SAP Basis

ADM100 Lesson: Trace Options
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Trace Options
Lesson Duration: 45 minutes
Lesson Overview
In this lesson, you will learn about the different trace options in the SAP
system. You will perform and evaluate a trace yourself.
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
• List various trace options
• Perform simple traces in the SAP system
The participants are to learn about the most important trace options and
to be able to use them practically.
Business Example
An unexpected, reproducible error situation is occurring in your SAP
system. As a member of the system administration team, it is your task to
find the cause of the error.
Introduction
You can follow the process of various operations in your SAP system
with trace functions. This allows you to monitor the system and isolate
problems that occur. There are two types of trace: the performance trace
and the system trace. You can also use developer traces and the system log
to correct problems. The following trace options exist in the system:
• System log
• Dump analysis
• System trace
• Performance trace
• Developer trace
You can use the System Log (transaction SM21) to detect and correct errors
in your system and its environment. SAP application servers record events
and problems in system logs. Every SAP application server has a local log
that contains the messages output by this server.
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