Blog 1: Tracing Capability in SAP Cloud Platform Integration

[sujit_hemachandran]

Hello Integration Community!

In this blog, I shall explain how you can use the tracing capability of SAP Cloud Platform Integration(f.k.a HCI)

 

What is Tracing?


Tracing is an awesome feature that allows you check the payload values after each and every integration flow step. Tracing details appear in little yellow envelopes in an integration flow (a screenshot the one below).

 



 

How can you enable Tracing in SAP Cloud Platform Integration?

 

Tracing can be enabled in two simple steps:

 

1. Explicitly request the tracing capability to be enabled on the tenant. Currently, you have to request SAP to enable this feature as it is disabled by default. Create a message on LOD-HCI requesting the tenant capability to be enabled.


2. Configure at the integration flow level. In the integration flow properties, you have to enable integration flow at the properties level.

 

How to view Tracing?

 

The traces of the message payload can be accessed from the Message Monitoring screen. You have two options: View MPL and Export MPL.

The Export MPL feature allows you to export the traces (optionally, with the integration flow) and send it to another colleague. You can import the traces and check out the data, too.


 



 

Keep in mind the following points:

 

1. Disable tracing after you have completed the tests. Especially, if you are doing a data load. You do not want to overload your tenant storage!

2. Also, Tracing data is available only for 24 hours.

 

Video on the Tracing Feature

 

Check the following video on how you can enable and use tracing.

 



 

So, go ahead - use the feature and let us know your feedback.


Happy Integrating!

 

Best Regards,

Sujit