Periodical tasks that need to be performed frequently in order to ensure that the software runs smoothly with optimal performance.

In the context of SAP NetWeaver Gateway some cleanup jobs are necessary on the SAP NetWeaver Gateway hub system. You can find the relevant activities in the Implementation Guide (IMG): In transaction SPRO open the SAP Reference IMG and navigate to  SAP NetWeaver Gateway OData Channel Administration Cache Settings .

The tasks need to be performed in regular intervals. The frequency specified depends on the load in your system and therefore may vary. A periodical cleanup is recommended to avoid a waste of disk and memory space. You might consider a frequency of once a week.

When activating SAP NetWeaver Gateway in your system landscape the following jobs are scheduled automatically:

Note that these two jobs are only carried out in one client, but they are also doing this for the other clients. This is the client in which SAP NetWeaver Gateway has been activated initially. If the jobs are not running periodically, the system will need more disk resources than expected. You can make them run again by switching SAP NetWeaver Gateway off and on again in the implementation guide (SPRO).

In addition to these automatically scheduled jobs we recommend you schedule job /IWFND/R_SM_CLEANUP which — among others — will help to clean up the Application Log Viewer (/IWFND/CLEANUP_APPSLOG) and the Error Log (/IWFND/SUPPORT_UTILITIES).

   

There are several cleanup scenarios for different use cases, for example: