How To Fix SDBALM318 - Information about RFC connections relevant for APO

SDBALM318 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SDBALM - SAP DB and liveCache Alert Monitoring

• Message number: 318

• Message text: Information about RFC connections relevant for APO

Alerts
<ZH>Red:</>
At least one RFC connection of a production client is not correctly
maintained. For more information, see SAP Note 305634.
If you do not use a liveCache in this client, you can maintain this
with the program /SAPAPO/OM_NON_LN_RELEVANT_CLT.
<ZH>Green:</>
The RFC connections are correctly maintained.
Reported Value
A value (text or digits) is only reported for this node if:
This node does not yet contain a value, or
The data collector determines a change in the internal table that
contains the values to be reported
Data Collector
<ZH>Collector C</>
(RZ20 -> SAP CCMS Technical Experts Monitors -> All Monitoring Contexts
,,-> <Name of the database connection> -> Collectors and Internals ->
Collectors -> Collector C)

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Preset runtime interval of Collector C: 4 hours

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SDBALM318 - Information about RFC connections relevant for APO ?

  The SAP error message SDBALM318 typically relates to issues with Remote Function Call (RFC) connections that are relevant for Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) systems. This error can occur in various scenarios, often indicating that there is a problem with the configuration or status of the RFC connections used by APO.
  
  Cause:
  
  RFC Connection Issues: The error may arise if the RFC connections to the APO system are not properly configured or are inactive.
  Network Problems: There could be network issues preventing the connection between the systems.
  Authorization Issues: The user credentials used for the RFC connection may not have the necessary authorizations.
  System Configuration: Incorrect settings in the SAP system configuration for the APO or the backend system can lead to this error.
  System Downtime: The target system (e.g., the backend ERP system) may be down or undergoing maintenance.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check RFC Connections:
  
  Go to transaction SM59 in the SAP GUI.
  Verify the status of the RFC connections relevant