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Before any background processing can actually begin, background jobs must be defined and scheduled. The scheduled time for when a job runs is one part of the job's definition. There are several ways to schedule jobs:

  • From Transaction SM36 (Define Background Job)

  • With the "start program in the background" option of either Transaction SA38 (ABAP: Execute Program) or Transaction SE38 (the ABAP editor)

  • Through the background processing system's own programming interface. (Many SAP applications use the internal programming interface to schedule long-running reports for background processing.)

  • Through an external interface.

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