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kai_bauer · ‎04-24-2018

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Dashboard Builder is a powerful framework for SAP Systems Management.

It helps in visualizing the Solution Manager database content, so that it becomes possible to create useful reporting dashboards.

In some cases (e.g. when creating an "SAP Security Dashboard") number-based tiles for a general system overview are necessary:

Total Count of all managed Systems

Total Count of all ABAP Systems

Total Count of all Java Systems

Total Count of other Systems

Number of Systems with outdated synchronization data

Unfortunately, there is no simple way to do this "out of the box".

This blogpost describes how to use a custom function module to display LMDB data in SAP Solution Manager Dashboard Builder.

Data Source

The following data from LMDB is needed:

SID

System Type

Last Synchronization Timestamp

These values are stored in LMDB table „LAPI_TECH_SYSTEM“:

Custom Function Module as Interface LAPI_TECH_SYSTEM -> Dashboard Builder

SAP provides:

“DSH_SAMPLE_FM_DATASET – test function module for dashboard builder”

as an example of how to deliver data to Dashboard Builder.

Using this template, it is easy to create a custom function module, e.g.:

"Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET - lapi_tech_system data function module for dashboard builder"

Step 1 (SE37):

Copy "DSH_SAMPLE_FM_DATASET" to “Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET”.

Step 2 (Tables tab):

Customize Structure "INC_DATA_S" to:

SID	CAPTION	SYSTEMTYPE	SYNC_TIMESTAMP	COUNTER_ST	COUNTER_EXPIRED
<SID>	<CAPTION>	<SYSTEMTYPE>	YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM:SS	0 \| 1	1

COUNTER_ST is a key figure for filtering and counting different System Types.

COUNTER_EXPIRED is a key figure for filtering Systems with outdated synchronization data.

Sample Structure as in INC_DATA_S:

Customized Structure ZDSH_SYSINFO:

Step 3 (Source code tab):

FUNCTION z_dsh_sysinfo_fm_dataset.

*"----------------------------------------------------------------------

*"*"Local Interface:

*"  IMPORTING

*"     VALUE(I_T_SEL_OPTIONS) TYPE  DSH_RSPARAMS_TT OPTIONAL

*"  EXPORTING

*"     REFERENCE(ET_TEXTS) TYPE  DSH_SRC_TEXT_TABLE

*"  TABLES

*"      DATASET STRUCTURE  ZDSH_SYSINFO

*"----------------------------------------------------------------------



* Function module Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET selects data from Solution Manager table LAPI_TECH_SYSTEM (Technical Systems for DIAGLS landscape API)

* and provides it for Solution Manager Dashboard Builder.

* It helps to create number-based Tiles like:

* - Total Count of all ABAP Systems

* - Total Count of all Java Systems

* - Total Count of all other Systems

* - Number of Systems that have a synchronization timestamp older than 30 days



* See function module DSH_SAMPLE_FM_DATASET as a reference



  TABLES:lapi_tech_system. " Import table

  DATA:etab         TYPE zdsh_sysinfo, " Temporary structure for dataset export

       lv_date      TYPE datum,

       lv_date_char TYPE char14,

       lv_duration  TYPE int4,

       lv_time      TYPE uzeit,

       lv_date_ext  TYPE char10,

       lv_time_ext  TYPE char8.



  SELECT * FROM lapi_tech_system.



    MOVE lapi_tech_system-sid TO etab-sid. " SID

    MOVE lapi_tech_system-caption TO etab-caption. " Caption

    MOVE lapi_tech_system-type TO etab-systemtype. " System Type



*   Processing Last synchronization timestamp:

    MOVE lapi_tech_system-sync_timestamp TO lv_date_char.

    MOVE lv_date_char(8) TO lv_date.

    MOVE lv_date_char+8(6) TO lv_time.

    CONCATENATE lv_date_char(4) lv_date_char+4(2) lv_date_char+6(2) INTO lv_date_ext SEPARATED BY '.'.

    WRITE lv_time TO lv_time_ext.

    CONCATENATE lv_date_ext lv_time_ext INTO etab-sync_timestamp SEPARATED BY space.



*   Determine systems with synchronization timestamp older than 30 days

*   (expired systems)

    call function 'DURATION_DETERMINE'

      exporting

        unit                       = 'TAG'

*       FACTORY_CALENDAR           =

      importing

        duration                   = lv_duration

      changing

        start_date                 = lv_date

        start_time                 = lv_time

        end_date                   = sy-datum

        end_time                   = sy-uzeit

      exceptions

        factory_calendar_not_found = 1

        date_out_of_calendar_range = 2

        date_not_valid             = 3

        unit_conversion_error      = 4

        si_unit_missing            = 5

        parameters_not_valid       = 6

        others                     = 7.

    IF lv_duration < 30.

      MOVE 0 TO etab-counter_expired. " Counter KPI for Expired Systems

    ELSE.

      MOVE 1 TO etab-counter_expired.

    ENDIF.



    MOVE 1 TO etab-counter_st. " Counter KPI for System Type



    APPEND etab TO dataset.



  ENDSELECT.



ENDFUNCTION.

Display Data in Dashboard Builder

Tile: Total Count of All Systems

Parameter	Value
KPI Type	Custom
Name	Total
Subhead
Description	Systems
Visualization	Number-based
Size	1 X 1
Unit
Data Source Type	Function Module
Data Source Name	Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET
Detail Page Template	Drill-Down views
Rows
Columns	Key Figures
Filter 1	Key Figures: Counter Systemtype
Thresholds	Counter Systemtype: >= 0 Show as Green

Tile: Systems with outdated synchronization data

Parameter	Value
KPI Type	Custom
Name	Outdated Data
Subhead	Older than 20 days
Description	Systems
Visualization	Number-based
Size	1 X 1
Unit
Data Source Type	Function Module
Data Source Name	Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET
Detail Page Template	Drill-Down views
Rows
Columns	Key Figures
Filter 1	Key Figures: Expired System
Thresholds	Expired System: >= 0 Show as Red

Tile: Distribution by System Type

Parameter	Value
KPI Type	Custom
Name	Distribution
Subhead	by System Type
Description
Visualization	Pie chart
Size	2 X 2
Unit
Data Source Type	Function Module
Data Source Name	Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET
Detail Page Template	None
Rows	Technical System Type
Columns	Key Figures
Filter 1	Key Figures: Counter Systemtype
Thresholds

Tiles: Total Count of NW AS ABAP, NW AS JAVA & Other Systems

Parameter	Value
KPI Type	Custom
Name	NW AS ABAP [NW AS JAVA, Other]
Subhead
Description	Systems
Visualization	Number-based
Size	1 X 1
Unit
Data Source Type	Function Module
Data Source Name	Z_DSH_SYSINFO_FM_DATASET
Detail Page Template	Drill-Down views
Rows
Columns	Key Figures
Filter 1	Key Figures: Counter Systemtype
Filter 2 (ABAP Systems)	Technical System Type: ABAP
Filter 2 (JAVA Systems)	Technical System Type: JAVA
Filter 2 (Other Systems)	Technical System Type: ! ABAP && ! JAVA
Thresholds

How to realize a Solution Manager LMDB System Overview in Dashboard Builder

Data Source

Custom Function Module as Interface LAPI_TECH_SYSTEM -> Dashboard Builder

Step 1 (SE37):

Step 2 (Tables tab):

Step 3 (Source code tab):

Display Data in Dashboard Builder

Tile: Total Count of All Systems

Tile: Systems with outdated synchronization data

Tile: Distribution by System Type

Tiles: Total Count of NW AS ABAP, NW AS JAVA & Other Systems

Related Links:

SAP PI for Beginners

ABAP 7.40 Quick Reference

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