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1. Choose   System   Own jobs   Job overview   to see the job selection screen.

2. Enter the relevant selection criteria in order to find your job. The following selection criteria are available:

– Job name

The default setting is an asterisk ( * ) which you can overwrite.

– User name

The default setting is your name, which you can overwrite.

– Start date

You can select the job by entering a time interval with date and time, or by selecting a given event.

– Other selection criteria

Job status (planned, released, ready, active, finished, terminated)

Jobs without a start date

Jobs with preliminary jobs

3. Choose Execute to see the alphabetical job overview.

The list displays all jobs started, along with the corresponding processing status.

The table explains the processing statuses.

Background Job Processing Status

Processing Status

Description

Planned

The job has a variant assignment but no start date.

Released

All preconditions for starting are fulfilled.

The start date and the repeat period were determined and a variant exists.

Ready

The job is released but not yet processed; it is waiting in the job queue.

Active

The job is being processed.

Finished

Processing is completed.

Terminated

Processing ended due to an error.

4. Select the desired job in order to carry out the following functions:

– Job log

Choose Job log to display a log of the start time and messages.

– Display

Choose Display for general information on the background job, such as the dates and times it was planned, last changed, released, or the planned start. In addition, you can display the repeat period, a follow-up job, and a preliminary job.

The following functions are available:

Start date

Steps

Job details (time of planning/change/release/start/execution)

Preliminary job

Follow-up job(s)

– Refresh

Choose Refresh to renew the displayed job processing status.

– Spool list

Choose Spool list to view the spool order for your job and the report data. The spool order includes the spool number, the generation date and time, the output status, the size of the file, and the title. Choose Output order to see the date of the print order with the corresponding processing status. Choose Attribute to display the spool order data, such as spool number, user, and output device, and so on.

– Steps

A job can consist of multiple steps to be processed sequentially. This means that the background job can start multiple reports within itself. A step consists of a program and a user name. If you plan a background job, this defines a minimum of one step when you enter the program. Choose Steps to view a list of steps for the selected job. This includes the program name, the list key, the parameter and variant for the program, and the user name. The list key indicates whether the associated step created a list in the spool file.

For more information on steps, see Planning Background Jobs .

5. Choose Job for the following functions:

Scheduling: Reset/Release/Repeat

Copy

Delete

Change

Display

Move

Capture

Cancel job

Print list

For more information on processing batch input sessions, see the SAP Library under   BC Basis   Kernel Components BC-KRN   BC System Services   Managing Batch Input Sessions   (see: Batch Input Sessions ).