View alerts in the SAP Solution Manager inbox

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read sap-view-alerts.md
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You can view alerts generated in SAP Solution Manager to see any pressing issues. All alerts also forward to Event Management automatically.

Before you begin

Role required: evt_mgt_admin

Procedure

  1. On the SAP UI, open Solution Manager and select the System Alerts tab.

    [Omitted image "sap-solman-solution-mgr-ui.png"] Alt text: Solution Manager UI

    The system alerts are listed on the page.

  2. Navigate to (Event Management > All Alerts) to view the alerts in Event Management.

    [Omitted image "sap-solman-alerts-in-em.png"] Alt text: Alerts in Event Management UI

    The following table describes the field mapping between SAP Solution Manager and Event Management for alerts.

    SAP Field Event Management Field Description
    severity severity SAP uses a number from 1 (less critical) to 9 (more critical)
    message_key message_key SAP message group ID, messageGUID
    description description Event description
    source source SAP system ID
    managed_object_type type The type of the object, such as Host or Instance
    node node Object name
    managed_object_name resource Solution manager node name
    N/A (there is no value provided by SAP. Event Management generates the indicated field.) source instance The event class must match the connector pull instance name, with the structure <Source>_<Client>.
    source additional_info.sid SAP system ID
    rating additional_info.rating Event color in SAP
    resource additional_info.mandant SAP mandant
    metric_name metric_name Metric name for the SAP event
    time_of_event time_of_event Time of event in SAP

High CPU Usage on SAP Host

Scenario: An alert is generated in SAP Solution Manager when the CPU usage on a critical host exceeds 90% for more than 10 minutes.

Field Value
Severity 8 (Critical)
Message Key CPU_Overload_12345
Description High CPU usage on SAPHost01
Source SAP_Prod
Type Host
Node SAPNode_01
Time 2024-07-31T14:23:00Z

Here’s how the alert is mapped in Event Management:

Field Value
Severity 8
Message Key CPU_Overload_12345
Source SAP_Prod
Type Host
Node/Resource SAPNode_01
Source Instance SAP_Prod_100
SID SAP_Prod
Rating Red
Mandant 100

Parent Topic:SAP Solution Manager setup configurations

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