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Use

In process management, the function for sending process messages can be started in the following ways:

  • Automatically in a background job defined in Customizing

The send job selects all messages with the status To be sent , To be resubmitted , or To be resubmitted with warning . You can choose between the following types of background jobs:

  • Plant-independent sending of messages in the background

The system sends all messages in your client, that is, irrespective of the plant in which they were created.

Depending on your Customizing settings, the job is started at one of the following occasions:

  • At regular time intervals

  • Whenever a new message is created or received by process management

  • Plant-specific sending of messages in the background

The system only sends the messages of a specific plant in your client. The job is started whenever a new message is created in the corresponding plant or is received by process management.

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If you have activated the time zone function in your client, note the following when you define background jobs:

  • If possible, only schedule plant-specific jobs for process message sending.

  • The time zone in the master record of the user who defines the job must be identical to the time zone of the plant in which the messages are sent. This means that different users with a suitable Personal time zone must define jobs for different time zones.

To create a background job for process message sending, go to Customizing for Process Management . Choose   Process Messages   Define Background Job for Sending   .

  • Manually in the message monitor

You need this function:

  • If you have not defined a background job for sending process messages in Customizing

  • If you have corrected an error in a message and there are no new messages to trigger your background job

If you want to send all process messages that have not yet been sent, you can manually start the background job: see Starting Send Jobs for Process Messages .

In addition, you can also select individual messages and send them online: see Sending Process Messages Online .

For information on how to access the message monitor, see Accessing the Message Monitor .