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Schedule
Background Jobs
In this step you can define parameters to
control the processing of background jobs.
You can define the following background
jobs:
- activating deletion flags or deletion
indicators
You specify the following parameters for a
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. An
event is a signal that a certain status has been reached in the SAP System or
in another program.
For start option
after event, a "periodic" job is started for each
occurrence of a described event
Requirements
To print your list in the background, you have
to have maintained all of 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, that
is, 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.