RFC as type of connection in transaction sm04 of Database server

[Former Member]

Hello I wander what means RFC as type of connection in transaction sm04 of Database server.

Does it mean an user logged on applicaton server is displayed on database server as RFC?

[tim_buchholz · Accepted solution]

Dear Jan,

it is as it states, an RFC connection. You can generate such a logon easily,

if you run SM51, and then remote logon to the instance. This will result in

an RFC entry in SM04. The other fields are filled with the values known to

the application server.

Best Regards,

Tim

[Former Member]

Hi Jan

User login to SAP may be possible with either GUI or RFC. GUI implies to direct logon to SAP though the SAP GUI. This is characterised by the user name.

The other way is RFC which implies to remote access to the system. This is usually characterised by IP address or the domain address .

I hope this helps

Regards

Chen

[former_member185031]

No. If the user login via GUI it will show the GUI type in SM04. If it is showing the RFC type that means that user connects through RFC connection such as login from Portal to ECC.

Regards,

Subhash