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Function documentationSAP APO Monitoring with CCMS

 

You use the Computing Center Management System (CCMS) to monitor the data transfer using Core Interface (CIF) between all SAP APO clients and connected SAP ERP systems and clients. You can define that the CCMS issues alerts at certain thresholds. You can also have the system notify you of these alerts by email, SMS, or WAP.

In this way, you get a quick central overview of where problems occurred during the transfer. You can then rectify the problems directly from the CCMS by going to the relevant transaction. You can also use the CIF cockpit, or the relevant transaction to rectify the error.

Integration

The monitor also exists in SAP ERP. However, there you can only monitor the entry CIF Queues. To start the monitor in SAP ERP, proceed as follows:

  1. Start the alert monitor using transaction RZ20 or by choosing Start of the navigation path CCMS Next navigation step Controlling/Monitoring Next navigation step Alert Monitor End of the navigation path.

  2. Expand the monitor set SAP CCMS Monitor Templates in the screen CCMS Monitor Sets.

  3. Double-click the monitor Communications in the monitor list.

  4. Expand the subtree Start of the navigation path Transactional RFC and Queued RFC Next navigation step Outbound Queues Next navigation step APO CIF Outbound Queues End of the navigation path or Start of the navigation path Transactional RFC and Queued RFC Next navigation step Outbound Queues Next navigation step APO CIF Inbound Queues End of the navigation path.

For SAP R/3 4.5B to 4.6C, see also SAP Note 708361. To integrate the monitor into a central monitoring system, see also SAP Note 716537.

Note Note

If you configure the CCMS to issue corresponding alerts, you do not also need to use the CIF alert for outbound and inbound queues (transaction /SAPAPO/CW or /SAPAPO/CQINW) in the individual systems.

End of the note.

Prerequisites

  • To use the CCMS, you need an RFC user and dialog authorization.

  • The RFC connections were automatically created by the startup method. For more information about the startup method, see Configuring the CIF Monitor Display in CCMS in a Customer-Specific Way.

  • The RFC user was entered manually in the logon data of the RFC connection. This happens in transaction SM59. The RFC connections have the naming convention <SysID>_<Clnt>@CIF_CCMS.

Features

CIF Monitor

You can configure for this monitor whether SAP APO clients are to be excluded from monitoring. For more information, see Configuring the CIF Monitor Display in CCMS in a Customer-Specific Way.

  • CIF postprocessing

    The CCMS displays the number of unprocessed postprocessing records and the number of obsolete and processed postprocessing records.

    You can go directly to CIF postprocessing (transaction /SAPAPO/CPP) to analyze these records. You can also go directly to the transaction for deleting postprocessing records /SAPAPO/CPPR.

  • CIF Comparison/Reconciliation of Transaction Data

    The CCMS displays the number of unloaded comparison results and the number of comparison results that are older than a certain number of days. For more information, see Configuring the CIF Monitor Display in CCMS in a Customer-Specific Way.

    You can go directly to the CIF comparison/reconciliation of transaction data (transaction /SAPAPO/CCR) to analyze these results. You can also go directly to the transaction for deleting comparison results /SAPAPO/CCRR.

qRFC Consumption of Planned Independent Requirements

The monitor is used for monitoring the status of the consumption of sales orders by means of qRFC. It displays faulty queue entries in the inbound queues for Fulfillment Coordination (FC* queues).

You can go directly to the qRFC monitor for inbound queues (transaction SMQ2) to analyze these entries.

CIF Queues

The monitor is used for monitoring the inbound and outbound queues in CIF (CF* queues). It displays faulty queue entries in the inbound and outbound queues in CIF.

In the case of outbound queues, the monitor displays the age of the oldest queues in days. You can configure the age, for example, older than 10 days. For more information, see qRFC Monitoring: Creating Queue Groups. To change the age, enter the exit parameter SALK_CRM_QUEUE_AGE and the corresponding parameter value for the queue group APO CIF Outbound Queues. For example, enter 1 as the parameter value to display all queues that are older than 1 day.

An age of 7 days is set by default.

You can go directly to the qRFC monitor for inbound queues or outbound queues (transaction SMQ2 or SMQ1) to analyze these queues.

Activities

To call the CCMS, on the SAP Easy Access for SAP Supply Chain Management, choose Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step APO Administration Next navigation step Integration Next navigation step Monitor Next navigation step CCMS Monitor Sets. End of the navigation path

To call the APO monitor, open the node SAP APO Monitor and double-click APO Monitor. You use the monitors named under Functions.

By double-clicking you can get to the next level down.

The colors of the entries help you to recognize problems at the highest level. For more information, see Display Types and Views of the Alert Monitor.

You analyze the problems and can go directly to the relevant transaction to get more details or to rectify a problem.