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Use

You can copy the values contained in amonitoring properties variant to another variant. You can also select individualproperties for certain monitoring tree elements (MTEs) or MTE classes in a properties variant and then copy them to another properties variant.

You do not need to define specific values for every individual MTE class in your properties variant. If you do not specify your own values for an MTE class, the system automatically uses the values predefined by the customer (properties variant *), or theSAP-DEFAULT values.

Caution

Do not copy the properties variant SAP-DEFAULT, since you would prevent the updating of the values when a new SAP-DEFAULT variant is imported.

Procedures

Copying Specific Properties from One Monitoring Properties Variant to Another

Choose CCMS → Control/Monitoring → Alert Monitor, or call transaction RZ21.

In the Properties group box, select either the Properties Assigned to MTE Classes radio button or the Properties Assigned to Attribute Groups radio button, and choose Display Overview.

Sort the list by the Values for Variant column. You can then clearly recognize the properties variants with your MTE classes or attribute groups.

Select the individual MTE classes or attribute groups that you want to include in your target properties variant, and choose List → Select Entries → To Variant. You can use the possible entries help to display a list of the available properties variants.

Copy Monitoring Properties Variants to a Target Properties Variant

Choose CCMS → Control/Monitoring → Alert Monitor, or call transaction RZ21.

Choose Properties →Variants →Variants Overview.

Tocreate a new monitoring properties variant, choose Variant →Create.

Choose Variant → Copy. Specify the source and target variants. You can use the possible entries help to display the properties variants available in the system.

Select the data that you want to copy from the source variant to the target variant.

Choose Continue. The data that you have specified is copied to the target variant. The data that exists in the target variant is overwritten.

You have now copied all properties of a variant to the target variant. If you want to edit the target variant, proceed as follows:

To display the contents of the target variant, return to the initial screen of transaction RZ21. Select either the Properties Assigned to MTE Classes radio button or the Properties Assigned to Attribute Groups radio button, and choose Display Overview.

Sort the list by the Values for Variant column. You can then clearly recognize the properties variants with your MTE classes or attribute groups.

You can reduce the size of the properties variant by selecting the individual properties that you want to include in your properties variant and choosing Delete Entry.

To change the properties of an individual MTE class or attribute group, select the MTE class or attribute group and choose Edit Data.

Switch to change mode by choosing Display «Change ( ), and change the settings as desired.