Starting Methods (SAP Library - The Alert Monitor)

Starting Methods

Use

Monitoring tree elements in the Alert Monitor and alerts in the Alert Browser are assigned methods. You can call these methods to investigate the status of the alert. For example, you could analyze a component of the SAP R/3 System with an analysis method, integrate additional monitoring functions into the monitoring architecture with data collection methods, and use auto reaction methods if the system should automatically react to an alert.

Prerequisites

To be able to start all three method types from the monitor display, you must first activate the maintenance functions. With deactivated maintenance functions, you can only start analysis methods.

Procedure

You can start the methods from either the alert monitoring tree or the Alert Browser.

Starting Methods from the Alert Monitoring Tree

Choose CCMS ® Control/Monitoring ® Alert Monitor in the SAP Easy Access menu, or call transaction RZ20.

Choose a monitor from the monitor sets.

Choose Extras ® Activate Maintenance Function.

Select an MTE in the monitor.

Choose Edit ® Node (MTE) ® Start Method ® Start Analysis Method or Start Data Collection Method or Start Auto Reaction Method.

Starting Methods from the Alert Browser

Choose CCMS ® Control/Monitoring ® Alert Monitor, or call transaction RZ20.

Display a monitor from the monitor sets.

Select an MTE in the monitor display.

Choose Open Alerts and then Display Alerts.

Select an alert; choose Edit ® Node (MTE) ® Start Method ® Start Analysis Method or Start Autoreaction Method. You can also start the analysis method by double clicking a node.