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Monitoring SAP XI Communication Channels

SAP XI adapters are used to exchange data with the SAP Exchange Infrastructure. They transform messages so that they can be forwarded via communication channels.

The SAP agent provides functions which can be used to handle adapters:

Starting communication channels
Stopping communication channels
Querying information about communication channels

The functions XI_GET_CHANNEL and XI_SET_CHANNEL can be used in SAP jobs. Information about communication channels is stored as an XML document in the job report. The script elements for XML format this data.

Communication channels can also be monitored via Event objects of type "Console". An event is triggered whenever the status changes.

Activate the XI interface with the SAP Executor's INI-file parameters in the section [SAP_XI].

A Login object with valid login data is required for accessing the XI system. The XI user must be authorized to control the XI communication channels. We recommend using different Login objects for SAP and XI system if both are installed on the same host. Otherwise, the login entry is not unique.

AE JCL for XI

Script elements	Description
XI_GET_CHANNEL	Lists communication channels
XI_SET_CHANNEL	Starts and stops communication channels