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SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Available Monitoring Content

The following monitoring content is available for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 

SAP Concur messages can be monitored for the integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The setup for SAP Concur message monitoring is performed as part of the monitoring setup for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Please follow the instructions here.

CategoryTypeDescription
AIF MessagesMessagesMonitors messages sent in the SAP Application Interface Framework
Concur ObjectsMessagesMonitors messages sent for the integration with Concur
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Asset Central Foundation IntegrationExceptionsCollects exceptions happening in SAP Intelligent Asset Management
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Data ReplicationExceptionsCollects exceptions in the Data Replication Framework (DRF)
ABAP Gateway ErrorsExceptionsExceptions in the ABAP Gateway

Connect SAP S/4HANA Cloud to SAP Cloud ALM

To perform the necessary setup steps in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, please refer to:

Setup Integration & Exception Monitoring

Activate Monitoring (Standard)

For managed services using PUSH data collection the standard monitoring content is automatically activated during the setup of the PUSH monitoring in the managed service. No further setup steps are necessary. You can check the successful activation in the Integration & Exception Monitoring application.

  1. Open the Integration & Exception Monitoring application from the launchpad
  2. Open the scope selection via the target icon in the upper right corner
  3. Select your cloud service in the scope
  4. Click the rack-wheel icon in the upper right corner to access the configuration
  5. Expand the Configuration panel
  6. The activation status for your SAP S/4HANA Cloud service should already be set to ON

Adjust Monitoring and Alerting (Expert)

You can change which parts of the standard content are activated for each cloud service, activate and deactivate alerts or create own alerts with specific filters. 

  1. In the configuration panel, click on the name of the cloud service
  2. The "Configuration of Services" screen opens
  3. In the "Configuration for Services" screen, click the > button at the end of the line for the cloud service you want to change

Adjust Monitoring Categories

  1. Use the toggle button in the column Active to turn a monitoring category ON or OFF

Adjust Alerting

  1. Use the toggle button in the column Active to turn a standard alert ON or OFF
  2. Press the > button at the end of the line to access the detail setup for an existing alert or use the + button to create a new alert
  3. Adjust the display name if desired
  4. Expand the Filter Configuration tray
  5. Enter a filter name
  6. Select the filter category
  7. Maintain the available filter fields (see details below)

Available Alerts for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

  • Erroneous Message(AIF) Detected: Creates an alert for each failed message in the category AIF Messages
  • Erroneous Messages(AIF) Detected: Creates an alert if one or more failed messages in the category AIF Messages were detected since the last data collection
  • Erroneous Concur Object Detected: Creates an alert for each failed message in the category Concur Objects
  • Erroneous Concur Objects Detected: Creates an alert if one or more failed messages in the category Concur Objects were detected since the last data collection
  • Erroneous Asset Central Foundation Integration: Creates an alert for each exception in the category Asset Central Foundation Integration
  • Erroneous Data Replication: Creates an alert for each exception in the category Data Replication

Available Filter Fields for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

The filter fields depend on the monitoring category the alert is created for and additional on the filter category, if there is more than one available.

For AIF message alerts different filter categories are available. 

  1. Select the filter category from the drop-down 'Categories'
  2. Maintain the filter parameters

The following AIF-related filter parameters are always available:

  • Direction: Choose INBOUND or OUTBOUND
  • Namespace: AIF interface namespace
  • Interface Name: AIF interface name
  • Version: AIF interface version
  • Status: The last status of the message, e.g. TECHNICAL ERROR
  • Status Group: The status group of the message, please select a value from the input help

Additional filter parameters are available depending on the selected alert category:

AIF Messages - bgRFC(queue)

  • Queue Name: Name of qRFC Queue
  • RFC Destination: RFC destination name

AIF Messages - bgRFC(trans)

  • RFC Destination: RFC destination name
  • Transaction Code: The name of the SAP transaction code with which the unit was created
  • Program: Tcode/program with which the unit was created
  • User: The name of the user under which the unit is recorded

AIF Messages - IDOC

  • Sender port: Partner port (relevant for inbound IDocs)
  • Receiver port: Partner port (relevant for outbound IDocs)
  • Message Type: IDoc Message type, e.g. ORDERS

AIF Messages - XI-runtime

  • Sender namespace: The namespace of the source of the message
  • Sender interface: The interface of the source of the message
  • Sender party: The communication party of the source of the message
  • Sender component: The component of the source of the message
  • Receiver namespace: The namespace of the target of the message
  • Receiver interface: The interface of the target of the message
  • Receiver party: The communication party of the target of the message
  • Receiver component: The component of the target of the message

AIF Messages - qRFC

  • Queue Name: Name of qRFC Queue
  • RFC Destination: RFC destination name

AIF Messages - tRFC

  • RFC Destination: The name of the RFC destination the tRFC is sent over
  • Function Module: The name on the called function module
  • User: The user in the RFC destination

AIF Messages - WS-runtime

  • Adapter Type: The adapter used for the WS. Please use the input help to select an adapter.
  • Sender Party: Sender Communication party
  • Sender Interface Name: Sender Interface
  • Receiver Party: Receiver Communication party
  • Receiver Interface Name: Receiver Interface

AIF Messages - XML

  • No additional filters

AIF Messages - Sync Log

  • No additional filters

For Concur Objects the available filters depend on the message direction.

INBOUND Message

  • Direction: INBOUND
  • Source System: SAP Logical System ID
  • Source System Type: SAP System Type, e.g. SAP S/4HANA Cloud, essential edition (ES)
  • Status Group: Message status group, select a value from the input help
  • Status: Last message status, e.g. Successful
  • Object Type: Object Type, e.g. Expense Report
  • Connection Name: Connection Name

OUTBOUND Message

  • Direction: OUTBOUND
  • Target System: SAP Logical System ID
  • Status Group: Message status group, select a value from the input help
  • Status: Last message status, e.g. Failed
  • Object Type: Object Type, e.g. Exchange Rate
  • Connection Name: Connection Name

The category 'Asset Central Foundation Integration' is based on ABAP Application Log

  • Object: The object of the log record (always /SYCLO/)
  • Subobject: The sub-object of the log record (always /SYCLO/INB_TRANS)
  • External ID: External ID of the Application Log entry
  • Message ID: Message Class
  • Message Number: Message Number
  • Text: Message Text
  • Program: Program triggering the log entry
  • Transaction: Transaction code triggering the log entry
  • User: The user who triggered the log entry

The category 'Data Replication' is based on ABAP Application Log

  • Object: The object of the log record (always DRF_OUTBOUND)
  • Subobject: The sub-object of the log record (e.g. CHANGES)
  • External ID: External ID of the Application Log entry
  • Message ID: Message Class
  • Message Number: Message Number
  • Text: Message Text
  • Program: Program triggering the log entry
  • Transaction: Transaction code triggering the log entry
  • User: The user who triggered the log entry