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Definition

Local log for the Process Step Journal Component Each logical system that participates in the logging and evaluation of a business process (business process ID) by the Process Step Journal has its own process activity log. Services, as well as any external systems that may be connected, write the data for all relevant process steps that run in these systems into the log during Logging. The occurrence of a process step is equivalent to sending and receiving a service message that contains this process step. The log entries for a process step can contain the activity categories Service Call, Error Handling, or Event Processing.

During the Evaluation, the Process Step Journal transfers the data for the individual, local process activity logs into the Process Activity Overview . When doing so, it aggregates the collected entries into one technical status for each process step, that is, for each service message.

Structure

The process activity log contains the following technical information for the progress of the process:

  • Log Entry ID

    The identifies the log entry uniquely.

  • Log entry ID of a previous log entry

    In some cases this information may not be available.

  • Business Process ID

    The business process ID groups the log entries for all process steps that belong to one cross-system business process together. At the time of evaluation, it enables the identification of log entries that belong together.

  • Message ID/Process Step ID

    This uniquely identifies the process step (service message) on which the log entry is based.

  • Message ID/Process Step ID of a Predecessor

    This contains the ID of the process step that initiated the previous process step. In some cases this information may not be available.

  • Activity Status

    Together with the activity category, this specifies the processing status of an activity in the process activity log. The following values are possible: Started, Completed, and Failed.

  • Activity Category

    The activity category provides information about whether the entry is based on a service call, error handling, or the occurrence of an event.

  • Process Step Description

    Based on the process step description you can identify the processing contents of this step. The process step description is made up of the technical name of the service interface and the service operation of the underlying service message of each process step. For example, Start of the navigation path BusinessPartnerDataManagementManageBusinessPartnerIn Next navigation step ReadBusinessPartner End of the navigation path. You may not be able to determine the process step description for entries in the activity category Event Processing.

  • Message Direction

    This provides information about whether the logical system for the current log entry has assumed the role of the sending or the receiving system. The message direction in the log entry of a receiving system is inbound. The message direction in the log entry of a sending system is outbound.

  • System ID

    The system ID identifies the system in which the log entry was written.

  • Administration Specifications

    You receive the time stamp and the user name.

  • Technical Reference ID

    This differs depending on the activity category and also contains technical specifications about the relevant underlying process step. The XI runtime environment assigns these for service calls. Example: d0e4da50-4c2a-11de-8a39-0800200c9a66

Example

Each of the following table shows a section from the fictitious and simplified process activity logs in three systems, that participate in the processing of two process steps. In this example, Systems A and B in the role of sending systems, each send a service message to Systems B and C, which have the receiving role here, for each each process step. In one case System B has the receiving role in the other case it has the sending role, for the different process steps, S1 and S2.

Process Activity Log System A:

Log Entry ID

Business Process ID

Message ID/Process Step ID

Activity Status

Name

Message Direction

Activity Category

System ID

Time Stamp

Entry 1

BP1

S 1

Started

Read Business Partner Data

Outbound

Service Call

SysA

Start Time

Entry 1 System A has read the business partner data and sent a service message to System B regarding this data.

Process Activity Log System B:

Log Entry ID

Business Process ID

Message ID/Process Step ID

Activity Status

Name

Message Direction

Activity Category

System ID

Time Stamp

Entry 2

BP1

S 1

Completed

Read Business Partner Data

Inbound

Service Call

SysB

Start Time +1

Entry 3

BP1

S 2

Started

Read Line of Credit (Facility)

Outbound

Service Call

SysB

Start Time +2

Entry 2 System B has accepted the service message thereby completing the first process step.

Entry 3 It then readthe line of credit (facility) for the bank customer, and informed System C thereof by means of a service message.

Process Activity Log System C:

Log Entry ID

Business Process ID

Message ID/Process Step ID

Activity Status

Name

Message Direction

Activity Category

System ID

Time Stamp

Entry 4

BP1

S 2

Completed

Read Line of Credit (Facility)

Inbound

Service Call

SysC

Start Time +3

Entry 4 System C has received the service message and thereby completed the process step read line of business (Facility).