Displaying Messages
Use
The conversion process is a background job, therefore any information generate while running it can be read in the application log.
Prerequisites
At least on conversion process was started either manually or automatically with the automatic start being triggered by a particular status of the document status. Both cause messages to be written to the application log.
Procedure
Select
Logistics
Central Functions
Engineering
Environment
Conversions
Display messages
.
You see the
Display messages
screen.Enter the time period that you want the conversion to take place in.
Enter the name of the user who carried out the following activities:
User who started the conversion of the original application file manually
User who saved the document status that triggered the automatic conversion.
If you want to see all messages without restrictions do not make any entries.
Choose
Execute.
If no conversion were executed according to the selections you made the following message appears:
No log found in the data base
When conversions were executed according to your selections then the
Display log screen
appears.
Reading the Log
The screen
Display log
contains all conversions that were executed with the selections you made.
The traffic light gives you a quick and easy way to see how the conversion were executed:
Conversion was completed successfully (green light)
Errors occurred during conversion (red light)
You will find detailed information in the application log when errors or warnings occurred in the individual conversions. Use the following transactions to restart a conversion that was cancelled because of timeout errors:
conv02 (convert document)
conv03 (convert assembly)
The user who started the conversion as well as the time of start are displayed.
Double-click on a message to see more technical information or display the long text.
Note
You will receive notes about troubleshooting if errors occurred during conversion. These notes are in the output file on the conversion server of the converter.