Punchout Catalog through ECC

Hi,
We are using Punchout catalogs through ECC sytem, how do i monitor incoming log foe Punchout in ECC 6.0? Normally in SRM if i go to SLG1 i should be able to see all the parameters which are passed from Catalog to SRM system, i cant do the same in ECC, i dont get any log for Punchout Catalog.
Am i looking at a wrong place?
Please let me know
thanks
ronnie

Hi Ronnie,
unfortunately the option you are looking for is not exists in R/3, only in SRM.
Please keep in mind that calling Catalog from Preq or PO has several limitations. this is one of them.
br, gabor

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Dear Experts,
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+ 4.305                                  0.001     0              0              GET        (Cache)                html                https://portaldev.xxxxxxxx.com/irj/portalapps/com.sap.portal.pagebuilder/html/EmptyDocument.html
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+ 5.266                                  0.116     1189       1349       GET        200         javascript                https://sapsrdci.xxxxxxxx.com:8020/sap/public/bc/webdynpro/ssr/SAPWebFramework.js
+ 5.580                                  2.143     1413       821         GET        200         html                https://sapsrdci.xxxxxxxx.com:8020/sap/BC/BSP/sapsrm/ctlg_wrapper/back_frame_src.html?sap-client=150&sap-language=E
+ 5.590                                  2.073     1413       677         GET        200         html                https://sapsrdci.xxxxxxxx.com:8020/sap/BC/BSP/sapsrm/ctlg_wrapper/catalog_frame_src.html?sap-client=150&sap-language=E
+ 7.798                                  5.086     1902       979         POST     200         html                https://www.zones.com/site/punchout/commerce.html
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( Producer - http://sapsrqci.xxxxxxxxx.com:8012 --> This is internal URL)
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======================================================================================================
+ 4.515                                  0.001     0              0              GET        (Cache)                html                https://portaltraining.xxxxxxxx.com/irj/portalapps/com.sap.portal.navigation.contentarea/html/blank.html
+ 4.573                                  0.001     0              0              GET        (Cache)                html                https://portaltraining.xxxxxxxx.com/irj/portalapps/com.sap.portal.pagebuilder/html/EmptyDocument.html
+ 4.776                                  0.333     2296       3623       POST     200         html                http://sapsrqci.xxxxxxxx.com:8012/sap/sapsrm/outbound_hdlr
+ 5.138                                  0.002     0              0              GET        (Cache)                javascript                http://sapsrqci.xxxxxxxx.com:8012/sap/public/bc/webdynpro/ssr/SAPWebFramework.js
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Edited by: PSUNIL on Nov 25, 2011 12:35 PM

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