Process Types

The following table lists the available process types sorted by process category.

Process Category	Process Type	More Information
General services	Start process	Start Process
	Interrupt process	-
	AND (last)	Collection Process
	OR (every)
	EXOR (first)
	ABAP program	ABAP Programs
	Operating System Command	Operating System Command
	Local Process Chains	Local Process Chains
	Process chain remote	Process chain remote
	Workflow (remote)	Workflow(also remote)
	Deciding between multiple alternatives	Decisions
	Is the previous run in the chain still active?	Is the Previous Run in the Chain Still Active?
	Start job in SAP BusinessObjects Data Services	Starting Jobs in SAP Data Services
Loading process and postprocessing	Execute InfoPackage	Inserting an InfoPackage into the Process Chain If you are using process chains, the automatisms of the integrated processes are ignored and have to be implemented using the process chain. For example, in the InfoPackage on the Update tab page, you select update types Only PSA and Subsequently in Data Targets. You are using this InfoPackage in a process chain. A further update into the data target does not run automatically. This is performed after the loading process when the Read PSA and Update Data Target process is scheduled in the process chain.
	Reading the PSA and Updating a Data Target	Reading PSA and Updating a Data Target
	Save hierarchy (3.X)	Loading Hierarchies Using a Process Chain
	Update DataStore object data (further updating)	3.x; replaced by DTP
	Data export to external systems (obsolete)	Obsolete - replaced by open hub destination
	Delete overlapping requests from InfoCube	Automatic Deletion of Requests from the InfoCube when Loading
	Data transfer process	Creating a Data Transfer Process
	Close InfoPackage request (RDA/Push)	Closing Requests Using Process Chains
	Set quality status/data release	-
	Trigger delta merge	Triggering a Delta Merge (When Using the SAP HANA Database)
	Start real-time data acquisition (RDA) load process	Controlling Real-Time Data Acquisition with Process Chains
	Stop real-time data acquisition (RDA) load process	Controlling Real-Time Data Acquisition with Process Chains
	Trigger event data change (for broadcaster)	Including Event Data Changes in Process Chains
Data target administration	Delete index	InfoCube Performance Including InfoCubes in Process Chains
	Build index	InfoCube Performance Including InfoCubes in Process Chains
	Build database statistics	InfoCube Performance-> Database statistics section
	Initial filling of new aggregates	Activating and Filling Aggregates
	Roll up filled aggregates/BWA indexes	Rolling Up Data into Aggregates Rolling Up Data to a SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator Index
	Initial activation and filling of SAP HANA/BWA indexes	Activating and Filling SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator Indexes Indexing BW Data in the SAP HANA Database
	Compress InfoCube	Compressing InfoCubes
	Activate DataStore object data	Activation of Data in DataStore Objects Including DataStore Objects in Process Chains
	Delete all data target content	Deleting the InfoCube and InfoCube Content
	Archive data from InfoProvider	Scheduling Data Archiving Processes Using Process Chains
Reporting agent	Exception reporting	Including Packages in a Process Chain
	Print in background
	Precalculation of Web templates
	Precalculation of value sets
Other BW processes	Attribute change run	For aggregates: System Response to Changes to Master Data and Hierarchies For SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator: System Response to Data Modifications: SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator Index
	Adjust time-dependent aggregates	Editing Aggregates Manually-> step 7.
	Delete requests from the PSA	Deleting Requests from the PSA
	Delete requests from the change log	Deleting from the Change Log
	Delete requests from the write-optimized DSO	Deleting Requests from Write-Optimized DataStore Objects
	Execute planning sequence	Scheduling Planning Sequences in Process Chains
	Switch real-time InfoCube to plan mode	Real-Time InfoCubes
	Switch real-time InfoCube to load mode	Real-Time InfoCubes
	Reorganize master data attributes and texts	Reorganizing Master Data
	Execute analysis process	Creating an Analysis Process
	Update Explorer properties of BW objects	Indexing BW Data for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Other	Job in SAP CPS	-
	Event in SAP CPS	-
	SAP IQ Partition Monitor	Administration of Partitions in Sybase IQ

To illustrate customer-specific processes, you can also implement your own process types. For more information, see Implementing Your Own Process Type

In the system, you can display documentation for a process type by selecting the process type in the overview tree and choosing F1. You find the overview tree in process chain maintenance on the left-hand area of the screen. You can also call the documentation from the dialog box for specifying variants; choose Further Help.