Interface Monitor
In the Interface Monitor (transaction code /AIF/IFMON), the Message Overview
provides you with a personalized overview of the interfaces you
are responsible for.
The interface monitor is available with both a SAP GUI user interface and a Web-based user interface. The features that both types of user interface have in common are discussed here and the different activities you can have for each user interface are also described.
For both types of user interface, you can restrict the data range for the information in the message overview by selecting dates in the calendar control. You can also access the Message Summary
and you can navigate directly to Monitoring and Error
Handling
from the Interface Monitor
.
Features
Message Overview
The following are the possible statuses of your interfaces:
(Okay
)All messages were processed successfully or canceled manually.
(Caution
)There are some messages processed with warnings.
(Errors
)There are some messages processed with errors.
(Undefined
)No message was selected in the selected data range.
In addition, the number of messages for each of the following statuses is shown:
(Warnings
)Processed successfully with warning
(Application Errors
)
(Successfully Processed
)
(Canceled Messages
)
(Technical Error
)Only visible if you are a technical user
(In Process
)Only visible if you are a technical user
The total sum of all messages 
(All Messages
) is also displayed. If an interface’s key fields are used for recipient determination, those are also displayed.
Note
The display of interfaces depends on the authorizations for your role. If you do not see the interfaces that you expected to see, refer to your System Administrator for assistance.
Calendar
In calendar control in both user interfaces, the days when messages are in the system are highlighted depending on the highest error status as follows:
Red
There are error messages for this one day. There could also be successful, canceled, and warning messages for this day.
Yellow
There are only warning messages, or both warning and successful or canceled messages, and no error messages for this one day.
Green
There are only successful or canceled messages for this one day.
Note
The tooltip tells you how many messages are available.
Activities
SAP GUI
You can access the Interface Monitor
from the SAP Easy Access menu by choosing 
Cross-Application Components
SAP Application Interface Framework
Interface Monitor
(transaction code /AIF/IFMON).
Restrict Data Range and Set Timer
You can restrict the selection by selecting With date restriction
and by specifying a Date Range
or by marking a date range in the calendar.
You can set a timer to specify the seconds that should pass before the Interface Monitor
is updated automatically.
Message Summary
To access the Message Summary
from the Interface Monitor
, select a namespace or an interface and choose 
(Message Summary
).
Switch to Error Handling
To navigate directly to Monitoring and Error Handling
, select an interface, a namespace, or icons. If you select individual icons, only the messages for these selected icons are displayed in Monitoring and Error Handling
. All parameters
are passed automatically. The maximum number of messages that are displayed in Monitoring and Error Handling
depends on the Max. Number
you define in the Interface Monitor
.
If you choose Display only errors
in the Interface Monitor
and select a namespace or interface node, only those messages that have a status Errors
are displayed in Monitoring and Error
Handling
. If you choose Display all messages
, all messages are displayed independent of their status.
Web-based UI
You can access the Interface Monitor from the SAP Easy Access menu by choosing Cross-Application Components
SAP Application Interface Framework
Monitoring and Error Handling (Web)
(transaction
code AIF/ERR_WEB).
Restrict Data Range
In the Calendar Monitor
, you select the Current Week
or Current Month
or you mark a date range in the calendar.
Message Summary
Select a namespace or an interface and choose Message Summary
.
Switch to Error Handling
To navigate directly to Monitoring and Error Handling
, select an interface or a namespace and double-click on individual icons. Only the messages for the selected icon are displayed in Monitoring and Error Handling
. All parameters
are passed automatically. You can also select an interface or a namespace and select Interface Key Fields
to enter search criteria for selecting messages, for example, according to status or the time of creation, for display in Monitoring and Error Handling
.
If an interface-specific selection screen is customized, it is also possible to search using the key fields.
More Information
For more information, see Message Summary and Error Handling.