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Some problems are solved without requiring the user to do anything other than restart the message, for example, update of an object and the object was locked. It is a problem if the user spends a lot of time analyzing errors that are already solved.

 

Configure automatic reprocessing for errors that can be solved automatically via transactions /AIF/REP_AC_DEF and /AIF/REP_AC_ASGN. Example: “Object is locked by user &1”.

 

The following settings are possible:

• Define a reprocessing action and maintain a function module (/AIF/RESTART_MSG with AIF)
• Define for each interface in which error case the message should automatically be restarted
• Define the maximum number of retries
• Define maximum and minimum waiting time
• Define a Runtime Configuration Group with Run Active and Run Scheduled /AIF/PERS_CGR

 

 

Trace Levels are defined in AIF Customizing → Error Handling → Global Features.

 

There you define the following:

• Which messages are added to the application log.
• By default, trace level 0 is used.
• Set trace level for interface in view /AIF/V_FINF_TL.

 

Then restart with a higher trace level from Monitoring and Error Handling.

Restart the message with a higher trace level for error analysis.

 

The figure explains the use of structure labels.

 

Roles and Authorizations

 

In AIF, you can restrict authorizations on at least namespace level. In some places you can also restrict the authorization on interfaces level.

 

In addition you can restrict the authorization for the Monitoring and Error Handling on data content level. To restrict the authorization on data content level, a corresponding single key field is needed.

For example, if business user A should only be able to see messages of VKORG 1 (VKORG → Sales Organization) and business user B should only be able to see messages of VKORG 2, you can set this up in Monitoring and Error Handling.

 

AIF delivers the following role templates:

• SAP_AIF_ADMIN - AIF Administrator
• SAP_AIF_ALL - AIF All Authorizations
• SAP_AIF_ARCHITEXT - AIF Architect
• SAP_AIF_DEVELOPER - AIF Developer
• SAP_AIF_POWER_USER - AIF Power User
• SAP_AIF_PROCESSING - AIF Processing
• SAP_AIF_TEST_TEMPL - AIF Test Template (Non-Productive)
• SAP_AIF_USER - AIF Business User

 

Detailed information about AIF roles can be found in the AIF Master Guide and application help.Figure

 

The figure illustrates the three authorization objects:

 

/AIF/PROC - Authorization Object for Interface Processing

The authorization object /AIF/PROC is used by the system to check the user's authorization for processing a data message of a given interface in SAP Application Interface Framework. This authorization is required to process data messages in AIF. The authorization object can be set on namespace and interface level.

 

/AIF/CUST - Authorization Object for Customizing Steps

The authorization object /AIF/CUST is used by the system to check the user's authorization for a Customizing activity in SAP Application Interface Framework. This authorization object enables a user to use the AIF Customizing. You can limit a user's authorization to specific namespaces. For example, an interface developer is authorized to create, edit, and delete interfaces in namespace X but not Y.

 

/AIF/ERR - Authorization Object for Error Handling