topic Re: Background Job in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Background Job

Former Member — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:08:17 GMT

Dear Experts,

I have developed a report that does not have a selection screen and is meant to fill a z table and the program has to be executed in the background

through SM36. I have been asked by the Functional guy to create a T-Code for the development. I just need to ask that whether we can create a background job from SM36 through a T-code? I have always created a background job from program name but is it possible to create a background job from T-Code??

Please Guide.

Regards,

Mahesh

Re: Background Job

sandeep_katoch — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:16:39 GMT

Hi Mahesh,

As far as I know you can not create a job using T Code.

BR,

Sandeep Katoch

Re: Background Job

Former Member — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:30:49 GMT

hi Mahesh,

The functional would have asked for a TCODE for online run of the program. This is generally to have a better authorization control in production scenario. You will have to schedule background job via Program Name only as per my knowledge. Anyways it doesnt matter in background job if you call using a program name or its transaction. I think you can once discuss with your FC guy and your issue would be sorted.

Please revert if still in doubt.

Regrads,

DN.

Re: Background Job

Former Member — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:34:26 GMT

Hi Mahesh,

There is no options to Create Background Job using Transaction Code. We can Schedule Background jobs only on the basis of ABAP Program names.

Thanks & Regards,

Kumaran Duraiswamy.

Re: Background Job

ThangaPrakash — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:50:21 GMT

Hi Mahesh,

You can create a job using the below code.

1) FM 'JOB OPEN' opens a job

2) Submit a job with name, where you can pass values into the parameter of submitting program.

specify the parameter of submitting program and the values to be passed to it using WITH statement

3) Close the job.

************************************SOURCE CODE***********************************************************

DATA: JOBNUM LIKE TBTCJOB-JOBCOUNT,

JOBNAME LIKE TBTCJOB-JOBNAME.

call function 'JOB_OPEN' .

exporting jobname = lv_jobname

importing jobcount = lv_jobcount

exceptions others = 1.

if sy-subrc = 0.

submit <report name> user sy-uname

via job lv_jobname

number lv_jobcount

with p_handle = XXXXXXXX

with val_15 = YYYYYYY

with p_corr1 = ZZZZZZZZ

and return.

if sy-subrc = 0.

call function 'JOB_CLOSE' "

exporting jobcount = lv_jobcount

jobname = lv_jobname

strtimmed = 'X'

exceptions others = 1.

*************************************************************************************************************

Regards,

Thanga Prakash T

Re: Background Job

ThomasZloch — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:16:37 GMT

What would you expect from a "functional guy"?

Re: Background Job

matt — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:25:45 GMT

True. But irrelevant to the question, I feel.