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Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:02:49 GMT

Hi,

How to create background job scheduling for a Report.What im doin is im creating tcode for the report,is it correct?when im creating tcode .after creating that im trying to excute the tcode again it will come to the initial sceen of tcode?where is the problem and pls let me know

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Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:05:09 GMT

Hi Rama,

You can create a background job for a report from SM36. No need of creating a transaction code for it for background scheduling.

Regards,

Aditya

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:09:53 GMT

goto sm36

give some job name

click start conditions

click date time give values and save

click step

give report name.......and variant if u hav...

save

come back

now save the job..........ull get a msg

goto sm37 gine ur job name and execute.........

to view the result check ur job and click spool button

now click the rpt icon next to spool no.......

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:11:15 GMT

After putting this question i tried it.But i hve some doubts on se36 that.IM giving job name anything(like programme) .it is accepting that abap programme or extenedede or external.i selected abap programme .then it was created .Then how can i check whether it is working proper or not?pls let me know

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:16:02 GMT

Click on the Job Overview button in aplicaton toolbar or goto SM37.

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:23:14 GMT

Hope it will help you.

reward if help.

Create a Variant for the Program and

Schedule JOB in background:

Go to SM36 create a Job

enter Program and Variant for that program in STEP..

click on Start Condition

Click on DATE and TIME enter date scheduled Start and END times

click on Period Values

Click on HOURLY/WEEKLY etc

CLick on RESTRICTIONS also to use further criteria.

so your job will be scheduled and run as per your requirement.

and in SM37 Transaction check the status of that JOB

Check this link for scheduling jobs..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/c4/3a7f87505211d189550000e829fbbd/content.htm

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:27:22 GMT

Hi WILL,

The procedure which u let jst now.I followed with same but after selecting my job and click spool and i get a message that "no list is available".How can i find my records pls let me know i gave points also

Re: Report

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:32:07 GMT

means no output available for ur report

will ur rpt give any list output when it runs online............?

also see if the job is finished

Edited by: Will smith on Jan 23, 2008 10:32 AM