Communications Monitor
Use
You can use this monitor to monitor the communication within an SAP system, between different systems, or to external applications. The monitor consists of the following six subtrees:
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Subtree |
Description and Additional Information |
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Gateway Service |
Interface that enables communication between SAP R/2, SAP R/3, and external applications using the CPI-C protocol. See  SAP Gateway |
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ALE |
Technology for creating and operating distributed applications that ensures a distributed and integrated SAP R/3 installation; it includes a controlled exchange of messages with consistent data retention on loosely connected SAP application systems. See Central Monitoring with the ALE CCMS Monitor |
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LDAP Directory Services |
Access requests from SAP R/3 Systems to a directory server; the accesses are performed using the LDAP Connector.
See Newly Added Monitoring Functions in the Alert Monitor |
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SAPConnect |
RFC interface for the integration of external communication into the SAP R/3 System with which external manufacturers connect their communication servers to the SAP R/3 System. See Alert Monitor for SAPconnect and SAPphone |
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System Log Messages |
Recording of errors and events in the SAP R/3 System See Communication subtree of the Syslog Monitor |
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Transactional RFC and Queued RFC |
Function calls between systems; the call is only executed once in the target system, and either all or no calls of a Logical Unit of Work (LUW) are performed; queued RFC also guarantees the chronological processing of RFCsSee Transactional RFC and Queued RFC Monitor |
Features
To obtain information about a particular monitoring tree element, select the MTE and choose F1. The system displays a short description of the node. To see a detailed description of the node, choose Long Text.
Activities
To start the monitor, follow the procedure below: