Trace Files and Log Files 

 

When you use RFC for communications, security-relevant data can be recorded in trace files.

You must handle access to these trace files as restrictively as possible:

●      You activate RFC traces in transaction SM59. You can use the authorization object S_RFC_ADM to control access to this transaction.

●      Transaction SM50 allows you to display traces. You control access to traces with the authorization object S_ADMI_FCD (parameter PADM).

 

In the SAP system, RFC runtime information is recorded in the following trace files:

 

●      RFC traces

dev_rfc<n>

●      Work process traces

dev_w<n>

●      Gateway traces

dev_rd<n>

The dev_ref<n> traces are also traced on the external RFC server. The generation of additional traces depends on the concepts used externally.

More Information

For information on how to activate and deactivate traces, see the following SAP Note:

532918    (RFC Trace Generation)

For an overview of the SAP NW AS trace files, see the following:

Developer Traces