How and where to manage job BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_X?

Question

Dear All,
   Do you guys have any idea where to trigger this job : BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_X ?
   Is this job : BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_X being triggered automatically whenever you save the "Business Process Monitoring" configuration  (configured with proper setting on Monitor Schedule.) ?
   Besides, realized the run time of this job : BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_X in my R/3 system is varies time to time..From the job log, it reading different Monitoring Object for different jobs..... may I know how to control the job to read specific Monitoring Object , for example  :IMIDOC01? Is this controlled by the business processes that I defined (to be monitored) in the SOLMAN ?
Best Regards,
Ken

Answer 1

Hi Ken
In my understanding, BPM_DATA_COLLECTION* job is shared with multiple solution +
multiple objects. If multiple collection is allowed, there is possibility to use up all resource,
so I guess it is not designed in that way.
Normally BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_1 run every 5 min, and in case of
BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_1 takes long (for example active), BPM_DATA_COLLECTION_2 is triggered.
In your case, you mentioned due to long run of the job, you cannot get alert timely.
In this case, I would rather focus on the setting of your data collector
(which monitoring objects is configured) and performance of your data collector.
Do you know have any idea which data collector is configured and takes long ?
Normally people want to receive quick alert from interface fail or job fail (some job issue).
So for these monitoring objects, you may schedule monitor like every 15 min etc.
(But normally it may not take long. <Off course your DB size is so huge or having
lots of interface data in process, it may be different>.
Regarding on the document monitoring (through put / backlog monitoring), there is
possibility to take time (also depending on the size and also parameter you specify).
For these collector, it should not be scheduled like every 10 min.
If you have performance issue coming from document monitoring, I would recommend
you to review your scheduling settting
- Avoid schedule of these monitor on same time
  PP document 3AM
  SD document 2AM
  MM document 4AM
- Schedule  with less workload
- Schedule with lwo frequency (like once a day)
Also there are several SAP Notes improve performance of data collector. So
Example)
1447051 ST-A/PI 01L: Performance improvements for MM TBIs
1423722 ST-A/PI 01L: Performance improvements for LE TBIs etc.
1423721 ST-A/PI 01L: Performance improvements for SD TBIs
1321015 ST-A/PI 01L: IDoc Monitoring Corrections <=IDoc
if you uses ST-A/PI version L, please also check above notes.
if above information does not help you, also consider to request help to SAP support via customer message
under the  component "SV-SMG-MON-BPM".
Best Regards
Keiji Mishima