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Use

If you want to process mass data (such as executing a costing run), SAP recommends that you execute the function in the background.

You can carry out the following costing run steps in the background:

You can also execute the following functions in the background:

Features

You can execute the program in the background immediately, or else schedule a job for background processing. A job consists of a chain of programs which are controlled by a set of commands executed sequentially.

For further information, see Structure link Background Processing: Concepts and Functions (BC system service).

Activities

Choose System ® Own jobs and This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Job overview to display the existing jobs. The screen Select Background Jobs appears.

You can select jobs according to their status (planned, released, ready, active, finished, canceled). By choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying textExpanded job selection, you can enter further selection criteria. By choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text, you can display more information about the selection of jobs. To start the selection, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying textExecute.

Having made the selection, the screen Job Overview appears. From this screen, you can execute the following functions:

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You can release planned jobs for background processing.

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You can ascertain the status of current jobs.

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You can display detailed information about a job, such as the job class, job status, and start time.

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You can display the job log. The job log displays all the system messages that were issued while the job was being executed. This graphic is explained in the accompanying textLong text displays detailed information on the message.

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You can cancel active jobs.

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You can delete jobs from the database.

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You can filter and sort the list of jobs by various criteria, such as displaying only jobs with a particular start date and in ascending order.

 

 

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