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Analyzing System and Application Logs

AE can be used to read SAP applicationAn application is a software which helps a user to fulfill specific tasks. In the context of ARA see also: Application entity. logs as well as the system log.

Both log types supply information about processing in general and possible error situations. AE provides functions which serve to read the corresponding entries using filters, and store them in a reportA report provides more detailed information about a task's execution or a component. or file. The result can be analyzed using PREP_PROCESS and PREP_PROCESS_FILE.

A particularity that applies to the system log is that aborted jobs can store their last system log lines in the special SLOG report. This makes error analyses much easier. The number of lines to be kept as well as other settings are defined in the SAP agentA program that enables the de-centralized execution of processes (such as deployments) on target systems (computers or business solutions) or a service that provides connectivity to a target system (such as for databases or middleware). An agent is also an object type in the Automation Engine. [Formerly called "Executor."] See also: host's Connection object.

AE JCL for SAP

Script Element

Description

R3_GET_APPLICATIONLOG

Retrieves messages from the application log and prints them in report or file form

R3_GET_SYSTEMLOG

Reads the system log of a SAP system during a defined period of time

 


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