Monitor for Extraction Processes and Data Transfer Processes 

Definition

Monitoring tool for load processes and data transfer processes in BI.

Use

You use the monitor to oversee the data request and data processing in BI.

In the Administration functional area in the Data Warehousing Workbench, choose Monitors to access the monitor. The system displays the data requests for the selected period.

From an object tree in the Data Warehousing Workbench (Modeling functional area), select the required object and choose Call Monitor in the toolbar of the object tree to access the monitor. The system displays the data requests for this object for the selected period.

Features

The following sections describe the monitor for load processes. For more information about the monitor for data transfer processes, see Monitor.

When you branch to the monitor, the data request overview screen appears. The system displays the overview in an overview tree. Choose Monitor → Configure Tree if you want to use Drag&Drop to modify the tree display to suit your requirements. To display the details screen for a request (header information, status information, and detailed information), select the required request. When you call the monitor for a specific request, the details screen appears immediately.

On the different levels of the detail display, the system displays the status of data processing for the requests.

In the details screen of the monitor, under the Environment menu option, you can find the most important markers for localizing an error that was not logged by an error message. In addition, the wizard helps you to localize errors.