Activating debugging mode in Production System

[Former Member]

How can I or Basis users activate debugging mode in PRD System? Is it possible or recommended ?

Thanks in advance,

[Former Member]

Hi Maria.

Just type "/h" in the command prompt.

Regards,

John.

[RichHeilman]

I don't think that their is a global switch here, but I do know that their are authorizations built around this, so you would need the authorization object for DEBUG in the production system. I think it is a value under the S_DEVELOP authorization object. Also see below.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/c6/617d06e68c11d2b2ab080009b43351/frameset.htm

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Edited by: Rich Heilman on Jan 15, 2008 8:28 AM

[Former Member]

assign profile S_BI_DEBUG to the user in your production system (using transaction SU01) or add it together with a system-id in your CUA master. this profile will enable DEBUG without activating too much authority.

normally i'd say it is not recommended in a production system - but everone of us knows: sometimes there's no other way - so do not be too concerned about it. make sure you delete the user-profile relation when it is no longer needed.

[Former Member]

Can you explain a little bit more this thing?? "add it together with a system-id in your CUA master"

Thanks.

[former_member182354]

First of all you should not have debugging option in Production. Because in debuggin we can even change values and run the program and if anything goes wrong that will create a havoc. So debuggin in Production is a big no no.

Regards,

Raghav

[JozsefSzikszai]

hi,

Actually changing data during debugging is controlled also by authorization. According to my experience the usual process in a productive system is to have the authorization for debugging, but no to have the authorizaion for changing data.

ec

[Former Member]

In addition to all this, you will also need authorisation to run the transaction in production you want to debug. In some production systems this is more difficult that getting debug access.

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member]

the thing i mentioned is a profile. you can add it to your user but the how-to depends on your system configuration.

if you have a CUA (Central User Administration) activ, the relationship between profile and user has to be done in the CUA master. You would do this using tx. SU01 on the CUA master, then click on tabstrip 'prifles' and fill the fields 'system' with the id for your productive system (chose F4 for valid values) and add the s_i_debug in the field 'profile'.

if you do not have a CUA implemented, just go to tx. SU01 in your production system and add s_i_debug in tabstrip 'profiles'.