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Copying the background job

Former Member — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:54:25 GMT

Hi,

I have a background job with has a start condition after execution of a particular event.

Now i need to copy this background job to another name and execute it. I tried using the function module BP_JOB_COPY, but that copied the background job without the job start conditions. How can i copy the background job along with start conditions.

Thank you in anticipation.

Re: Copying the background job

Former Member — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:09:02 GMT

Hi,

The FM is only for the Copy of the BG job.

The same way BP_JOB_CREATE will create a job and will not specify the job start conditions.

The copy of the job includes job steps and associated attributes such as the user for authorizations and printing/archiving specifications. However, the copy has no start specifications. These you must specify yourself.

User has to manually specify the parameters.

Amit

Re: Copying the background job

Former Member — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:46:13 GMT

Hi Amit,

Could you please let me know how to do this programmatically?

Re: Copying the background job

Former Member — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:16:00 GMT

Hi Nikhil,

the follwoing code schedules 2 jobs from a source job (which is maintaned in the system).


data: s_tbtcjob1 like tbtcjob,         "target job #1"
      s_tbtcjob2 like tbtcjob.         "target job #1"

data: h_1 like tbtco-jobcount,         "jobcount"
      h_2 like tbtco-jobcount,         "jobcount"
      h_1s like tbtco-jobname,         "jobname source"
      h_2s like tbtco-jobname,         "jobname source"
      h_1t like tbtco-jobname,         "jobname target"
      h_2t like tbtco-jobname.         "jobname target"

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parameters: p_a1 like h_1,
            p_a1s like h_1s,
            p_a1t like h_1t,
            p_a2 like h_2,
            p_a2s like h_2s,
            p_a2t like h_2t.
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  perform create_jobs using p_a1 p_a1s p_a1t p_a2 p_a2s p_a2t.

*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*       FORM CREATE_JOBS                                              *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*       ........                                                      *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
form create_jobs using h_1 h_1s h_1t h_2 h_2s h_2t.
  call function 'BP_JOB_COPY'
       exporting
            dialog                  = 'N'
            source_jobcount         = h_1
            source_jobname          = h_1s
            target_jobname          = h_1t
       importing
            new_jobhead             = s_tbtcjob1
       exceptions
            cant_create_new_job     = 1
            cant_enq_job            = 2
            cant_read_sourcedata    = 3
            invalid_opcode          = 4
            jobname_missing         = 5
            job_copy_canceled       = 6
            no_copy_privilege_given = 7
            no_plan_privilege_given = 8
            others                  = 9.

  call function 'BP_JOB_COPY'
       exporting
            dialog                  = 'N'
            source_jobcount         = h_2
            source_jobname          = h_2s
            target_jobname          = h_2t
       importing
            new_jobhead             = s_tbtcjob2
       exceptions
            cant_create_new_job     = 1
            cant_enq_job            = 2
            cant_read_sourcedata    = 3
            invalid_opcode          = 4
            jobname_missing         = 5
            job_copy_canceled       = 6
            no_copy_privilege_given = 7
            no_plan_privilege_given = 8
            others                  = 9.

  call function 'JOB_CLOSE'
       exporting
            jobcount                    = s_tbtcjob2-jobcount
            jobname                     = s_tbtcjob2-jobname
            pred_jobcount               = s_tbtcjob1-jobcount
            pred_jobname                = s_tbtcjob1-jobname
          targetsystem                = '<<SYSTEM IN CASE OF MULTIPLE SERVERS>>'
       exceptions
            cant_start_immediate        = 1
            invalid_startdate           = 2
            jobname_missing             = 3
            job_close_failed            = 4
            job_nosteps                 = 5
            job_notex                   = 6
            lock_failed                 = 7
            others                      = 8.


  call function 'JOB_CLOSE'
       exporting
            jobcount                    = s_tbtcjob1-jobcount
            jobname                     = s_tbtcjob1-jobname
            strtimmed                   = 'X'
          targetsystem                = '<<SYSTEM IN CASE OF MULTIPLE SERVERS>>'
       exceptions
            cant_start_immediate        = 1
            invalid_startdate           = 2
            jobname_missing             = 3
            job_close_failed            = 4
            job_nosteps                 = 5
            job_notex                   = 6
            lock_failed                 = 7
            others                      = 8.

endform.

Re: Copying the background job

Former Member — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:40:12 GMT

Hi,

As mentioned earlier, I am able to copy the job using the function module BP_JOB_COPY, but i was not able to copy the start conditions. How to copy the start conditions of one job to another?