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Procedure documentationScheduling Comparisons

 

To trigger a comparison, you start the comparison from the comparison overview. This schedules the comparison run. The system creates a job in transaction SM37, which you can either execute immediately or schedule manually.

You can also schedule a comparison to run regularly and start the job immediately. The run ID is increased each time.

Note Note

The following procedure describes how to schedule comparisons in the WebDynpro user interface. You can also schedule comparisons in batch jobs using transaction DSWP_CDC_START, which provides more advanced features. For more information, see the documentation in the transaction.

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Prerequisites

You have created a comparison.

Procedure

Schedule a Job

  1. On the Comparison Overview tab, select a comparison and click Start.

    The Select Execution Mode dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select one of the following options:

    • Create Job Only: The system schedules the comparison job using transaction SM37. The name of the job is CDC_<comparison or comparison group name>. The job is now scheduled. To display the scheduling, choose Job Overview.

    • Create Job and Start Immediately: The system executes the comparison run immediately.

    • Start Comparison Run Immediately in Dialog: The comparison is executed in dialog, not as a background job. You must choose this option if your source type is XML File on Local PC.

  3. Choose Expand Tray to display the special options:

    • If you check Rescan Identified Inconsistencies (Manual Iteration), the system starts a manual iteration.

    • If you check Attempt to Restart the Canceled/Aborted Previous Run, the system does not generate a new run ID. Instead, it tries to restart the previously canceled run.

    • Choose a comparison scenario for further options. For more information, see Comparison Scenarios.

  4. Click OK to start the comparison run.

Display Results

  • On the Comparison Overview tab, find your comparison and check the overview of the evaluation status. For example:

    • Run Status: Shows the status of the comparison run.

      The following statuses are possible:

      Status

      Description

      Initial

      You have created but not yet scheduled the comparison or group run.

      Running

      The comparison run is currently being executed.

      Iterating

      The comparison run is currently executing an iteration.

      Finished

      The comparison run was executed successfully.

      Terminated (Aborted)

      The comparison run aborted with a system error.

      Paused (Canceled)

      The comparison run was canceled by the user.

      Confirmed

      The result of the comparison run was confirmed.

    • Incon. Status: Shows whether the last comparison run found any inconsistencies.

    • Run ID: Shows how often the comparison has been executed.

    • Progress: Shows the extent to which the comparison job has been executed.

    • Time Stamp: Shows when the comparison job was last started.

    • User Name: Shows the user who last started the comparison job.

Result

When the comparison has been run successfully, you can display the comparison results by clicking the icon in the Incon. Status column.