Defining Times for Broadcast Scheduling

You can define times for scheduling broadcast settings.

The user can select these times in BEx Broadcaster to specify when the BEx objects are precalculated and broadcast.

You define the various times for scheduling broadcast settings by defining background jobs as follows:

1. Create Background Job

1. Choose Define Jobin the SAP menu, or call transaction SM36.
2. Use the following naming convention when entering the job name: TP_BROADCASTING_<ID you select for time>

2. Specify Start Date

1. Choose Start Condition.
2. In the Start Time dialog box, choose Date/Time.
3. Enter the required values and select Periodic Job.

3. Specify Period

1. Choose Period Values.
2. In the Period Values dialog box, choose the required value and save your entries.

Only the following values are supported for information broadcasting:

• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• Other Period (based on Day/Week/Month only)

1. In the Start Time dialog box, choose Save.

4. Execute Program

1. In the Define Background Job dialog box, choose Step.
2. In the Create Step 1 dialog box, choose ABAP Program, and in the Name field, enter ABAP program (report) RSRD_BROADCAST_FOR_TIMEPOINT, which is to be executed as part of this step.
3. Save your entries.
   Note

   You can override the general settings for the parallel processing of the report by entering a variant. A variant contains information about the number of parallel jobs and the job class.

   To create a variant, perform the steps outlined below:

   1. Start the RSRD_BROADCAST_FOR_TIMEPOINT report in transaction SE38.
   2. Specify the number of parallel jobs and the job class.
   3. Save the selection screen as a variant.
4. Choose Save on the Define Background Job screen.

You have defined various background jobs that trigger scheduling for the broadcast settings at predefined times.

More Information

Scheduling Background Jobs