You can easily and effectively monitor inbound and outbound processing of IDocs using special reports and graphic displays. An agent can also be notified automatically via a workflow if an "emergency" occurs (active monitoring).

The following tools are available for passive monitoring:

The IDocs are sorted and represented graphically according to predefined status groups. Lists and individual IDocs can be displayed via mouse clicks.

The IDocs can be selected according to partners and message types. Individual IDocs can be displayed via mouse clicks. IDocs which contain errors are highlighted in a different color.

The selection criteria are extended to include the technical fields of the control record, that is to say, in addition to partners and messages, also

You can display a tree structure of the IDoc directly via the IDoc number. The IDoc list is displayed again if several IDocs are selected. This report provides selection criteria which are designed to test EDI subsystems (for example, selection according to the interchange file).

You can select IDocs according to their business content, that is to say, according to the data contained in the segments.

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