topic Running a program in background without variant in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311851#M162155 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P> </P><P> Please let me know if variant entry is a must for background execution.Is it possible to execute a program without a variant? If so , how and where .. ?</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Nishanth</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 11:58:54 GMT nishanthbhandar 2006-05-03T11:58:54Z Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311851#M162155 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P> </P><P> Please let me know if variant entry is a must for background execution.Is it possible to execute a program without a variant? If so , how and where .. ?</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Nishanth</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 11:58:54 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311851#M162155 nishanthbhandar 2006-05-03T11:58:54Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311852#M162156 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hai nishant,</P><P> without a variant you cannot schedule the report in the background.</P><P></P><P></P><P>cheers</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:00:48 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311852#M162156 Former Member 2006-05-03T12:00:48Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311853#M162157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>GIve the program name in se38 and press f9.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:01:39 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311853#M162157 Former Member 2006-05-03T12:01:39Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311854#M162158 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>1. After entering the selection criteria, execute in background using F9.</P><P></P><P>2. Make all the parameters optional and fill them in the intiailization event. Then its not mandatory to have a variant.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Ravi</P><P></P><P>Note :Please mark the helpful answers</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:05:41 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311854#M162158 Former Member 2006-05-03T12:05:41Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311855#M162159 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>from SE38 from your selection screen you can directly set the BACkground job, Just click on Function key F9 and then give Print Prameters, then Job settings , then click on immediate job and save.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>vijay</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:08:30 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311855#M162159 Former Member 2006-05-03T12:08:30Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311856#M162160 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P>i think u can do it thru transaction sm37.</P><P></P><P>hope this helps,</P><P>priya.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:13:40 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311856#M162160 Former Member 2006-05-03T12:13:40Z Re: Running a program in background without variant https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311857#M162161 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you guys.I was actually trying to figure out the messages in the log when you run a background job.If you do not specify a variant then an internal number appears there for the variant name.For example &amp;0000000001.That is why i was trying to do reverse engineering to figure out from where the variant number was coming from.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Nishanth</P><P></P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Nishanth Bhandar</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 12:16:21 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/running-a-program-in-background-without-variant/m-p/1311857#M162161 nishanthbhandar 2006-05-03T12:16:21Z