Managing Event Profiles

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?

For all procedures, open the SAP Event History Profiles dialog first:

1. Select Machines Status under the Operation topic.
2. Right-click the preferred SAP R/3 and CRM machine name.
3. Hover over SAP Machine and select Event Profiles. The SAP Event History Profiles dialog displays.

Creating an Event Profile

To create an event profile, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the SAP Event History Profiles dialog.
2. Select the Create button. The Create New Profile dialog displays.
3. Enter a profile description and select OK. The SAP Event History Profile dialog displays.
4. Set the criteria.
5. Select the Create button.

Result: The new event profile is saved and appears in the profiles list.

Editing an Event Profile

To edit an event profile, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the SAP Event History Profiles dialog.
2. Select the SAP profile in the list.
3. Select the Edit button. The SAP Event History Profile dialog displays.
4. Edit the criteria.
5. Select the Save button.

Result: The updated event profile is saved.

Activating an Event Profile

To activate an event profile, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the SAP Event History Profiles dialog.
2. Select the SAP profile in the list.
3. Select the Activate button.

Result: The event profile is set to active status.

Deactivating an Event Profile

To deactivate an event profile, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the SAP Event History Profiles dialog.
2. Select the SAP profile in the list.
3. Select the Deactivate button.

Result: The event profile is set to inactive status.

Deleting an Event Profile

To delete an event profile, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the SAP Event History Profiles dialog.
2. Select the SAP profile in the list.
3. Select the Delete button.

Result: The event profile is permanently removed.

FAQs

Q: What does managing event profiles involve?

Managing event profiles includes creating, editing, activating, deactivating, and deleting records. Access event profiles through Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage event profiles in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage event profiles. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

Glossary

Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.

Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.

Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.

Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.

OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. Agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.