How To Fix /IWFND/COS_SUTIL004 - Global Configuration for Performance and Payload Trace

/IWFND/COS_SUTIL004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWFND/COS_SUTIL -

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Global Configuration for Performance and Payload Trace

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/IWFND/COS_SUTIL004 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWFND/COS_SUTIL004 typically relates to issues with the Global Configuration for Performance and Payload Trace in the SAP Gateway. This error can occur when there are problems with the configuration settings for tracing performance and payload data, which are essential for monitoring and optimizing the performance of OData services.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The error may arise if the global configuration settings for performance and payload tracing are not properly set up or are missing.
  Authorization Problems: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the tracing settings.
  System Errors: There could be underlying system issues or inconsistencies in the SAP Gateway that prevent the configuration from being applied correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration Settings:
  
  Navigate to the transaction code /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE and ensure that the OData services are correctly configured.
  Go to the transaction code /IWFND/TRACE to check the tracing settings and ensure that they are enabled as required.
  
  
  
  Adjust Global Configuration:
  
  Use the transaction