Activating Availability Control in the Background

Course Prerequisites

In the budget profile, you chose activation type 2 (background activation) for availability control.

Background activation for availability control checks whether or not the usage level defined in the budget profile has been reached. If the usage level is exceeded, availability control is activated. You can start the batch run for availability control automatically.

In The Project System (Same Procedure as for Internal Orders)

In the project system, select the projects that you want to start in the batch run.

  1. Choose Logistics or Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Project System Next navigation step Controlling Next navigation step Budgeting Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step Activate Availability Control. End of the navigation path For internal orders, choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Controlling Next navigation step Internal Orders Next navigation step Budgeting Next navigation step Availability Control Next navigation step Activate End of the navigation path .

  2. Enter the controlling area and the database profile. The screen Background Activation of Availability Control for Projects appears.

  3. Enter data as required.

    Note Note

    Background activation of availability control logs the objects for which you activated availability control. If you set the Detailed Log indicator, the system also displays all projects of the specified variant (object selection) for which you did not activate availability control.

    End of the note.

  4. To save the project selection as a variant, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Variant Next navigation step Save as Variant.... End of the navigation path The ABAP: Save as Variant screen appears.

  5. Enter the variant name and text (meaning) and set the Only for Background Processing indicator.

  6. Save the variant with . You return to the initial screen and the system informs you that the variants were saved.

Job Definition

You can start the batch run for availability control using a job definition.