GRC AC 5.3 - RAR Parameters

Question

Hello,
I have the following 8 queries related to GRC AC 5.3 RAR parameters
When I go into RAR -> Configuration -> Miscellaneous, I see the following entries.
Maximum Display Lines For Print Preview 
This parameter specifies the maximum number of lines to be displayed in print preview mode; the default value is 500
1- What is the Print Preview of the lines for? Can I make it 10000 instead of 500. Is there a performance impact?
Background Job Spool File Location 
This parameter specifies the location where the background job spool files are stored Note: You need to restart the server
2- Why do I need the Background Job Spool File location? Is it when I use Default Logger parameter as SAP Logger? Currently we are using the Default Logger parameter as Java Logger
Alert Log File Name and Location 
This parameter specifies the location where the action usage purged data files are stored
3- Whey do I need this Alert Log file parameter for? I mean how is the Alert Log file generated in RAR 5.3
SAP Application Server Location 
Enter SAP application server location here
4- Why do I need SAP Application Server Location, when I have installed SAP GRC 5.3 on standalone SAP JAVA Stack?
FTP Site Location 
Enter FTP site location here
5- What should the FTP site location be given as? Should I give a fully qualified domain for a particular host for the FTP of above RAR background job log files and RAR Alert log files?
6- Do we have the background job log files FTP into another host, if Default Logger parameter is chosen as SAP Logger?
FTP Site User Name 
Enter FTP site User Name here
7- What is the best practice for specifying a FTP User? I mean what is the username normally given in RAR environment?
8- Is there any OSS Note, SAP Help URL which  describes about RAR parameters in detail?
Thanks,
Haleem

Answer 1

Hi,
> Maximum Display Lines For Print Preview 
>  This parameter specifies the maximum number of lines to be displayed in print preview mode; the default value is 500
>
> 1- What is the Print Preview of the lines for? Can I make it 10000 instead of 500. Is there a performance impact?
> 
You should used 500 only.
> Background Job Spool File Location 
> This parameter specifies the location where the background job spool files are stored Note: You need to restart the server
>
> 2- Why do I need the Background Job Spool File location? Is it when I use Default Logger parameter as SAP Logger? >Currently we are using the Default Logger parameter as Java Logger
> 
No, background job spool file location is something different from logger. Background spool file location is the location where
spool file of your background job will be generated.
Diferent between Java Logger and SAP Logger is that if you choose SAP Logger then log file of your RAR will be generated in NWA. But if you will choose as Java Logger then log file will be generated as separate file as ccappcomp.<n>.log which you will see in CC debugger.
> Alert Log File Name and Location 
> This parameter specifies the location where the action usage purged data files are stored
> 
> 3- Whey do I need this Alert Log file parameter for? I mean how is the Alert Log file generated in RAR 5.3
>
check below link:
Compliance Calibrator Alert Generation Issue
> SAP Application Server Location 
>  Enter SAP application server location here
> 
> 4- Why do I need SAP Application Server Location, when I have installed SAP GRC 5.3 on standalone SAP JAVA Stack?
>
> FTP Site Location 
>  Enter FTP site location here
>
> 5- What should the FTP site location be given as? Should I give a fully qualified domain for a particular host for the FTP of above RAR background job log files and RAR Alert log files?
> 6- Do we have the background job log files FTP into another host, if Default Logger parameter is chosen as SAP Logger?
>
> FTP Site User Name 
>  Enter FTP site User Name here
>
> 7- What is the best practice for specifying a FTP User? I mean what is the username normally given in RAR environment?
The following new reports can have long runtimes:
- User Authorization Count
- Role Authorization Count
- List Expired and Expiring Roles for Users
- For that reason These jobs run on ABAP side and produce a spool file. An icon is displayed on the front-end for the jobs that complete. (If you run jobs on all systems and it finishes on one system before another the icon will display for the finished system first)
- The report directory on the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application servers. This is the temporary storage location for spool files generated by these background jobs.
- The same directory name is used for all SAP backend systems.
- The location, user name, and password for FTP of security reports generated by backend SAP ERP systems.
> 8- Is there any OSS Note, SAP Help URL which  describes about RAR parameters in detail?
Note 1121978 - Recommended settings to improve peformance risk analysis
Check below link for performance optimization of RAR:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90aa3190-8386-2b10-c4ba-ced67322ea6d?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
Thanks
Sunny