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Use

The system log entries displayed here depend on the selections you made in transaction SM21. You can show or hide the different attributes using the standard layout function. You can also export the list. The list view provides an overview of the system messages. Usually you should display at least the time and message text in the list. From here you can switch to the details of individual messages and display statistics for all messages.

Show Statistics for All Messages in a List

To display statistics, choose Display Statistics / F5 in the toolbar. The system log statistics are displayed in the lower screen area. The statistics relate to the messages in this list. Messages that were excluded by the selection options made in transaction SM21 are not included here.

Show Message Details

To display details of a specific message, choose Display Details / F2 in the toolbar, or double-click on the message itself.

In the detail view, you can:

  • Navigate to the Previous Entry / F6 or to the Next Entry / F7

  • Go to the message trace Trace / CTRL + F1.

  • If there is a short dump, you can go to the report Switch to Short Dump (F8).

  • Display the documentation for the message Syslog Documentation