Filtering Messages 

Use

You use this function to define specific filter criteria that messages must meet if they are to be displayed in message monitoring.

Prerequisites

You have started the message monitor from the start page of the SAP Partner Connectivity Kit, you are in Message Monitoring, and have displayed the messages that you want to use.

Activities

To filter messages, you define the following filter criteria:

Filter Criteria

Criterion	Description
Processing time (not relevant for archived messages)	In these fields, you enter the following values: From (Date): Required start date From (Time): Required start time To (Date): Required end date To (Time): Required end time
Status (not relevant for archived messages)	Dropdown list box containing all possible message statuses. The system only displays messages with the selected status.
Sender and receiver	In these fields, you enter values for the following filter criteria: party, service, interface, interface namespace Input help is available. You can restrict the displayed values as follows: For example, if you enter A, only those values that begin with the letter A are displayed; if you enter AB, only those values that begin with AB are displayed, and so on.

You can show or hide additional filter criteria, for example, the message ID, and use them as well.

·        If you want to use the specified filter criteria to display your messages, choose Start. The filter is activated.

If you choose Referencing Messages or Referenced Message, the filter is automatically activated (see Displaying and Managing Messages).

·        If you want to deactivate an active filter, choose Reset. This resets the default settings of the filter (current date, current time minus one hour, status All).