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JOB_CLOSE: Pass a Job to the Background Processing System  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use JOB_CLOSE to pass a background job to the background processing system to be run. Once you have "closed" a job, you can no longer add job steps to it or change job/job step specifications.

The function module returns an indicator as to whether the job was automatically released or not. A job is automatically released to run only if the user who scheduled the job has RELE release authorization for the authorization object Operations on background jobs.

A job step is an independent unit of work in a job, the execution of an ABAP or external program. Each job step can have its own authorizations user and printer/optical archiving specifications.

Related function modules include:

For more information, please see the online documentation in the function module facility (transaction SE37) or Scheduling a Job: Full-Control Method.