The Analysis Tool 

The analysis tool displays an overview of communication documents received from the R/2 system. It provides you with information on whether the communication documents received from the partner system could be processed.

In the analysis tool, the overview lists the

The overview may contain one or more of the following communication record types:

From this evaluation list, you can

How to Use the Analysis Tool in the R/3 System

To retrieve a list of communication documents using the analysis tool:

  1. Choose Logistics ® Logistics Execution ® Internal Whse Processes ® R/2-R/3 Link ® Error Analysis ® Evaluate Commun.Doc. from the SAP menu bar.
  2. Choose Communication ® Evaluate commun.doc or Error analysis ® Evaluate commun.doc from the menu bar.
  3. On the initial screen, a typical selection includes the evaluation of all communication documents transmitted in one day. To receive this evaluation, you choose Execute.

    4. On this screen, it is also possible for you to select communication documents based on time and/or record number intervals.

    The system displays a global overview of communication documents.

    The number of communication documents listed in the Complete column have been correctly processed and posted in the R/3 System.

    If a communication document is listed in the Open column, it has been received in the R/3 System but has not yet been processed.

    If an error has occurred (for example, an attempted goods receipt posting without maintaining the material master in R/3), these communication documents will be listed in the Incorrect column.

  4. To retrieve more information about a specific group of communication documents (for example, all communication documents received for goods receipt, goods issue and posting changes) move the cursor to that number group and choose Overview comm.doc. on the applications toolbar or simply double-click the mouse on the number.

    5. The system displays an overview of the communication documents from that group. For communication documents with errors, the corresponding error message is also displayed with the list.

    In the overview of communication documents, the document types are identified as follows:

    Communication Document Types

    Type

    Description

    IO

    goods receipt or goods issue

    TP

    posting change (transfer posting)

    DD

    delivery document (only pertains to R/2 Rel. 4.3)

    MW

    material master WM

    DS

    SD delivery document (pertains to R/2 Rel. 5.0)

    MS

    material master from SD (R/2 Rel. 5.0)

    ML

    material master for storage location (R/2 Rel. 5.0)

     

    An X in the D column indicates that a communication document has been sent previously (double transmission).

  5. To display a list of communication records in a specific communication document, move the cursor to the desired document and choose Display comm.doc. on the applications toolbar (or double-click the mouse).
  6. To display detailed information about a specific communication record, move the cursor to a record in the list and choose Display comm.record (or double-click the mouse).

Updating the Global Overview

From the global overview screen (described in step 3 above), you can update the information displayed at any time. To do this, choose Refresh from the applications toolbar.