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Application Server ABAP
Abbreviated as AS ABAP . Part of the Application Server in SAP NetWeaver for programming applications in ABAP. It is the successor of
SAP Basis . Application Server ABAP provides the ABAP runtime environment . It can be described as a client server system made up of at least three layers of software. These three software layers are the presentation layer , application layer , and database layer . It also contains communication components such as
Internet Communication Manager ( ICM ) and the RFC interface . AS ABAP guarantees the independence of the ABAP application programs of the hardware, the operating system, and the
database . ABAP programs can be executed only in AS ABAP . Each AS ABAP has its own user management system, based on a user master record . A standalone AS ABAP without application components is the smallest possible
ABAP-based SAP system .