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Schedule
background jobs confirmation processes
Use this step to define parameters to control
the processing of background jobs for material withdrawals, calculating actual
costs and transfering data to Time Management during confirmations.
The materials will be withdrawn from stock once
the background job has run, not when you save the confirmation. You can use
the background job to improve system performance.
Note
Please note, that when you withdraw materials
using a background job, your stock level will not be accurate until the
background job has finished.
Define
Background Job
You determine the following parameters for the
background job:
- name of the background job
- priority of the background job (job
class)
- computer on which the background job is
executed
- how many steps the background job is to
contain (each step starts a further program.)
- whether the background job processes
ABAP/4 programs or external
programs
- when and how often the background job should
run
The SAP System
provides the following selection options:
The system starts
the job right after it is released.
You can specify a
date and a time at which you would like the job to be executed. If desired,
you can also initiate an automatic repetition of the background
job.
You can specify the
name of the job whose processing is to precede your job. You can also specify
whether this "appendage" is to be status-dependent.
The indicator
status-dependent means that the second job is
executed only, if the first one was completed successfully. This is useful if
the second job depends on the first one.
Example:
1. Create
analysis
2. Print
analysis
You can specify an
event at which you would like the job to be executed.
Events are
initialized by ABAP/4 programs and external programs and by the SAP System
itself. An event is a signal that a certain status has been reached in the SAP
System or in another program.
With the start
option after event, a "periodic" job is started
again with each occurrence of a designated event.
Requirements
To print your list in the background, you have
to have maintained all the print control parameters in the step
Determine print control.
Standard
Settings
A standard report is proposed in the standard
SAP R/3 System.
Activities
1. Enter the
following parameters:
- target host (if necessary)
2. Press
Start time in order to specify the start option you
want for your job.
3. If you want
to have your job processed periodically rather than just once, select
Schedule periodically .
4. In the
window, select the repetition period that you would like for your job, for
example, hourly or daily.
5. Press
Steps to identify the program which is to be
processed in the background.
Press the
ABAP key to schedule an ABAP/4 program. Enter the following
specifications for the ABAP/4 program:
Press the
External key to schedule an external program.
6. Enter the
following specifications for the external program:
- target host for executing the external
program
7. Save your
background job.