Support Settings

You can record traces to analyze problems in Analysis workbooks. A trace is a self-contained quantity of logged user actions. On the Support Settings tab, you can make various settings for the trace level and the location of the log file. The log file with the recorded traces helps to resolve problems that you report to SAP as customer messages.

Folder for Log File

To specify the location of the log file in your file system, choose Explore. The default log file location is C:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\Local Settings\Temp\SapAdvancedAnalysis.log.

The log files for Microsoft Excel files and Microsoft PowerPoint files of Analysis are stored in this folder. The names of the log files are:

SAPAdvancedAnalysisXLS.log for Microsoft Excel log files
SAPAdvancedAnalysisPPT.log for Microsoft PowerPoint log files

The system writes the trace information to the log file until the file reaches the maximum size of 2048 KB. The log file can be PC-specific (per installation) or user-specific, depending on the folder path in the file system (\MyDocuments\SAPAdvancedAnalysis for example). If the log file exceeds the maximum size, the system creates a copy and saves it with a timestamp. The copied log files are stored in the same folder.

Log Severity

This setting defines the amount of information stored in the log file. The following options are available:

Information: The system stores exceptions, error messages, warnings, and information messages (for example “The workbook was saved.”) in the log file. This is the default option.
Warning: The system stores exceptions, error messages, and warnings in the log file.
Error: The system stores exceptions and error messages in the log file.
Critical: The system stores exceptions in the log file.
Debugging Information: The system stores exceptions, error messages, warnings, information messages and debugging information in the log file.

Enable BW Server Tracing

To activate the SAP NetWeaver BW trace tool environment, select the Enable BW Server Tracing check box.

The trace tool environment (transaction code RSTT in the connected BW system) has special tools to log and play back traces and process automatic regression tests.

For more information about the trace tool environment, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability Information Integration by Key Capability Business Intelligence BI Platform OLAP Performance Optimization BEx Monitor Trace Tool Environment End of the navigation path .

Enable Profiling

To activate the SAP NetWeaver BW query runtime statistics, select the Enable Profiling check box.

Using the query runtime statistics, you can find out how much time it takes to execute certain user actions in Analysis and the BW analytic engine. The system records the performance-critical parts of the processing (statistics events). It calculates the net times by calculating the runtime of an event using the difference between the start and end times (minus the times for other events called from within the event).

You can check the statistics in the Statistics... entry in the Analysis help menu. The Statistics... entry is visible only if statistics are available.

For more information about the query runtime statistics, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability Information Integration by Key Capability Business Intelligence BI Platform OLAP Performance Optimization BEx Monitor BI Query Runtime Statistics End of the navigation path .

Display Technical Names

To activate the technical names of the dimensions in your Analysis workbook, select the Display Technical Names check box. The dimensions are displayed with technical name and text.

Enable NCO Tracing

This setting may be used for SAP error handling.

Show Suppressed Messages

Select this check box you want the suppressed messages to be shown.