I thought it is worth highlighting the 'Periodic Jobs and Tasks in SAP BW' white paper by SAP, which gives an overview of the most important maintenance tasks in SAP BW.

This white paper is an important read for all those designing and supporting a SAP BW system. The following areas are covered:

• Support package best practices
• Transport best practices
• Backup strategies
• Application and Basis monitoring
• Performance tuning
• Data management tips

The latest copy of the white paper can be found on SAP's Developer Network (SDN) at:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/08f1b622-0c01-0010-618c-cb41e12c72be