Inserting a Package into a Process Chain 

Use

If you want a Reporting Agent scheduling package to be executed automatically, you can insert this application process into the run of a Process Chain .

Prerequisites

You have assigned one or more Reporting Agent settings to a scheduling package.

Procedure

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       1.      Call up the process chain maintenance.

Within the Reporting Agent function area of the Administrator Workbench, from the symbol toolbar, choose  Process Chain Maintenance. The Process Chain Maintenance Planning View screen appears.

       2.      In the left-hand screen area of the required  Display Component, navigate to the  process chain in which you want to insert the Reporting Agent process. Double-click to select it. The system displays the process chain planning view in the right-hand side of the screen.

If no suitable process chain is available, you need to create a new process chain. You can find additional information under Creating a Process Chain.

       3.      To insert a Reporting Agent process, in the left-hand screen area, choose   Process Types. The system now displays the process categories that are available.

In the  Reporting Agent process category, you can select the following application process types:

 Exception Reporting

 Printing in Background

 Pre-calculating Web templates

 Pre-calculating value sets

You can find additional information from: Reporting Agent.

       4.      Use Drag&Drop to insert the required application process type into the process chain. The dialog box for inserting a process variant appears.

       5.      In the Process Variants field, enter the name of the application process you want to insert into the process chain. A value help is available, which lists all process variants that have already been created.

Choose   Create if you want to create a new process variant. A dialog box appears, in which you can enter a description for your application process.

Enter the description for your application process and choose  Next. A process maintenance screen appears for your application process. In the upper screen area, the system displays the following information for the variant:

-         Technical name

-         Description (You can make an entry in this field)

-         Last Changed by

-         Last changed on

The lower area, Reporting Agent Package, is used to display and enter the configuration of the respective application process.  

-         Application process type

-           You can make an entry in this field

Enter the name of the Reporting Agent scheduling package you want to insert into the process chain as an application process. Input help is available. Save your entries.

-         After saving, the system displays the description of the chosen scheduling package and, in the Reporting Agent Setting area, the Reporting Agent setting components with the last changed date.

       6.      Go back. The Process Chain Maintenance Planning View screen appears.

Result

You have inserted the selected Reporting Agent scheduling package into a process chain.

Additional information is available about the scope of functions within process chain maintenance, as well as about the additional steps needed in creating a process chain. You can find it under Process Chain Maintenance and Creating a Process Chain.