Table Of Contents

Understanding the Core Automation for SAP Content

Automation Pack Content

Core Automation for SAP Task Rules

Core Automation for SAP Global Variables

Core Automation for SAP Processes

Core Automation for SAP Target Groups

Core Automation for SAP Categories

Automation Pack Dependencies

Understanding the Core Automation for SAP Content

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The Cisco Process Orchestrator Automation Pack for Core Automation for SAP contains content that is used in the other SAP-related automation packs.

This appendix contains the content included in the Core Automation for SAP automation pack. It contains the following sections:

•Automation Pack Content

•Automation Pack Dependencies

Automation Pack Content

Use the automation pack Properties dialog box to view the content (objects) included in the automation pack. For instructions on accessing the automation pack properties, see Accessing Automation Pack Properties, page 2-2.

Core Automation for SAP Task Rules

The following table contains the task rule that is imported by the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

Task Rule	Description
SAP Default Assignment	Default user or group who will be assigned all SAP-related incidents.

For information on configuring Task Rules, see Using Task Rules for Assignments and Notifications, page 3-14.

Core Automation for SAP Global Variables

The following table contains the global variables that are imported by the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

Global Variable Name	Description
SAP Alert Suppression Time	Used to specify the time Process Orchestrator SAP alerts will be suppressed when duplicated. After this time, a new alert and incident will be created. Enter the time in seconds.
Transaction Analyzer Report Location	If you have Cisco Transaction Analyzer installed, you use this URL to access Transaction Analyzer reports folder.

For instructions on configuring global variables, see Managing Target Properties, page 3-24.

Core Automation for SAP Processes

The Core Automation for SAP automation pack contains support processes that may be triggered by alerts and incidents from processes in the other SAP automation packs. You must enable the processes that will be used in your environment before the other processes can be successfully executed.

For instructions on enabling processes, see Chapter 4, "Managing SAP Solution Manager E2E Response Processes."

The following table contains the processes that are imported by the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

Process Name	Description
Disable SAP System Monitoring	Allows users to disable the SAP system in Process Orchestrator. This process can be used as an example to create custom processes to disable/enable SAP system monitoring during scheduled downtime.
Enable SAP System Monitoring	Allows users to enable the SAP system in Process Orchestrator. This process can be used as an example to create custom processes to disable/enable SAP system monitoring during scheduled downtime.
Example - Transaction Analyzer Link	Example process for linking to Transaction Analyzer.
Publish SAP Alerts on Windows Event Log	Alerts created by processes in the Automation for SAP BW and BWA automation pack will create events in the Windows event log in the Process Orchestrator server. This is necessary for integration with management frameworks such as Microsoft SCOM 2007 and HP OpenView for Windows. Note This process must be enabled if you have integrated Process Orchestrator with SCOM 2007 or HP OpenView.
Reset SAP System Alerts and Incidents	Closes all the alerts and incidents for the selected SAP system in Process Orchestrator.
SAP Adapter Connection Issue	Monitors the health of Process Orchestrator connection to SAP systems.
SAP Process Execution Error	Raises an incident when there are errors in activities executed in SAP processes.

Core Automation for SAP Target Groups

The Core Automation for SAP automation pack provides the target groups that are used by the SAP processes. Most of the target groups are automatically populated with members when the targets are configured. For those that are not automatically populated, you must manually add the members. For information on adding members to target groups, see the Process Orchestrator User Guide.

The following table contains the target groups that are imported by the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

Target Group Name	Description	Automatically Populated with Members
All Cisco UCS Managers (SAP)	All UCS Managers.	Yes
All SAP ABAP	All SAP systems configured with component ABAP.	Yes
All SAP ABAP 46C	All SAP systems configured with component ABAP and version 46C.	Yes
All SAP ABAP non 46C	All SAP systems configured with component ABAP and not version 46C.	Yes
All SAP BI Warehouse	All SAP BI Warehouse targets.	Yes
All SAP Java	All SAP systems configured with component Java.	Yes
All SAP Systems	All SAP systems.	Yes
All SAP Systems - DB2 Mainframe	All SAP systems configured with database DB2 Mainframe.	Yes
All SAP Systems - DB2 UDB	All SAP systems configured with database DB2 UDB.	Yes
All SAP Systems - Oracle	All SAP systems configured with database Oracle.	Yes
All SAP Systems - SQL Server Database	All SAP systems configured with database SQL Server.	Yes
All Unix Servers (SAP)	All Unix servers.	Yes
All Windows Computers (SAP)	All Windows server.	Yes
Location Availability Monitors	Windows computers that have Availability Monitor Utility installed. Availability Monitor is used to monitor location availability. Contact Cisco Systems support to download the utility.	No

Core Automation for SAP Categories

The Core Automation for SAP automation pack ships with categories that are used by the SAP processes. The following categories are imported by the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

•SAP	•SAP Database SAP DB
•SAP APO	•SAP Infrastructure ABAP
•SAP Application Layer	•SAP Infrastructure J2EE
•SAP Availability	•SAP Operating System
•SAP Background Processing	•SAP Performance Metrics
•SAP BW	•SAP PI
•SAP Communication	•SAP Spool System
•SAP Configuration	•SAP System Errors
•SAP Database DB2	•SAP Update
•SAP Database DB2 Mainframe	•SAP Examples
•SAP Database Informix	•SAP Operations
•SAP Database MS SQL Server	•SAP Self Monitoring
•SAP Database Oracle

Automation Pack Dependencies

Use the Dependencies tab on the automation pack Properties dialog box to view the automation packs and adapters referenced by the objects in the automation pack. These objects must be installed prior to importing the Core Automation for SAP automation pack.

For instructions on accessing the automation pack properties, see Accessing Automation Pack Properties, page 2-2.

Object Type	Dependency
Automation Packs	•Core
Adapters	•Core Functions Adapter •Microsoft Windows Adapter