Administration: Introduction to common trace options in SAP

Some of the common trace options in SAP system that available for administrator.

No	Type	TCODE	Descriptions
1	System Log	SM21	SAP applications servers record events and problem in system logs
2	Dump Analysis	ST22	Short dump generated from unpredictable runtime errors occur by ABAP program
3	System Trace	ST01	Internal SAP system activities ex: authorization checks, database accesses, kernel function, RFC calls
4	Performance Trace	ST05	Analyse database select statements such as database calls, lock management calls, remote calls of reports and transaction
5	Developer Trace	ST11	Contains process trace technical information that useful to investigate host and internal SAP problems / errors

1) System Log: SM21

2) Dump Analysis: ST22

3) System Trace: ST01

4) Performance Trace: ST05

5) Developer Trace: ST11