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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 Background Processing: Concepts and Functions ( BC system service ).

Activities

Choose   System   Own jobs   and   ( ) 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 ( ) Expanded job selection , you can enter further selection criteria. By choosing ( ) , you can display more information about the selection of jobs. To start the selection, choose ( ) Execute .

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

( ) Release

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.

( ) Job log

You can display the job log. The job log displays all the system messages that were issued while the job was being executed. ( ) Long 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.