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Use

This process describes how you can schedule a job to be run in the background at a certain date and time.

Process

There are two simple steps to this process:

  1. Define the batch job.

  2. Schedule the batch job.

Within an application, such as FI, you can start a batch job at a certain date and time which corresponds to the local date and time of the database server. This day corresponds to the location time of the database server and the time corresponds to the location time of the database server.

Example

For example, to carry out a background job in FI, from the SAP main menu, choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting Next navigation step Accounts Receivable Next navigation step Periodic Processing Next navigation step Dunning End of the navigation path.

For production planning in logistics, choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Production Next navigation step MRP Next navigation step Planning Next navigation step Total Planning Next navigation step As Background Job End of the navigation path from the SAP main menu.

Controlling the Execution of the Batch Job

To run the background job overview, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step CCMS Next navigation step Jobs Next navigation step Maintenance End of the navigation path from the SAP main menu.

Caution

Important: The selection and display of start dates and times is relative to the database server. If you are in a location other than the location of the database server, adjust your selection accordingly. For example, if your local time is six hours ahead of the server time, you need to adjust the time for the batch job to be executed six hours earlier.