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PI 7.31 introduced a new concept called scenario specific message staging and logging. You can now enable or
disable message staging and logging for the specific integration scenario. Scenario specific persistence (staging or
logging) is available only for scenarios involving advanced adapter engine. In other words, scenario specific
persistence is applicable only to integrated configurations.

As you can see from the below screenshots, there is a new tab "Advanced Settings" in Integrated configuration.

Staging
With this option, you can save message versions, edit them and restart the processing of the changed message. The
following values are available as drop down for each step and they are self explanatory.
None - Message version is not saved
Store on error - Message version is saved only if the following step has error
Save - Message version is always saved

Logging
With this option, you can save message versions for logging purposes. Note that with this option you only have read
only access to the message version. The following values are available as drop down for each step and they are self
explanatory
None - Message version is not saved
Log - Message version saved for logging
Log on error -Message version saved for logging in case of error
Scenario specific message staging and logging in PI
7.31 AAE
Posted by Nageshwar Reddy in Process Integration (PI) & SOA Middleware on Jul 26, 2012 4:16:59 AM
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Log without payload - Message version saved for logging without payload
Log on error without payload - Message version is saved for logging only on error without payload

References:
For global configuration of message persistence in AAE please refer to the following blogs which introduce and
explain the concepts.
Message Versioning in the Advance Adapter Engine of PI 7.30 - Blog by William Li
PI/XI: PI 7.3 message version persistence for ICO integration flows - teaser - Blog by Michal Krawczyk

The following diagram from SAP help shows the processing steps in advanced adapter engine pipeline and helps us
understand the processing. Additional details on processing steps are available at sap help SAP Library - Advanced
Adapter Engine
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Jonathan Ma Apr 15, 2013 10:08 PM
Hi, Nageshewar.

Thank you for the useful information. Since RWB is not working well anymore in PO 731, I am using
the PIMON. However, how do you see the detailed log contents after I turned on the highest logging
in the ICO? I clicked on "view message content" and it produces a mess in a text file.

Thanks
Jonathan.
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Nageshwar Reddy Apr 25, 2013 10:33 AM (in response to Jonathan Ma)
Hi Jonathan Ma,
RWB will not work with PO 731.

Once you enable detailed logging, you should be able to select different versions and see
the appropriate payload. I agree with you that sometimes the payload data is not displayed
as an XML. We may have to use other tools to view it as proper XML.
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Jonathan Barrington May 7, 2013 5:34 PM
Hi Nageshewar.
Nice post with good introduction.

However in my testing, I find that the MS stage is actually after Interface Determination. There is no
stage between Receiver Determination and Interface Determination.

Regards
Jonathan B.