Working with the R/3 Planning Calendar 

Use

The following explains how to use the R/3 Planning Calendar to perform basic database administration tasks. It explains how to:

Procedure

  1. To start the Planning Calendar, choose Tools ® Administration ® Computing Center ® Management System ® DB Administration ® Time Scheduling.

    2. Alternatively, enter the transaction code DB13.

    A window showing a calendar with the days of the week opens.

  2. Double-click on the header-bar of the day that is of interest to you.

    3. A list of all the actions scheduled on that day and their status is displayed.

  3. Select a scheduled action and choose the appropriate button, depending on whether you simply want to display information or wish to modify or delete an action.

If an action has already been executed, only the Parameters and Action Log buttons are available.

Working with the Planning Calendar

Action

Choose Button

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Display parameter settings

Parameters

The current parameter settings are displayed in a series of windows, but cannot be changed. To view all settings, confirm each window that appears with OK.

Display volumes assigned for a backup

Volumes needed

The name of the tape device and the volume that the backup will be written to are displayed.

Change parameter settings

Choose Change and then Parameters in the following window

The parameters are displayed in a series of windows and can be modified as required. To proceed to the next available window, confirm your entries with OK.

Delete scheduled action

Delete

The selected action is deleted. If the task you wish to delete is scheduled periodically, for example, in the framework of a planning pattern, then deleting it on a particular day of the week also deletes it on the same day of all subsequent weeks.

View results of an executed task

Action logs

Information about the task and its execution are displayed. The information includes the time taken to complete the task and whether the task was successful or not.

 

See also:

Executing Backups

Monitoring Backups

Checking Consistency of the Database

Database Management Tools