Process Message Creation (SAP Library - Process Management (PP-PI-PMA))

Process Message Creation

Use

Process messages are created by process control in order to report actual data on the execution of a process order. Depending on the event to which it refers, a process message can be created in either of the following ways:

Automatically in the corresponding PI sheet or control system

Manually within process management

Prerequisites

In both cases, the structure of the process messages must correspond to the predefined message category in R/3 Customizing.

You can create test messages to check the definition of your message categories and process instructions.
Within R/3, test messages are created and monitored in the same way as productive messages. However, they are neither sent to their destinations nor checked for destination errors.
Messages that are created automatically are marked as test messages if the corresponding control recipe has been created for test purposes.

Features

Automatic Creation

If a process event is planned or expected, the corresponding message can be requested in a process instruction. In this case, the operator maintaining the PI sheet or the control system processing the control recipe has to provide the process data to be reported in the message. The message of the requested message category is created automatically.

For information on how to report process data in the PI sheet, see Recording of Actual Process Data

Manual Creation

Process messages are created manually:

In unexpected situations which could not be taken into account in the control recipe (for example, in the case of malfunctions)

If the process control system cannot provide the required information

For a description on how to create process messages, see Creating Process Messages Manually.