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Improved Usability of the Workload Monitor (Trans. ST03N) 

Use

With Release 4.6C of the SAP System, the user interface of the workload monitor (Transaction ST03) has been enhanced as part of the EnjoySAP initiative and is now available as Transaction ST03N. Navigation within the new transaction is much simpler and more intuitive than using Transaction ST03. The new design was conceived with different users in mind, whereby different default functions are displayed depending on the user mode that is called. These are described in more detail below.

The user interface of Transaction ST03N has been divided into two parts. To the left side of the screen you can choose different functions directly, and the results of each function are displayed accordingly on the right side.

Standardized ABAP list view controls (ALV) have also been introduced, thus enabling you to dictate how the data is displayed (you can sort the data, set filters, use the search function and summarize columns, for example).

The main new features of the new workload monitor are as follows:

There are three types of user modes and the type of information that is
displayed differs accordingly:
This mode provides users with all available functions. You can choose all of the workload data records that are available (daily, weekly and monthly records).
SAP recommends that you use this mode. It provides quick access to today's workload statistics as well as an overview of the workload distribution. It also enables you to display all of the functions that relate to the collector.
This mode provides you with the workload statistics for today and the previous week, as well as an overview of the workload history and distribution, and a detailed analysis.
Transaction ST03N enables you to navigate between information on individual parameters faster than ever. You can now display information on individual parameters from one screen. You no longer have to return to the initial screen of the transaction to display different parameter information.
With Transaction ST03N, you can now display information such as a Business Transaction analysis or the last minutes load for every application server, and not just for the server that you have logged on to. This feature speeds up workload monitoring since you no longer have to log on to individual servers to display the information you require.
With this function you can save a user-specific default view. For example, if you are mainly interested in the response times for a time profile, in the service engineer user mode, you can save this view as your default view. When you next call Transaction ST03N, the system automatically displays this view again. Note that you can save a specific profile, the tab page you have selected, the task type and the ALV layout.

Effects on Existing Data

Most of the features from Transaction ST03 are also available in Transaction ST03N. In future SAP Releases you will also be able to display aggregation in transaction profiles, display hitlists and also access detailed information by double-clicking on an individual profile.

See also

Enhanced Workload Analysis

For more detailed information on the new workload monitor transaction (Transaction ST03N), see the F1 online help and the SAP Library.