SAP R/3

SAP R/3 Architecture

Real time 3 tier Architecture
3 Layer
Presentation Layer Client System
Application Layer
Database Layer

Dispatcher - It is component which takes the request for client systems and stores the request
in queue.
Queue A place where request are stored temporarily.
Dialog Service It is responsible for performing the I/O operations and also the calculation.
Enqueue Service Used for placing the locks and releasing the locks on the object to maintain
consistency of data.
Update Service It is used for managing the statement like in INSERT UPDATE DELETE &
SELECT.
BG Service It is responsible for managing the background job, which does not require user
interaction.
Special Services Used for interacting with external devices like printer machine, fax, mail
server etc.
Message Service It is used for managing the communicator between two SAP servers or
between SAP and Non-SAP server.
ABAP Workbench It is a set of tools which contains an environment for developing the
objects.