Starting or Scheduling Mass Processing 

  1. Defining parameters for mass processing.
  2. Choose an execution mode for mass processing.
  3. If you choose Call function at once (online execution) and want to see a log immediately after the execution of mass processing set the indicator Display error log (X).

  4. Choose Execute.
  5. If you have set the indicator Redefine selection you reach the screen for maintaining selection and filter criteria.
    1. Use the selection and filter criteria to define the objects for mass processing.
    2. Choose Execute.

The parameters and selection and filter criteria are automatically saved under the job name.

Result

The result and how you are to proceed depends on the execution mode chosen.

 

Execution mode

Result and further procedure

Call function at once

The system executes mass processing immediately online. You cannot carry on working in this mode during the execution.

If you have set the indicator Display error log the error log is displayed once mass processing is finished.

Execute background job immediately

The system executes mass processing immediately as a background job.

Schedule batch job

You reach the screen Mass dispatching: Variants.

  1. Select the variant with which the mass processing report (RCCYMAB2) is to be started.
  2. If necessary change an existing variant or define a new one.

  3. Choose Dispatching ® Display/change variant.
  4. Choose Variants ® Change values.
  5. Specify the job name and choose Save.
  6. Thus you copy to the variant the parameters and the selection- and filter criteria defined under this job name.

  7. Choose Back twice.
  8. You go back to the screen Mass dispatching: Variants.

  9. Define the runtime for the background job using Dispatching ® Dispatch.
  10. The system schedules mass planning at once as a background job, releases the job and then executes it at the specified date.

  11. Choose Back twice.

 

You can find general information on the status of your background jobs under System ® Services ® Jobs ® Job overview.

If, along with the status information, you want to see the messages and information on the mass processing run call up the logs for mass processing.

You can find more information on background processing and variants in the documents