Using The Event Trace

As mentioned earper, this is an important feature to diagnose the workflows with error. You can use Event Trace in Workflows to log all information for creating and using events.

Event queue

You can make use of Event queue to store events temporarily.

General Settings → Workflow → Maintain the event queue settings

In an event trace, you maintain the following data −

Event data

Triggering program

Trigger date and time

Triggering Object

Triggering Object Type

Event Name

Following are the useful transactions under SAP Workflow in ABAP development −

SWE4 - Switch event trace on/off

SWEL - Display event trace. You can display event trace based on different selection criteria. You have the following selection criteria under Event Trace −

Event ID

Creator object type

Creator object instance

Event

Program creating event, etc.

RSWELOGD - Delete event trace

SWEC - Link change documents to events

SWED - Assign change document objects to object types

To activate/deactivate the event trace, navigate to the following path −

Tools → Business Workflow → Development → Administration → Event Manager → Event → Switch Event Trace On/Off or use T-Code: SWELS/SWE4.