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Useful SAP Middleware transactions

SAP CRM Middleware uses Business Document (BDoc) messages when transferring data between systems.

 

Sometimes problem during the replication requires monitoring the Middleware. SAP offers standards tools to monitor BDoc errors messages in the system. The most used transaction is SMW01 (Display BDoc messages) accessed via menu path Middleware>Monitoring>Message Flow>Display BDOC Messages. However there are other useful transactions in the system.

 

Middleware Common Transactions

When checking Middleware problems, a review of configuration is necessary. The following transactions are useful.

 

CRM Generation

SMOGTOTAL

Generate required objects for CRM Replication

GENSTATUS

Check Status of Generation Jobs                   

SMOGIND

Generate Industry Specific Objects

SMQR

qRFC Monitor/ Register CSA Queue

SMOHQUEUE

Queue demon

 

CRM Connectivity

SALE

Define Logical system

SM59

Configuration of RFC Connections

SMOEAC

Administration Console

 

ERP Connectivity

SMQ1

Outbound Queue

SMQ2

Inbound Queue

SALE

Define Logical system

SM59

Configuration of RFC Connections

 

 

CRM Replication Setting

R3AC3

Adapter object overview (replication filter for customizing objects)

R3AS

Start Initial Load

R3AM1

Monitor replication status

R3AC1

Adapter Object Overview

 

Troubleshoot BDoc Replication

 

When a BDoc is not replicated successfully, is necessary to check the logs and understand the reason that causes the problem.

The following transactions are useful:

 

SMW01

Display BDOC Messages

SMW02A

BDoc Message Error Analysis: Sum of Errors

SMQR

qRFC Monitor

SMQ1

Outbound qRFC Monitor

SMQ2

Inbound qRFC Monitor

SMWP

CRM Middleware Monitoring Cockpit

SMWT

Middleware Trace

SMOHQUEUE

Monitor R&R Queues

SMO8REORG

Delete Processed BDocs

SMW03

Show stats of unproc. BDoc messages

SMW19

Copy BDoc and process

SMW20

Process BDocs

SMW3RBM

Convert BDoc Messages to XML

SMW3RC

BDoc Message Error Recovery

SMW3WD

Watchdog for failed BDoc Messages

Tx SMW02A “BDoc Message Error Analysis: Sum of Errors”

 

This transaction is useful to get a detailed error message for “BDOC type”. That allows summarising all errors founded in the system.

 

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The result list not only show the “Bdoc Type” but also the component affected that is useful information when researching SAP Notes that could give any indication of the reason for the error.

 

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When pressing button “Detail Analysis” system navigate automatically to transaction “SMW01 Display BDOC Messages” and displays the BDocs Message affected.

 

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Tx SMO8REORG “Delete processed BDocs”

 

This transaction allows deleting BDocs logs from the system. It could be run in a test mode and filtered by BDoc Type, BDoc Message ID, User or change date/time. Cleaning the log will allow users to focus on unresolved system issues.

 

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In summary, middleware problems are usually based on configuration. Always have a look not only to the middleware configuration but also to the component configuration.  Using monitor tools, issues in more detail could be checked and knowing the “Application Component”, a better filter could be used when lookingfor SAP Notes.