Checking Precalculation Server Issues for BEx Analyzer Workbooks in BW 7.

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BW 7.X, Broadcasting, Precalculation Server, BEx Analyzer Workbooks. For more information, visit the Business Objects homepage.

Summary
Precalculation of BEx Analyzer Workbooks delivers the right information at the right time to the right people. This document explains insights of the new precalculation multi-instance server. It focuses on precalculation of BEx Analyzer worksbooks and covers in-depth analysis of how to identify and track errors. In addition, it illustrates how failed broadcasting settings can be rescheduled and how timeouts can be used for individual BEx Analyzer workbooks. Author: Matthias Nutt

Company: SAP (Switzerland) AG Created on: 02 November 2009

Author Bio
Matthias Nutt works for SAP (Switzerland) AG. He is a professional consultant since 2002 and works in the area of BW in close co-operation with the development and support team. His work spans a variety of roles, including project lead, technical project manager, cons ulting, development and first level a nd development support.

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 3 Prequisites for precalculation server in BW 7. X ......................................................................................... 4 Identifying the installed version................................................................................................................. 4 Checking if the precalculation server is up and running .............................................................................. 5 Checking log files ................................................................................................................................. 6 Checking log files in the SAP backend ................................................................................................... 6 Checking the log files on the MS Windows server .................................................................................. 7
Getting the temp directory............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Checking the precalculation server trace files .......................................................................................................................... 9

Identifying errors in the trace files ........................................................................................................... 10 Starting the precalculation server in console mode .................................................................................. 11 Switching to the precalculation server console mode ............................................................................ 11 Showing the precalc ulation of a BEx Analyzer workbook in precalculation server console mode ............. 12 Setting timeouts for BEx Analyzer workbooks.......................................................................................... 13 Restarting the precalculation of failed broadcasting settings ..................................................................... 13 Identifying failed broadcasting settings ................................................................................................ 13 Restarting all failed broadcasting settings ............................................................................................ 14 Restarting single broadcasting settings ................................................................................................ 15 Variables, personalization and variants ................................................................................................... 16 Using Exit-Variables ........................................................................................................................... 16 Personalization .................................................................................................................................. 16 Variants............................................................................................................................................. 16 Using process chains to start precalculation ............................................................................................ 16 Load balancing in SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance .......................................................... 18 Check e-mail sending ............................................................................................................................ 19 Relat ed Content .................................................................................................................................... 20 Notes ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Miscellaneous .................................................................................................................................... 20 Copy right .............................................................................................................................................. 21

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Introduction
The precalculation server allows to precalc ulate BEx Analyzer workbooks and to distribute them to their recipients. With BW 7.X a multi -instance version of the precalculation server is available. The first part of this document explains some trouble-s hooting strategies. It describes where log files are stored and how they can be read. Furthermore it demonstrates how the precalculation server can be used to identify errors by watching the execution of the precalculation in MS Excel. The second part describes how failed broadcasting settings can be identified and explains techniques to reschedule them so that in the best case the business user does not even recognize this. Furthermore setting timeouts for individual workbooks are discussed as a mechanism to prevent all broadcaster settings from failing. In the third part the load-balancing mechanism of the multi-instance server is presented in detail in order to gain understanding how to set up precalculation servers. Correctly set up and sized precalculation servers prevent broadcasting settings from failing. Nevertheless installation of the broadcaster is not part of this document.

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Prequisites for precalculation server in BW 7.X

Using the precalculation server in BW 7. X requires the installation of a current SAPGui. Furthermore the installation of the BI 7. X Add-on and BW 3. X Add-on is needed. For more information please check the following notes: 1298788 1236773 1013205 1013139 BI 7. X Precalculation - Pre-requisites BI 7. X Precalculation - General Information & Limitations Pre-Requisite for BI Precalculation service 710 Prerequisite for B I 7.x and BW 3.x Frontend (BEx Tools)

Identifying the installed version

To identify the installed version of the precalculation server please open the windows explorer and navigat e to the directory in which the precalc ulation server is installed. Usually this is C: \Program Files\SAP\Business Explorer\BI_P rec. Here you find some files according to the screenshot below.

Right click on a program and display the properties of it. Here you can find the version information.

In the above screenshot the file version is 7100.4.1001.42. The first and the third number are important here. This means BW 7.10 and the Support package 10 Patch 01.

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Checking if the precalculation server is up and running

To check if a precalculation server is setup and running correctly start transaction RSP RECA DMIN. If the status traffic light is green, the precalculation server is running. In the sc reenshot below the precalculation server PRE CSERV 99 is working fine but prec alculation server CK710_2 is not running.

If the status is not green, please restart the precalculation server on the Windows systems. The host name is shown in the last column of a row. To start the precalculation server choose STA RT->S ettings -> Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> services. The following picture shows a screenshot of the running SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance.

If there are problems starting and executing the precalculation server, please also verify if the BEx Analyzer installation is correct. Therefore, please start the BEx Analyzer manually and execute a BEx Analyzer work book as a test. If this is working correctly, use transaction RRMX to s tart the BEx Analyzer from the backend and see if this works. Testing the RFC connection can be done in transaction SM59. In folder TCP/IP connections you can see a generated RFC connection for the precalculation server. The RFC connection has the prefix PRE C_ which is followed by the name of the precalc ulation server.

A double click on the name shows the det ails. Testing the connection is possible here by clicking the button Connection Test.

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Checking log files A convenient way of issue analysis is to start looking at some log files. The prec alculation server is writing two types of log files which can be checked. One log shows the information of a precalculation in the SAP backend. It contains information of the SAP job scheduling and about the curre nt precalculation process. This is the standard log an end-user is interested in and is usually reviewed by an admin. The other log shows information on the MS Windows server where the precalculation of BEx Analyzer workbooks is executed. It contains valuable information generated by the precalcution server on the MS Windows side. In the following sections, both logs are discussed. Checking log files in the SAP backend Showing the log in the SAP backend is done by transaction RSRD_LOG. Transaction RSRD_LOG reads the logs of the precalculation server from the application log and displays them. This is the standard log an administrator is checking. The screenshot below shows an example of a successful precalculation.

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Checking the log files on the MS Windows server Checking the log file on the MS Windows server can be done with a simple editor (e.g. notepad). In the following we refer to the log file as trace file. The file is stored in the temporary file directory. To determine the file name of the trace file the directory for temporary files needs to be determined first. The next section shows how to identify the name of the temporary directory. Getting the temp directory The directory of the trace files depends on the temp directory in MS Windows. The Windows server uses the environment variable TEMP which stores the name of the directory. Please not e that the TEMP variable has two settings: a global system variable setting and a user dependent setting. Which setting of the environment variable is used by the precalculation server depends on the configuration in your Windows server. If the precalculation server is running as Local System account , the global system setting is used. If the precalculation server runs under a specific user account, the user speci fic setting is used. SAP recommends using a specific user account. The user should have administrator privileges. The reason is that the processes are not run as system processes. Therefore it is easier to identify issues or to kill them if necessary. The next screen shot shows the context menu of the SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance where the Log on information can be found.

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The environment variables can be found in the Windows system properties (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sys tem). In tab Ad vanced the button Environment Variables shows the variables .

The next image displays the user variables and the system variables .

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The screenshot above shows that the environment variables point to C: \ Temp. The trace files of the precalculation server are stored there in the subdirectory BW \Analyzer\. In total, this leads to the directory name C: \ Temp\BW\ Analyzer which is used by the precalculation server in this example. Checking the precalculation server trace files Traces and intermediate workbooks can be found in temp directory. Usually this is set to C: \ Temp\BW\Analyzer\ as explained in the previous section. Precalculated BEx Analyzer workbooks are stored in the subdirectory Workbooks. Trace files are stored in the subdir ectory Traces. The trace itself is stored in file BExPrecalcLog.txt. Below we see a screenshot of a trace file. It shows the successful execution of a precalculation setting.

The log above explains that the precalc ulation was executed on precalculati on server PRE CSERV 99. You can find the job ID of the SAP backend job in the log as well as the time when the precalculation was executed. After the job has been finished successfully, the connection broke down, bec ause the BExPrecalcWorker process is restarted after each precalculation. This behavior is normal and is explained in a later section of this document.

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An alternative to the above mentioned procedure in retrieving the trace file is to use transaction RSPRE CADMIN. Select the precalculation server, open the context menu (right mouse click) and choose information for server. Now take a look at the trace file by clicking the button Displ.Front.End Log.

Identifying errors in the trace files

The trace shown in the last section displays the successful execution of a precalculation setting. The next example shows a trace of a BEx Analyzer workbook which requires a confirmation from the user in a pop-up window. This represents a common error class in BEx Analyzer workbooks. The precalculation server is processing the BEx Analyzer workbook which is waiting for the user input. However in a precalcalculation scenario, no user input is possible. Because of this the precalculation of this BEx Analyzer workbook runs into a timeout as we can see in the trace file below. The timeout is set to 10 minutes. This means that the BEx Analyzer workbook needs to be precalculated in 10 minutes. If this is not the case the precalculation server interrupts the precalculation of the BEx Analyzer workbook when the timeout is reached. The work book precalculation stops and the execution of this broadcasting setting is finished as not successful.

The trace could also be an example for a visual basic error in the BEx Analyzer workbook. If this is the case the debugger opens up in MS Excel and waits for user input as well. This result is a similar error and the work book times out as well.

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Starting the precalculation server in console mode

The standard use in a production environment is to start the SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance as a service. Nevertheless, SAP offers a console mode for the precalculation server. The next sections show how this mode can be used and how it can be started. Switching to the precalculation server console mode Typically, the precalculation server is started as a service. But for testing or debugging sessions it is possible to start the precalculation server in console mode, too. This is helpful when errors occur. It shows in detail what is happening. Starting the Broadc aster in console mode can be done easily. The steps below describe how to ac hieve this. 1. Stop the SAP precalculation service (S TA RT->Settings -> Cont rol Panel -> Administrative tools -> services)

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Use the Windows task manager to ensure that no MS Excel inst ance is running. Running processes can be found on the tab processes. If you find MS Excel instances in the task manager please end those processes manually. Now start the precalculation server in console mode by starting the program C: \Program Files\SAP\Business Explorer\BI_Prec\BExPrecConsoleDispatcher.exe

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This will open two cons oles. One is the BExPrecConsoleDispatcher and the ot her one is the BExPrecalcWorker. The BExPrec ConsoleDispatcher controls the BExPrecalcWorker processes. It starts the BExPrecalcWorker proc ess and assigns a workbook whic h should be precalculated. Finally, the BexPrecalcWorker process kills itself when the precalculation of the workbook has been finished and BExPrecConsoleDispatcher starts a new BexPrecalcWork er process. During this period, the precalculation server has a red status in transaction RSPRE CADMIN.

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Showing the precalculation of a BEx Analyzer workbook in precalculation server console mode Start the precalc ulation server in console mode as explained above. In the BEx PrecalcWorker console, you can enter QUIT to quit or SHOWE XCEL to display MS Excel when the BEx Analyzer work book is processed. Once SHOWE XCE L was typed in and <ENTER> has been hit, the BExPrecalcWorker will open MS Excel when a request to precalculate a BEx Analyzer workbook in MS Excel is processed. This allows us to see the execution of the prec alculation in MS Excel. If MS Excel needs user interaction as explained in the example above, this can be identified easily now. The user interaction screens (e.g. pop-up or error message) can be seen now. When the precalculation has finished, MS Excel will be closed by the BExPrecalcWorker again. The BExPrecalcWorker process kills itself and a new BExPrecalcWorker is started by the BExCons oleDispatcher and is waiting for a new precalculation task. To start up MS Excel again, you need to type in SHOWE XCE L again in the new BExPrecalcWorker. Entering S HOWE XCEL in the BExPrecConsoleDis patcher is possible as well. This influences all new BExPrecalcWorker processes.

An alternative to typing in SHOWE XCE L is to change an ent ry in the Windows Registry. Start regedit and choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWA RE\SAP\BEx -> SHOWEXCEL= True. Please note that you need to use the console mode in this case as well. Other relevant registry entries: Delete the precalculated BEx Analyzer workbooks or keep them (Default = False) o HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SAP.BusinessExplorer.Analyzer\BW_PRECA LC -> KEEP_FILES= True

Number of tries to create an MS Excel instance (default = 60 (one hour)) o HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SAP.BusinessExplorer.Analyzer\BW_PRECA LC -> INS TA NCE_RE TRY_COUNT= 60

Switch on/off trace recording (see note 1296081) o HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SAP.BusinessExplorer.Analyzer\BW_PRECA LC -> PREC_TRA CE= True

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Setting timeouts for BEx Analyzer workbooks

The last sections explained that trace files show the timeout for a BEx Analyzer workbook. If the precalculation server times out, this could have several reasons. We have seen one common error class in a section above: The BEx Analyzer workbook was waiting for some user interaction. Another reason could be that the prec alculation of a BEx Analyzer work book is so time consuming that the precalculation can not be finished in a given time frame. This situation can be cured by extending the time frame. The timeout for a BEx Analyzer workbook can be defined for each BEx Analyzer workbook individually in table RSR_PREC_TIMEOUT . Transaction SE16 can be us ed to edit the entries in this table. Please note that this table contains the default value as well. It is the entry whe re the workbook ID is empty. In the screenshot below the default timeout value is set to 10 minutes. Entering a timeout of 0 minutes has the meaning of not using the timeout feature for the specified BEx Analyzer workbooks. Setting timeouts was introduced with note 1371345.

But how can we know if a BEx Analyzer workbooks times out because of an error or simply because it needs more time to finish calculation? The symptoms in the trace are the same. It would be easy, if we could analyze what is happening in MS Excel during the precalc ulation. We could recognize if errors occur, a dialog box is shown or if the timeout is hit. The solution to this is to use the precalculation server in console mode. This has been explained in the last section.

Restarting the precalculation of failed broadcasting settings

If broadcasting settings fail to execute some important information may be missing for a business user. Therefore it is necessary to keep track which broadcasting settings failed and if possible reschedule them automatically. In the best case the business user does not even notice this. The next section focuses on this topic and demonstrates how this can be implemented. Identifying failed broadcasting settings It may happen that the precalculation server fails to execute broadcasting settings successfully. There are several reasons for this, e.g. overload of the precalculation server or an error in a workbook. Usually the log files keep track which setting finished successfully and which setting failed. Note 1371901 implements a new feature which allows checking the failed broadcasting settings in a more convenient way. Once the note has been implemented, the ABAP backend keeps track of failed settings and stores them in table RSR_PRE C_SE TT. The content of this table shows which broadcasting setting processing failed and how often it failed per day.

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Using the information provided in the table RS R_P REC_SE TT allows first to check the failed broadcasting settings and second it allows to restart the failed broadcasting settings using report RSR_PRE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART as described below. Furthermore, it is possible to schedule the report to ensure that for example each hour the failed settings are reprocessed. Another typical example would be to start the report at a certain period after the dat a load proc ess chain finished. Restarting all failed broadcasting settings Failed settings are stored in table RSR_PRE C_SE TT together with the date of the failed run. To rerun all failed broadcasting settings, report RS R_P REC_SETTINGS_RESTART can be used (see not e 1371901). The report restarts them all in parallel jobs. If you have lots of failed broadcasting settings, it can happen that some settings timeout again. In this case, it is possible to restart the mentioned report over and over again until all settings have been processed successfully

Some examples of how report RSR_P RE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART can be used: 1. 2. 3. Start report RS R_P REC_SE TTINGS _RES TA RT manually in transaction SE38 Schedule report RSR_P RE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART as job to run at a certain time interval (e.g. each hour or at 4 o`clock AM) Schedule report RSR_P RE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART to run after a certain time period after the loading process chain has finished. In this situation we assume that the precalculatoin settings are subscribed to the data changed event of an infoprovider. Loading the data is done in a process chain. Executing the process chain leads to data changes into the infoprovider and executes the data changed event in the process chain. This way the precalculat ion of some settings is started in new jobs. The jobs are exec uted in parallel. Now at the end of the execution of the process chain the precalculation job may still be running. Therefore wait a cert ain period of time to make sure the precalculation job can finish. After waiting report RSR_PRE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART can be scheduled to reproc ess the failed settings.

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Restarting single broadcasting settings Another option to restart broadcasting settings is provided by report RSRD_BROADCAST_BATCH. It allows restarting a single broadcasting setting. You can e.g. identify your failed broadcasting settings in table RSR_PRE C_SE TT and restart them one by one using the report RS RD_B ROADCAS T_BA TCH. The report can also be used to directly schedule a new precalculation sett ing.

In general RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_BA TCH should be used. For debugging purposes report RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_S TARTE R can be used to start a single broadcasting setting. Please note that the execute online flag in report RS RD_BROADCAS T_S TA RTER may be helpful to de bug the execution but this feature executes the precalculation setting not with the us er defined in the setting but with the user who is currently running this report. This may lead to different res ults if e.g. the authorizations are set up differently. Some sample scenarios where report RS RD_BROADCAS T_BA TCH can be useful: 1. We assume that the precalculation of some broadcasting settings failed and there is one setting which is more important than other settings and needs to be rescheduled immediately. There are several reasons for this. It could be that e.g. the recipient is more important or that e.g. a business user recognized the missing data and needs is as soon as possible. Once you have restarted your failed setting you can restart the other settings us ing report RS R_P REC_SE TTINGS_RES TART. Report RS RD_BROADCAS T_BA TCH or RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_S TARTE R can be used for testing or debugging e.g. in combination with the precalculation server in console mode You dont want to restart all failed settings at once like t his is done by the standard report RSR_PRE C_SE TTINGS_RES TART. You prefer to restart some settings, wait for some time and then restart more settings until all settings are processed. This can be realized by a z -report which reads the entries in table RS R_P REC_SE TT and submits report RS RD_B ROADCAS T_BA TCH to schedule failed broadcasting settings.

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Variables, personalization and variants

Using Exit-Variables Usually, variable values are defined in the variable / variant section of the broadcasting setting. Plea se not e that if input-ready -user-exit variables are used the system stores the variable values in the setting at the time of the setting creation. This means that if you have an input ready exit variable which determines a changing value over time (e.g. a date or a fiscal period) this variable value is stored in the setting as fixed value. During precalculation, the variable exit is executed but the current variable value is overwritten with the stored value from the setting. For exit variables which change over time, non-input ready variables can be used as well. In this case, no variable value is stored in the variable section of the setting. So the new variable value is computed in the exit implementation and used in the precalculation. Personalization For personalized variables the same principle for storing the variable values in the setting is valid as for exit variables. The variable value at the creation time of the setting is stored in the setting and used during precalulation. If the value of personalization changes over time the setting needs to be updated manually. In general it is better to use non-input ready exit-variables instead of personalized variables. Variants Variants can be defined in the BEx Analyzer work books and can be used in the broadcasting setting. Defining Variants in a setting is not possible. Please note that you can only use variants which are not flagged as user variant.

Using process chains to start precalculation

In addition to the usual way of starting precalculation setting s by triggering E vent data changed (for Broadcaster), it is possible to start them using report RS RD_BROADCAS T_BA TCH. This technique allows to include precalculation in a process chain. As shown below a process chain is created which executes this report via a variant. First the variants for report RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_BA TCH needs to be created. Therefore start transaction SE38 and execute the report. Select the precalculation setting and save this screen as variant. In this example we save it as variant PCS 99C1_W1_S1. The name of the variant can differ from the name of the setting.

The next step is to include a process step in your process chain which executes an ABAP program. In the process step, choose the report RS RD_BROADCAS T_BA TCH and your variant in the process chain step. In our example, this is the previous defined variant PCS99C1_W1_S 1.

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Finally the process chain is ready to execute a precalculation setting. The example chains below trigger the execution of two broadcasting settings in parallel. The design of the proc ess chains in the example below differs but the effect is more or less the same. The reason is that the process chain only controls the execution of the program RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_BA TCH. The program creates new precalculation jobs in the background whic h are executed via the normal job scheduling mechanism. RSRD_B ROA DCAS T_BA TCH finishes as soon as new precalculation jobs are creat ed and the process chain can proc eed with the next item. The execution of thes e new precalculation jobs is monitored by the job scheduler and not monitored by the process chain. So the first process chain in the example below creat es the new precalculation jobs in parallel. The second example creates the precalculation jobs in sequential order. But the real exec ution o f the precalculation jobs is controlled by the job scheduler and thus can happen in any order or in parallel.

The right process chain pretends to execute the setting in sequential order. As explained above a sequential execution using this approach is not possible. A behavior which fakes a sequential execution could be achieved by adding an additional wait-step in between step PCS_P C7_S 1 and PCS_P C7_S2. This could be modeled e.g. by adding a process chain step which calls a simple Z-report that waits for a given time frame using the ABAP statement WAIT UP TO XX SE CONDS. A better solution is writing an Z -report which reads the process chain information and uses this information to identify the precalculation job. Then the report checks the status of the job periodically and waits until the job has the status finished or failed. This report is not part of this document.

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Load balancing in SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance

Load balancing in BW 7. X has been modified compared to the old version. In the old load balancing scheme only one prec alculation server was allowed for one Windows server. The system internally queues precalculation requests and execut es them in several threads within one process. Problems aroused when there was an error in one thread. In some cases, all other threads failed also. To avoid this issue the load balancing mechanism design has been enhanc ed. E very prec alculation server instance has its own process and RFC connection now. Problems with a process or RFC connection only affect one precalculation server. Setting the parameter BWPRE C_USE_NEW_LOA D to X in table RSA DMIN is required. For more information please refer to notes 1275837 and 1275828. To support load balancing using SAP BW Precalculation Server Multi Instance, the system needs more than one active prec alculation server (s ee transaction RSP RECA DMIN). One precalculation server corresponds to one instance running on the windows server. Each precalculation server can process one precalculation request at a time. If for example, three precalc ulation servers are maint ained in RSPRE CADMIN they can all run on one Windows server in parallel. SAP recommends using up to three precalculation servers on a single Windows server. In general, load balancing is implemented according to the following scheme: The system takes a look at the active precalculation servers. The list is sorted (by the technical logical name) and the system takes the first free active precalculation server from the top of the list. The next precalculation request is processed by looking for the first free active precalculation server from the end of the list. The next precalculation request checks for the first available server from the top again, and so on. This means, if a special precalc ul ation task should be assigned to a hard coded precalculation server, it is recommend choosing a precalculation server from the middle of the list. This minimizes the probability of selecting a busy precalculation server. Internally, the system tries to find a free precalculation server in three stages. The first stage was described above. In the second stage the system tries to get any free server for approx. one minute. If this fails and the system is in batch mode the third stage is launched in which the system tries for at least anot her 15 minutes to get a free server. If this fails an error is raised and stored in the log files.

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Check e-mail sending

Please consult note 455140 Configuration of e -mail, fax, paging or SMS using SMTP if the configuration is set up correctly. Use transaction S COT to check which mail server is set up or to start the send process manually.

Use trans action SOS T to check if emails have been send

A double click on the message number at the end of the line (field Msg) wil l open the error message window. There you can read the error message.

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