abap/heap_area_total SAP Parameter attribute - limit of heap on Appl.Server

abap/heap_area_total is a SAP Parameter attribute which is used to control limit of heap on Appl.Server information. This is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

Below is the standard documentation available and a few details of the attributes values .

abap/heap_area_total profile paramerter attributes

Parameter Name: abap/heap_area_total
Description: limit of heap on Appl.Server
Default Value: ($(PHYS_MEMSIZE) * 1024 * 1024)
Parameter Type ( See IF_PARAMETER_TYPES): Integer range(INT_RANGE)
Restriction Values: 20000000 1024000000000
Parameter Unit: Byte
Parameter Group: Abap
CSN Component: BC-ABA-LA
System-Wide parameter: No
Dynamic Parameter: No
Vector Parameter: No
Has Sub-Parameters: No
Check Function Exists: No

Parameter documentation

Specifies the maximum local process memory (heap, malloc) that can be specified in total by all work processes. The aim is to avoid a swap space bottleneck if user contexts become too large.

See SAP Parameter Documentation for full SAP documentation for this profile parameter.