The next tool available for trace analysis is Single Transaction Analysis, available at the ST12 transaction. Similarly to ABAP Runtime Analysis, described in the previous part, this transaction also welcomes the user with a configuration screen, containing several parameters, as shown the following screenshot:
The main section, namely Trace for, is suitable for defining the target of the trace with four categories:
- User/Tasks: This allows for enabling a trace for a specific user, on a specific server, optionally limiting the scope to a specific task type—Dialog, Batch job, Update, Incoming RFC call, HTTP request/BSP, SMTP request, or Shared obj. area contr.
- Workprocess: This allows the user to trace a particular work process currently running on the system
- Current mode: This runs a particular transaction or program with a trace enabled; tracing ends...