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 Scheduling Mass Processing in the Background

  1. Choose

    • Start of the navigation path For the production order:Logistics Next navigation step Production Next navigation step Shop Floor Control Next navigation step Control Next navigation step Mass Processing End of the navigation path

    • For the process order : Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Production – Process Next navigation step Process Order Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step Mass Processing End of the navigation path

  2. In the List field, select the object for which you want to execute mass processing : Order headers, operations, production resources/tools, components .

  3. Choose a profile or a layout .

  4. Enter your selection criteria.

  5. Choose the Mass processing tab page .

  6. Select the function that you want to execute. If necessary, enter parameters for executing the function (see Mass Processing Functions ).

  7. Select how the function is to be started. The option Execute function immediately is recommended.

  8. Decide whether a test run is to be carried out.

  9. Choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute in background. End of the navigation path

    Note Note

    The function is executed for all objects that meet the selection criteria. After execution, a list of the processed objects is printed. The data in this list corresponds to the status before executing mass processing.

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    Note Note

    You can also define a variant for scheduling in the background (see Definition of Variants ).

    You can also save your entries as a variant . To do so, in step 9 choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Variants Next navigation step Save as variant. End of the navigation path You define a variant for the program PPIO_ENTRY. You can schedule this sort of variant later in a background job.

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