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Display update
log
To check the update of statistical data from
the application-specific transactions, you can generate an update
log.
The system interprets the corresponding update
rules and displays the data resulting from the update.
The update log is activated by a parameter in
the user master record. This user-specific activation guarantees targeted and
selective use ofthe update log.
Note
Displaying the update log increases the runtime
when the document that has caused updating is saved. For this reason, SAP
recommends that you only display update logs selectively and temporarily
during the test phase of the statistics update.
In the standard system, the log is always
generated for one transaction only. Thus, if you enter a transaction which
causes a log to be activated, this log will be overwritten by the next log
that is recorded. This avoids an excessive build-up of logs stored in the
system.
Requirements
You must have saved the documents that activate
the update.
Activities
1. From any
menu, select System -> User profile -> User
parameters.
The system displays
your current user-specific parameters.
2. Enter the
parameter "MCL" in field "PID" (parameter ID).
3. Allocate the
parameter value "X" to this parameter.
4. Save the new
parameter setting.
5. In the
initial screen for the update log, specify the name of the user who has
activated the log.
The system proposes
the name of the user currently logged on as a default.
6. If you
select the function "Execute", an overview appears of all updates (information
structure/update group) that have been initiated by a document.
7. To analyze a
specific update, position the cursor on the corresponding line and select
"Details".
This function
displays all data which affects the business transaction.
In accordance with
the definition of the update rules, the system displays an overview of the key
figures which to be updated from the document.
If you select
"Analysis", the system displays the Customizing environment.
The following
information is displayed for each key figure:
- contents (updated value of the key
figure):
"No updating" means
that no updating took place, because a requirement was not satisfied, for
example. In this case, the detail screen provides you with a further analysis
option: position the cursor on the line you want to analyze further and choose
"Key figure" or "Characteristics". The detail screen contains information on
the source data of the document in the update.
- O/N stands for old/new, and specifies whether
the update transaction is a new or a changed transaction.
If a document is
added in the application, the system only creates new update transactions are
created.
If, on the other
hand, a document is changed, the original update that was created must be
corrected. To do this, the original update that was initially added is posted
with a negative value. This posting is marked as "Old" in the overview. In a
second step, the new constellation is updated in the transaction as during the
creation, and marked as "New" in the overview.
- The next column displays the hierarchy level
of the document that causes an update to occur (for example, position,
classification).
8. Deactivate
the log recording after the test phase by deleting the user parameter "MCL",
or overwrite the parameter value "X" with a blank.