This blog will explain about the SLAW2 tool as successor of the SLAW tool used for license measurement consolidation. For background information on SLAW tool, see this blog.
Questions that will be answered in this blog are:
- How to technically activate SLAW2?
- How to setup system master data in SLAW2?
- How to consolidate user measurement data in SLAW2?
- How to use the SLAW2.0 information system?
- Differences between SLAW and SLAW2?
SLAW2
Depending on your system, when you start the SLAW transaction, you might be mandatory routed to SLAW2.
In this case you are forced to use SLAW2.
Basic activation of SLAW2
Before you can use SLAW2 web part you have to enable the corresponding SICF nodes:
SLAW2 system settings
If the basic activation is done, start SLAW2 by using the transaction SLAW2. This will open the SLAW2 start screen:
In the master data you start first with checking the already present systems (if you were using SLAW before) or adding a new system.
In this screen you can also go to the general SLAW2.0 settings:
Running the consolidation in SLAW2
The basic principle of SLAW2 and SLAW are the same. The buttons are in different place. SLAW2 is helping you in bit more fancy roadmap style.
If your system data is properly set up, you can select the Start new or Change Consolidation button in the start screen:
The roadmap on top shows in which part of the process you are.
You can show the results and start the Combine Users process.
Next step is the Consolidate users step:
As last step you can see the results and submit to SAP.
In contrast to the old SLAW, the consolidation is done. If you want to repeat, you have to create a new consolidation.
SLAW2 information system
On the start screen of SLAW2 you can go to the LAW2.0 information system.
From here you can create lists and filter them. The results can be exported to excel for further processing, analysis and clean up.
SLAW versus SLAW2.0
The features in SLAW2.0 and SLAW are basically the same. The positives of SLAW2.0 are the information system and roadmap support. The old SLAW is easier if you have more iterations in cleanup.
As said before, depending on your version, SAP forces you to use SLAW2.0.
License measurement tips & tricks
For license measurement tips and tricks, read this dedicated blog.
LUI License utilization information
The LUI (license utilization information) tool is an online SAP tool that has all the information on your on premise and cloud licenses information combined. For cloud the usage is automatically visible. For on premise systems you can upload the usage via the SLAW files. This can give you insights into under-consumption and over-consumption of licenses. Read more in this blog.
Relevant OSS notes
If you are facing bugs or issues, you can check these OSS notes:
- 2453022 – LAW 2.0: Transfer local USMM result
- 2695241 – Web Dynpro application error and dump in transaction USMM, USMM2, SLAW2 or SLAT
- 2695798 – LAW 2.0: No results displayed for engines in step 5
- 2804104 – SLAW2: Dump beim Speichern von Vermessungsplan
- 2836987 – LAW 2.0: Error during import of individual consolidation rules
- 2842221 – LAW 2.0: Vorbereitende Maßnahmen Dump
- 2846903 – SLAW2 Hinweis Prüfen: Text Korrektur
- 2942356 – LAW2: Consolidation result does not contain any engine data
- 2951714 – USMM: Reduktion der Ergebnisdatei bei großer Anzahl von Nutzern mit ID 93,94,95,96,97
- 2959119 – USMM2 LAW2: PDF log is not displayed correctly – incorrect spool device type
- 2980637 – LAW 2.0: Schritt 2 Fehler Korrektur für RFC Aktionen
- 3053206 – LAW2: Dump in connected system during RFC actions in CL_SLIM_LAW_CONNECTOR
- 3088682 – USMM2 LAW2 user without license type
- 3140413 – Unable to transfer system measurement data to SAP
- 3153008 – LAW2: Bei RFC Aktion Dump im Komponentensystem
- 3237865 – Dump UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION with exception CX_SALV_WD_NC_PROGRAM_ERROR_UI in transaction USMM
- 3351515 – Report SLAW2_UPDATE_PERSOBJECT terminates with dump CALL_METHOD_CONFLICT_TYPE
- 3361942 – LAW2: RFC action not successful, dump \”ASSERTION_FAILED\” in program CL_LAW2_APPL_LOG
- 3368852 – SLAW2 step 2 dump GETWA_NOT_ASSIGNED for RFC action \”Copy Result\”
Hello,
Is it mandatory to set up the managed system with the SLD ?
Regards
To use these functions the managed system and SLD setups are not required.
Thanks for your answer,
For which reason I couldn’t add different system with the same system number? I’m trying to add a system with a system number 20 but there are an existing system with the same system number and we’re are getting a problem during the editing of system. What’s wrong?
Regards
Hi Ruben,
It might be a bug in SLAW2.
Check if note 2673610 (LAW2.0 system details missing or not updated correctly) is helping.
If not helping, you can raise message to SAP under component XX-SER-LAS.
Good luck!
Hello,
in step 6 when i click save result localy it generates a dump “500 internal Server Error”
Check OSS note 2453022 – LAW 2.0: Transfer local USMM result
and OSS note 2695241 – Web Dynpro application error and dump in transaction USMM, USMM2, SLAW2 or SLAT