Calling up list of variants that have already been created

       1.       Defining parameters for mass processing

Select Schedule background job .

Choose Execute

If when defining parameters you have set the indicator Redefine selection you reach the selection screen for capacity leveling.

Use the selection and filter criteria to define the objects for mass processing.

Choose Execute

The parameters and selection and filter criteria are automatically saved under the job name.

You reach the screen Mass dispatching: Variants where the variants that have already been created are listed.

Creating new variants

On the screen Mass dispatching: Variants choose Dispatching → Create variant.

Specify the name of the variant and choose Create.

When you first create a variant on the screen Mass dispatching you reach the dialog box Variants: Screen Assignment

Maintain the screen allocation.

Choose Execute

You reach the screen Maintain variants.

Specify the job name whose parameter-, selection- and filter criteria you want to copy to the variant.

Choose Execute

You branch to the screen for maintaining variant attributes.

Enter a short text in the field Meaning that describes the variant and, if necessary, describe the attributes or the screen allocation.

Save the variant.

Press Back twice to branch to the screen Mass dispatching: Variants

If you now want to start or schedule the mass processing job, select the variant and start/dispatch it. The mass processing job is executed using the job name that you have copied as a value to the variant.

Change variant

On the screen Mass Dispatching: Variants select the variants that you want to choose.

Choose Schedule job ® Show/change variant.

You can use variants to

Call up value maintenance and specify the job name whose parameters, selection- and filter criteria you want to copy to the variant

Maintain the attributes and variants

Save your entries every time

Choose Back to branch to the screen Mass dispatching: Variants