BC Basis Programming Interfaces

BC Basis Programming Interfaces

Changes in Release 4.0A

Programming with the Background Processing System

Programming Techniques

Scheduling and Managing a Job: Easy Method

Easy Job Scheduling Using BP_JOBVARIANT_SCHEDULE

Managing “Easy-Method” Jobs with BP_JOBVARIANT_OVE

Scheduling a Job: Full-Control Method

Task Overview: Full-Control Job Scheduling

Where to Specify Job Attributes

Getting Job-Start Specifications from Users

Calculating Start Dates for Periodic Jobs

Obtaining Printing and Archiving Specifications

Sample Program: Declarations, Set Up, and Print S

Sample Program: Creating a Job with JOB_OPEN

Sample Program: Adding an ABAP Job Step

Sample Program: Adding a Job Step for an External

Sample Program: Adding a Job Step with ABAP SUBMI

Sample Program: Immediate Start with JOB_CLOSE

Sample Program: Immediate Start with Spool Reques

Sample Program: Start-Time Window with JOB_CLOSE

Sample Program: Job Start on Workday (JOB_CLOSE)

Sample Program: Job Start on Event (JOB_CLOSE)

Sample Program: Wait for Predecessor Job with JOB

Sample Program: Start at Switch to Operating Mode

Job Outcomes: Displaying Job Logs

Displaying a Job Log

Copying a Job Log into an Internal Table

Managing Jobs: Generating Job Lists

Sample Program: Generating a Job List

Displaying Job Status: SHOW_JOBSTATE

Selecting and Deleting a Job

Using Events to Trigger Job Starts

Event Concepts

Using Events: Task Overview

Defining Events

Triggering Events from ABAP Programs

Triggering Events from External Programs

Finding Out Which Event and Argument Were Triggere

Running External Programs

Implementing Parallel Processing

Special Techniques: Starting External Programs

Advanced Scheduling 1: Building Chains of Jobs

Advanced Scheduling 2: Scheduling and Synchronizi

Advanced Scheduling 3: Deciding Which Job to Sche

Reference: Background Processing Function Modules

JOB_OPEN: Create a Background Processing Job

JOB_SUBMIT, ABAP SUBMIT: Add a Job Step to a Job

JOB_CLOSE: Pass a Job to the Background Processin

BP_JOBVARIANT_SCHEDULE and BP_JOBVARIANT_OVERVIEW:

BP_CALCULATE_NEXT_JOB_STARTS: Determine Start Dat

BP_CHECK_EVENTID: Check that an Event Exists

BP_EVENT_RAISE: Trigger an Event from an ABAP Pro

BP_JOB_COPY: Copy a Background Job

BP_JOB_DELETE: Delete a Background Processing Job

BP_JOB_GET_PREDECESSORS: List Predecessor-Jobs of

BP_JOB_GET_SUCESSORS: List the Successor-Jobs of

BP_JOB_MAINTENANCE: Job Management Functions

BP_JOB_SELECT: Read Jobs from Database

BP_FIND_JOBS_WITH_PROGRAM: Read Jobs that Run a S

BP_JOBLIST_PROCESSOR: Allow User to Work with Lis

SHOW_JOBSTATE: Check Status of a Job

BP_JOBLOG_READ: Read a Job Log for Processing

BP_JOBLOG_SHOW: Display a Job Processing Log

BP_START_DATE_EDITOR: Display/Request Start Speci

BP_JOB_READ: Retrieve Job Specifications

SHOW_JOBSTATE: Display Job Status

Parallel-Processing Function Modules

Data Transfer

Data Transfer Methods

Data Transfer: Overview of Batch Input

The Transaction Recorder

Recording Transactions

Recording

Using the Recording Editor

Generating Batch Input Sessions From the Recording

Generating Data Transfer Programs

Generating Function Modules

Using Function Modules

Creating Test Files

Executing the Data Transfer

Writing Data Conversion Programs

Generating an SAP Data Structure for the Conversio

Data Conversion

Filling SAP Data Structures

Selecting a Data Transfer Method

Executing Data Transfer Programs

Batch Input Authorizations

Additional Information

Using CALL TRANSACTION USING for Data Transfer

Creating Batch Input Sessions

Creating a Session with BDC_OPEN_GROUP

Adding Data to a Session: BDC_INSERT

Closing a Session: BDC_CLOSE_GROUP

Processing Batch Input Sessions

Using CALL DIALOG with Batch Input

Using the Data Transfer Data Structure

Determining System Data

Frequent Data Transfer Errors

Direct Input

Programming with External Commands

Programming Techniques

SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM: Run an External Command (Expres

SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE: Check Authorization for and

SXPG_COMMAND_CHECK: Check Authorization to Execut

SXPG_COMMAND_LIST_GET: Read a List of External Co

SXPG_COMMAND_DEFINITION_GET: Read Single External

SXPG_DUMMY_COMMAND_CHECK: Interface for Extra-Che

Common Application Interfaces