(DI-2305) Collector for Monitoring System Logs

The technical name of the Collector for Monitoring System Logs is /DVD/MON_CL_COL_SYSLOG.

This collector falls under GRC (Governance Risk Compliance)* monitoring. It collects information by reading the SAP system log file. It comes with two pre-defined KPIs. However, more can be defined through the input table. The input table reflects select options of transaction SM21.

Default KPIs

This collector includes by default these predefined KPIs:

KPI name

Description

Unit

Detail Table

KPI name

Description

Unit

Detail Table

SLG_DEBUG

Number of changes in debug mode

Count

Yes

SLG_KERNEL

Number of activated C-calls debugging

Count

Yes

NOTE: All standard system log KPIs have the prefix SLG_*

Input table

The KPIs may be defined in the input table /DVD/MON_SLGMSG2 with these fields:

Technical name

Column name 

Description

Technical name

Column name 

Description

KPI

KPI

KPI Name

KPI_RULE_NUMBER

KPI Rule Number

KPI rule number

AREA

Area for system log

System log: message area (First part of the message number)

SUBID

Subname ID for system log

System log: Sub name (Third character of the message name)

CLASID

Problem class

Problem class of the system log 

(E - Problems only, W - Problems and warnings, A - All messages)

MONBEW

Priority for system log

Priority of the system log

(G - green, RA/RE - red with/without an alert, WH - white, YA/YE - yellow with/without an alert)

MONKAT

Category for system log

Category of the system log

(Application, Batch Input, Background processing, SAP Basis system, Operation trace, Database, Problem notification, Communication data, Spool/print, Security, Transport)

SID

System ID

System ID

CHANGED_BY

Change By

Last change by a user [automatically filled]

CHANGED_AT

Change At

Last change at a specific time [automatically filled]

CREATED_BY

Created By

Created by a user [automatically filled]

CREATED_AT

Created At

Created at [automatically filled]

If you wish to monitor custom values of data in alert log, you will need to define new custom KPI in CrystalBridge Monitoring cockpit before assigning it to input table. You can find guide here (DI-2305) How to Create a Custom KPI through a Collector with a Custom KPI

KPI value is number of occurrences of specified data defined through input table found in alert log. You can also use existing SLG* KPIs in input table if you do not want to create your own custom KPIs. Data will be propagated into input table either way.

Detail table

The collector provides also a detailed output of KPIs in a Detail table. The Detail table System log info - /DVD/MON_SLGINF2 contains the following fields:

Technical name

Description

Technical name

Description

TIMESTAMP

Timestamp

SID

System ID

SERVER

Server name

RECID

Record ID

DATUM

Date

TIME

Time

SLGTTYP

SAP process name

CLIENT_CODE

Client

SLGUSER

SAP user name

SLGTC

Transaction Code

SLGREPNA

Program Name

AREA

System log message group

SUBID

Sub-name

MSGTEXT

Message text

*SAP GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) is a set of solutions and products that help you manage enterprise resources in a way that minimizes risk, builds trust, and lowers compliance costs.