Process Message Log 
You can display two types of logs for a process message in the message monitor:
Message logs which document the checking and processing of a message within process management: See Displaying Message Logs .
The tRFC log which documents the execution of the tRFC (transactional remote function call) used to transfer a message to external functions: see Displaying Transactional RFC Logs for Messages .
For information on how to access the message monitor, see Accessing the Message Monitor .
Message Logs
As a message is processed within the SAP system, the system creates the following logs:
When a message is |
The system creates |
Containing the |
|---|---|---|
Sent |
One checking log |
Header data of the process message Destinations assigned to the process message System messages reporting the results of the destination-independent checks Information on whether the processing type Send to all destinations or not at all has been activated in Customizing for the message category Information on whether the processing type Individual processing has been activated in Customizing for the message category |
Sent |
One or more destination-specific logs |
System messages reporting the results of the destination-specific checks Transaction ID for the tRFC if the destination is an external function |
Changed |
One change log |
Header data of the process message Characteristics added to the process message Old and new values of the characteristics changed Name of the person who changed the process message |
In the message monitor, you can call up a list of the existing logs for a process message. Depending on the importance of the data they contain (for example, errors or additional information), the logs are assigned to different log classes which are marked using different colors in the list.
From the list, you can branch to the individual logs. The system messages in the logs are also highlighted using different colors which indicate whether they provide information on an error, a warning or additional information.
By displaying the long text of the system messages, you can get more detailed information on the errors they report as well as hints as to how you can correct them.
Transactional RFC Log
If a process message is sent to one or more external functions, the system documents the execution of the corresponding tRFCs in a tRFC log. The tRFC log documents all tRFCs carried out in your system. It provides information on
The processing status of the RFC
System messages returned by the external system when it receives the process message data
When calling up the tRFC log within the message monitor, you can select the log entries to be displayed using the following criteria:
The time when a tRFC was carried out
The user who started the tRFC, that is, the user who created the send job or sent the process message online
The individual entries in the log can be identified using a number of additional criteria. You can find them in the corresponding destination-specific log of the process message. The following table lists the names of these fields in the tRFC log together with the corresponding fields in the message log:
Field name in tRFC log |
Field name in message log |
|---|---|
Caller |
User |
Target system |
Address |
Transaction ID |
Computer ID Process ID Time stamp Transaction ID |
Tctn |
Tcod |
Program |
Program |