Monitoring process chains: authorizations

Hi,
We have an issue about monitoring of BW process chains.
We have a support desk in our IT department doing first-level support on basically all our it systems.
The support desk have only limited SAP knowledge (they can do simple things like unlocking users, etc.).
Currently our BW developers are also responsible of day-to-day monitoring of BW process chains.
We would like to move this task to the support desk.
The support desk will be responsible of identifying problems and maybe doing simple corrective actions (restarting a process chain?).
In case of "real" problems the support desk will hand over the issue to our BW developers.
We have tried to create a role giving access to transaction rspcm for the support desk.
But we have not been able to restrict the authorizations.
From rspcm it is possible to go into process chain maintenance, and we would like to make sure that no one makes changes to the process chains by accident.
We would like to have a role giving "display only" access to monitoring process chains.
Anyone with experience in doing this?
/Casper

Hi Vijay,
We have tried adding only the transaction RSPCM (object S_TCODE) and the object S_RS_ADMWB as suggested by you.
The problem is that when "clicking" on a process chain in transaction RSPCM authorizations for transaction RSPC is required.
We have then added transaction RSPC to object S_TCODE.
When displaying the process chain, the user is not able to maintain info packages (this must be controlled by S_RS_ADMWB?).
But the user are still able to maintain the other process types (attribute change run as an example) ???
Are we missing another auth.object?
Best regards,
Casper

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Hello all,
Can anybody please send me info about monitoring process chains....
Could anybody tell me all the steps involved to monitor process chains...the tcodes...what has to be done if the process chain stops somewhere...
if there is a metachain...how do we know at what stage and what corrresponding local process chains are running...
background jobs that have to be monitored...
some information would helps
many thanks in advance

Hello Rishi,
1. Execute RSPCM tcode. This will list all process chain configured for RSPCM.
2. Select the Process chain that u want to monitor. Single click.
3. This will takeu to the logs. In case your log is not set for current date, then click on other logs button and select ToDay radio button.
Incase nothing is configured for RSPCM, use RSPC.This will list all process chains in left pane. Select the relevant process chain by double clicking. Then click on Log view,
In case a step is green , it means it was successful; if yellow, then in progress and if red, means the step has failed.
In caseu want to know more, let us know.
-- Plz assign points if helpful --
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Mainak
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Process chains in red(errors occurred), monitoring in green

Hi friends,I have same problems with the monitoring / process chains.
For exemples in the Monitor for OMAT_SALES in the tab Status I have green for Total and Technical with the message:
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What can I do to fix this problem for Process Chain in RSPC and also in Monitoring (tab Details)?
I will apreciate any answer,
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The next connected infopackage must be connected with Always link that's why its processed even after the failure node. Go and cross check what errors you got for the failed process, and reload it manually.

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In my current project, I need to monitor process chains. I am kind of new to this environment as I had not done this before. My tasks are as follows.
1. Process chains are scheduled for a periodic job for every on hour starting at 6 a.m and ending at 12 a.m. After that I need to stop the chain and reschedule it for next day at 6 a.m. How do I do that?
2. Also if a delta process chain fails in one of the processes, I need to stop the chain before the next delta run starts filling the cube. How do I do that?
Also how to see why the process failed?
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You can stop your process chain in SM37 tcode. Just select the schedules processes, and here you can see your process chain, just select it, and cancel it for next release.
You can restart it, just by clicking on Execute button. Before executing PC, just cross check by right clicking process chain, and go to change selection option of maiantain variant of start variant. And see if process chain schedule option is starting at 6A.M. or not, and also check it is selected as period job of ` hour or not.
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Process Chain Status is Red even though all processes are successful.

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EXPORTING
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    I_SYNCHRONOUS       = I_SYNCHRONOUS
IMPORTING
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If sy-subrc = 0.
    gt_status = 's'.
    WHILE gt_status = 's'.
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      i_logid              = P_LOGID
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      E_MESSAGE            = P_MESSAGE.
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Status A - The chain is Currently running
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Process chain is running
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      P_MESSAGE = ''.
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Else.
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From above code, when execute this function module, sometimes status of process chain is shown as canceled 'X', therefore, output of this function module is shown as "The process chain is canceled". When monitor process chain in RSPC log view, the process chain status is also shown as canceled 'X' and status of all process in process is green, however, after wait for a while, the status changed from canceled 'X' to successful 'G'.
Why did the status of process chain show as canceled 'X' even though finally process chain status is successful ? If I want to check status of process chain after execute completely, which status should to check in ABAP code?
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Pui

Using that FM.. u will be providing the Instance and Variant of the failed process.. and hence the reload will start from the failed process but not the entire chain...
In general the process status shud finish then or based on the link combination the change from one process to other will happen...
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0TCT_C01
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0TCT_VC01
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Front End and OLAP Statistics (Details) (0TCT_C02, 0TCT_VC02)
0TCT_C02
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Data Manager Statistics (Details) (0TCT_C03, 0TCT_VC03)
0TCT_C03
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0TCT_VC03
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DTP Statistics (0TCT_C22, 0TCT_VC22)
0TCT_C22
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InfoPackage Statistics (0TCT_C23, 0TCT_VC23)
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0TCT_DS02_DELTA_DATAMART             Front end and OLAP statistics (details) [0TCT_C02]
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How do i get the error detil within monitoring process .. ???

Dear All,
Hi all ... It's regarding monitoring
If we monitor the extraction's request, than we go detail, we're gonna see the 3 tabs: Header, Status, and Details. You'll see the status of your data extraction request..
Now, if i want to get the data in the details Or Status, does anyone know what table that keep that information??
Or ..
Is there a function to achieve that information ???
Could you kindly share to me please .. ????
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Niel.

Dear Niel,
Tcode: RSPC
To create process chain go into RSPC there we have 4 views like
1. planning view (to create process chain)
2. checking view(to check the process chain)
3. log view (to monitor process chain)
4. detail view(to see which process type has which variants)
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try
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1. To do this, using the context menu for a process, create another process variant of type Send Message.
2. If you maintain a message, first specify whether you want the message to be sent when the process has been completed successfully or unsuccessfully. Then choose Next.
3. A dialog box appears, in which you can select an existing process variant or create a new one.
4. If you create a new process variant, edit the document that is going to be sent and maintain a list of recipients.
5. Save your process variant and go back.
The message process variant is now assigned to your application process. When the message is sent, the status information and the process log are also sent.
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Thanks for any points you choose to assign (that is the way to say thansk in SDN).
It's set as a property for an individual process in the chain. You would have to set on each process where you want notification.
One technique you might consider, is that tou can create a "meta-chain" made up of local chains, and you can set a message on each of the "local chain" processes in the meta-chain
Also go through these links
How to Trigger an Alert from a Process Chain (NW7.0)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0f4e952-e46e-2910-1f9e-cae187cd16d1
SAP Network Blog: Information Broadcaster Triggered by a Process Chain
/people/anil.bavaraju/blog/2008/02/07/information-broadcaster-triggered-by-a-process-chain
Hope it helps you,Revert me back if you have any queries
Assign ponts if helpful
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Bala

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Please check the following links these might help you
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/cf/9bdd42cadf2878e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/92/5e073c8e56f658e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/bb/f0033c128f4a7de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/bb/f0033c128f4a7de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/bb/f0033c128f4a7de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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