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Because content can be installed independently of SAP Solution Manager, it is not automatically ensured that, for example, compatible versions of certain templates or services are active. In the launchpad group SAP Solution Manager Administration, you can check and manage the following types of content:

  • Store templates for change reporting and other applications and services

  • Extractor templates

  • Configuration files for end-to-end root cause analysis applications

  • URL framework for the SAP Solution Manager work centers

  • SAP Solution Manager content updates (Rapid Content Delivery)

Features

You access the content management functions by choosing the following tiles of the group SAP Solution Manager Administrationin the Launchpad:

  • Templates - Root Cause Analysis

    Note Note

    The tile Templates - Root Cause Analysis is not in the home page by default; to add it, proceed as follows:

    1. Choose the button Personalize Home Page.

    2. Add a new tile in the group SAP Solution Manager Administration by choosing the "+" button. The Tile Catalog is displayed.

    3. Navigate to the group SAP Solution Manager Administration, and for the tile Templates - Root Cause Analysis, choose the button Add tile to group.

    4. Leave the tile catalog by choosing the button Back, and choose the button Exit Action Mode.

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  • Rapid Content Delivery

You access the content management functions by choosing the tile Rapid Content Delivery in the group SAP Solution Manager Administration in the Launchpad.

Root Cause Analysis

The following content areas are organized under Templates - Root Cause Analysis:

  • Store Templates

    If you suspect that incorrect templates are the cause of a problem, you can check the version of the store templates used. You can check the following:

    • Which version of the templates was initially delivered?

    • How have the templates been modified?

    For more information, see Checking and Updating Store Templates.

  • Extractor Templates

    This tool allows you to check which product versions, product instances, and software component versions are supported by the extractor framework. If necessary, you can upload extractor templates provided in an SAP Note.

    For more information, see Checking and Updating Extractor Templates.

  • Views

    This tool allows you to manage the configuration file (config.xml) that controls the behavior of E2E Workload Analysis (WA) and E2E Change Analysis (CA). The configuration file also controls which metrics are collected by the Introscope extractor for Workload Analysis.

    You can do the following:

    • Display and download an incorrect configuration file, to attach it to a support message.

    • Upload a configuration file updated by SAP support.

      Note Note

      The current version of the configuration file is in SAP Note 1259109Information published on SAP site.

      End of the note.

  • URL Framework

    This tool allows you to integrate customer applications into the work center infrastructure. For more information, see URL Framework.

Rapid Content Delivery

This tool allows you to import the latest content updates for various SAP Solution Manager functions, such as, Monitoring and Alerting, Guided Procedure, and Customer Usage Provisioning. For more information, see Rapid Content Delivery.