &adin# <<=.>
nabls ach instanc containin# tabl bu""r data -hich is not u$:to:dat, to mar1
this data as in'alid.
$ote: Sttin# e#eoff instad o" e#eauto dacti'ats th mchanism that rads
in"ormation about not u$:to:dat bu""rd data "rom tabl <<=.>.

4. .nc th contnts o" a tabl bu""r mar1d as in'alid ar accssd, th 'alid data
is rad "rom th databas.
Ti!: !t-n bu""r r"rshs *bt-n t-o rads o" th tabl <<=.>,, usrs may rad
data "rom th bu""rs that is not u$:to:dat. To a'oid out:o":dat rads, bu""r only tabls
-hich ar rarly chan#d.
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Table Bufferin% Ty!es
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In Technical setting "or a tabl in th A!A% dictionary, you can st -hthr and ho- a
tabl should b bu""rd. Thr ar thr bu""rin# ty$s *s "i#. 2,3
&sidnt bu""rin# 9ith th "irst rad accss, all rcords o" th tabl ar loadd into th
bu""r.
>nric bu""rin# 9ith th "irst rad accss to on or mor rcords o" a #nric ara, all
rcords o" th #nric ara ar loadd into th bu""r. A #nric ara
corrs$onds to all th rcords o" a tabl that match a #nric 1y. To
build th #nric 1y, s$ci"y th Number of key fields to b ta1n
"rom th $rimary 1y. I" you choos n 1y "ilds, th systm ta1s th
first n "ilds "rom th $rimary 1y.
%artial bu""rin# 9hn "irst accssin# a sin#l rcord, that rcord alon is loadd into
th bu""r.


Fi%&(& !u""rin# ty$s *shadd aras ar an Aam$l o" tabl aras -hich can b bu""rd
in ach ty$ o" bu""rin#,
Ti!3 9hn -ritin# $ro#rams -hich accss bu""rd tabls, it is im$ortant to 1no- -hich
SB= statmnts us th bu""rs and -hich by$ass th bu""rs. ;or a dtaild list o" such
statmnts, s .SS 6ot 47239 Behavior of table buffers.
Tabl bu""rs rsid in t-o s$arat shard mmory aras on ach instanc as "ollo-s3

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Sin#l rcord "or $artially bu""rd tabls
>nric 1y "or rsidnt and #nric bu""rd tabls

%artial bu""rs consist o" "rams o" "iAd siC *4D!,. .n rcord cannot Acd on
"ram. Thus, only tabls -ith rcords smallr than 4D! can b bu""rd $artially. Th
#nric 1y bu""r has th sam structur as th sin#l rcord bu""r b"or &)3 &las
3.0. 2'n a 'ry small tabl occu$is at last on "ram o" 4D!. As o" &las 3.0,
mmory mana#mnt -ithin th #nric 1y bu""r is mor ""icint3
Emory is di'idd into bloc1s o" 28+ !yts
!loc1s rlatd to a sin#l tabl ar usually conti#uous
Ti!: Tabl bu""rs do not only contain Aistin# rcords, but also in"ormation about
rcords not "ound in th dirctory o" th bu""r. !u""rin# o" many Fm$tyF rcords could
lad to an Ahaustd dirctory o" th bu""r althou#h thr is nou#h "r s$ac "or th
data.
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Profile Parameters for Table Buffers
To con"i#ur tabl bu""rs, us th rl'ant $ro"il $aramtrs listd blo-3

Profile Parameter Function
rtbb)bu""r7ln#th SiC o" sin#l rcord tabl bu""r in D!
rtbb)maA7tabls EaAimal numbr o" bu""rd tabls
i$c)shm7$siC733 =ocation o" th $artial bu""r. Standard is 0 * G not in a $ool,
Ccsa)tabl7bu""r7ara SiC o" #nric 1y tabl bu""r in byts
Ccsa)db7maA7bu"tab EaAimal numbr o" bu""rd ob5cts
i$c)shm7$siC719 =ocation o" th #nric)rsidnt bu""r.
Standard is10 * G in $ool 10,
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rdis$)bu"r"mod SynchroniCation mod *sndon or sndo"", Aauto or Ao"",.
Standard is sndon, Aauto. .thr combinations ar "or s$cial
$ur$oss.
rdis$)bu"r"tim Tim bt-n t-o synchroniCations in sconds
i$c)shm7$siC74+ =ocation o" th bu""r synchroniCation tabl.
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Recommended Settin%s
Th "ollo-in# rcommndd sttin#s "or tabl bu""rs ar th rsult o" th A$rinc o"
so"t-ar d'lo$rs and consultants. Thr cat#oris o" rcommndd sttin#s ar
distin#uishd accordin# to th moduls on th instanc to b con"i#urd3

(at#ory 1 Th instanc has on o" th moduls ;I, AE, (., or H&.
(at#ory 2 Th instanc has t-o o" th moduls ;I, AE, (., or H&.
(at#ory 3 Th instanc has any othr combination o" moduls.

Profile Parameter Cate%ory ' Cate%ory ( Cate%ory 3
rtbb)bu""r7ln#th 10 000 18 000 20 000
rtbb)maA7tabls 200 300 400
Ccsa)tabl7bu""r7ara 20 000 000 30 000 000 40 000 000
Ccsa)db7maA7bu"tab 2000 3000 4000

Im$ro' $r"ormanc on H%)H%%A and I!E)&S+000, by #rou$in# shard mmoris
to#thr as shard mmory $ools to rduc th numbr o" shard mmoris.
(on"i#uration must ta1 into account that th maAimum siC o" a shard mmory
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s#mnt is limitd by th o$ratin# systm. ;or Aam$l, on AII th maAimum siC is
28+E!.
S th "ollo-in# .SS 6ots and thrin r"rncd 6ots3
.SS 6ot 807+ Shared Pool Space Exhausted; SH Problems !nder "#$
.SS 6ot 37837 Performance increase by Shared emory Pools
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Problem Solvin%
%oorly con"i#urd tabl bu""rs or unbu""rd tabls can caus $r"ormanc $roblms. In
th "ollo-in#, th most critical $roblms ar dscribd3
Tabl bu""r Ahaustd
Tabl not bu""rd
Tabl too lar# "or bu""rin#
In""icint SB= statmnts
Table Buffer )#austed
To corrct th siC o" tabl bu""rs, $rocd as "ollo-s3
1. ;rom th main mnu choos Tools "dministration onitoring
Performance Setup)Buffers Buffers. *Altrnati'3 transaction cod ST02.,
2. (hc1 -hthr th dis$layd 'alus "or %eneric key and Single record "ul"ill th
conditions3
o ;r s$ac J 20K
o ;r dirctory J 20K
Ti!3 I" th tabl bu""rs ar too small, all r/uird data cannot b stord in th
bu""rs.
Instad, bu""rd tabls ar dis$lacd. Th Buffer State dis$layd in th tabl call
statistics *transaction cod ST10, is ithr absent or displaced.

3. I" "r s$ac and "r dirctory conditions ar not "ul"illd *or a lot o" tabls ar
dis$lacd,, ada$t th $ro"il $aramtrs to th rcommndd 'alus.
4. I" th $ro"il $aramtrs alrady "ul"ill th rcommndations, contact th SA%
Hotlin.
Table $ot Buffered
To dal -ith unbu""rd tabls, $rocd as "ollo-s3
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Performance Setup&Buffers Buffers. *Altrnati'3 transaction cod ST02.,
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2. (hoos 'etail analysis mnu and -ithin th #rou$ Tables choos (all statistics.
*Altrnati'3 transaction cod ST10.,
3. =ist th not buffered tabls since the startup o" all servers
4. Sort th list -ith rs$ct to th columns "B"P&) Processor *e+uests Total and
"B"P&) Processor *e+uests (hanges to "ind out -hich tabls "or bu""rin# ar
o"tn accssd, but n'r or only rarly chan#d.
Ti!3 >uidlins "or tabl bu""rin#3
<o not bu""r a tabl o" th SA% nam ran# -ithout consultin# SA%.
<o not bu""r a tabl that is chan#d mor than onc $r day.
<o not bu""r a tabl that is only rarly accssd.
<o not bu""r a tabl that is lar#r than 1 E!.
2Ac$tion3 tabls o" bt-n 1 and 8 E! i" thy ar not chan#d.
Ada$t th siC o" th tabl bu""rs i" ncssary.
Table Too *ar%e For Bufferin%&
Sinc &)3 &las 3.0, tabl bu""rs dis$lac bu""rd ob5cts -hn thr is not nou#h
"r s$ac "or n- ob5cts to b loadd. This dis$lacmnt is critical "or $r"ormanc
-hn th siC o" th tabl to b bu""rd is lar#r than th siC o" th bu""r. In that cas,
tabls ha' to b rloadd into th bu""r a#ain and a#ain.
A tabl is too lar# "or bu""rin# i"3
Th bu""r history sho-s a lot o" databas accsss, althou#h th siC o" th bu""r
mts th rcommndations *transaction cod ST02,.
Eany tabls ha' bu""rin# status absent or displaced *transaction cod ST10,.
9ithin tabl call statistics *transaction cod ST10,, a bu""rabl tabl sho-s hi#h
databas acti'ity *list sortd by 'B activity *o,s affected,.
I" a tabl is to lar# "or bu""rin#, you can ithr3
S-itch o"" th bu""rin#
!u""r smallr #nric aras o" th tabl.
Inefficient S+* statements&
To analyC in""icint SB= statmnts, us th SB= trac. Th SB= trac chronolo#ically
lists all databas r/usts throu#h th databas intr"ac. Th in"ormation dis$layd hl$s
you to tun th accsss "or non:bu""rd tabls. This can im$ro' a$$lication
$r"ormanc considrably. To obtain an SB= trac3
1. 2Acut th $ro#ram you intnd to trac, to nsur that that $ro#ramLs bu""rabl
databas r/usts ar bu""rd.
9hn you Acut th $ro#ram a#ain, -ith th SB= trac runnin#, th trac
masurs only th databas accsss o" non:bu""rd tabls.
2. To run th SB= Trac, "rom th mnu choos System !tilities S-. trace.
*Altrnati'3 transaction cod ST08., (hoos Trace on and, -hn r/uird, ntr
th nam o" th usr -hos databas acti'itis you -ant to trac.
3. Th usr -hos nam is ntrd should no- Acut th transaction or $ro#ram
and carry out all th acti'itis you -ant to masur.
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4. To sto$ th SB= trac, rturn to th main S-. Trace scrn *transaction cod
ST08, and choos Trace off.
Sinc th amount o" data -rittn is hi#h, o$timiC systm $r"ormanc by
s-itchin# o"" th trac as soon as you "inish rcordin# your a$$lication.
8. To dis$lay a trac "il, on th main S-. Trace scrn *transaction cod ST08,
choos .ist trace and, -hn r/uird, ntr usr nam, start dat and start tim o"
th trac you r/uir.
To us th dis$layd in"ormation ""cti'ly, you nd $rcis 1no-ld# o" th
&<!ES and o" th &)3 Systm.
Ti!3 S also3
&)3Ms Extended Help, choosin# Basis (omponents "B"P&) 'evelopment
/orkbench "B"P&) /orkbench Tools S-. Trace Tool.
Th &)3 Dno-ld# %roducts (< System onitoring, choosin# Specific Problem
S-. Trace.
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Related Information
S also3
.SS 6ot 3801 Status of a Table in the Buffer
.SS 6ot 3+203 #nformation on Buffers and Synchroni0ation
.SS 6ot 47239 Behavior of Table Buffers
.SS 6ot 713+4 (ollective note1 onitoring1 ST2)3 'B243 ST523 ST26
Th &)3 Dno-ld# %roducts (< System onitoring
S,P Tec$et -no.led%e Base ,rticle
To!ic: Systm Eonitorin#
Subto!ic: Tunin# %r"ormanc
-ey.ords: &)3 bu""rs, tabl bu""r, bu""r synchroniCation, bu"r"mod, bu"r"tim, <<=.>, rsidnt
bu""rin#, #nric bu""rin#, $artial bu""rin#, bu""r status, tabl statistics

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