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Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:40:03 GMT

Hi Guys,

We have two programs, one ABAP program called a UNIX script and get a text file from receiver server, and place it to our server in some directory.

Other program run and take that file as input and do some calculation and send back this file using the UNIX script back to the receiving server in different directory.

I Schedule this programs in one-steps, under one job.

My question is that if first program couldn’t be able to find input file from receiving server it should stop and does not process the second program in Scheduling.

How I can achieve this task guys, I know there is Command called "STOP”, will it work in my scenario.

Please share your input/suggestions.

Thanks

Bye

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:44:21 GMT

Yeah STOP will Work.

It won't go for Second Process.

Regards.

vijay

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:44:45 GMT

As these 2 are independent programs, i will suggest you to add a check in second program. If the file is opened successfully then only process further else stop processing in second program.

Re: Scheduling question

govind_seenivasan — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:46:59 GMT

Hi ,

Instead of scheduling two programs why don't you call the second program from the first program, if the first program gets some data.

Thanks

Govind.

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:53:13 GMT

Hi,

In the first program keep a memory varaible and pass 'X' if the file is not there and export that value to memory.

In the Second program import the value from the memory and if the value is 'X' than exit from the Program.

Hope this helps you out.

Let me know if this helps and reward me .

Regards,

Naidu.

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:12:23 GMT

Is the process like this:

Program A submits program B then program C.

Program B processes a file but may not be successful.

Program C processes a file if B is successful?

If so, program B can export to memory some value "success" or "fail".

Program A imports the value. If it is "success" it submits program C; otherwise, it doesn't.

Rob

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:19:16 GMT

If you don't mind the job going to error status, then just issue an error message in the first job when the file is not found.

Srinivas

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:10:37 GMT

We are using some utility, which release the jobs and off coarse I have logic in program it shows the error log. However, SAP Scheduling is using by software called ControL+M, Which only release the jobs.

Any way I should program "STOP" in my program if that couldn’t able to find the file. It will stops and fail both jobs.

Thanks

Bye

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:16:08 GMT

I am not talking about the error log, I am suggesting issuing an error message in your first program like below

if <filenotfound>.

message e000 with 'File Not Found'.

endif.

This will <b>cancel</b> the job and thus the second step will not be executed. The error message will go into the job log.

Srinivas

Re: Scheduling question

Former Member — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:56:54 GMT

Hi,

You might also want to have a look at the new Job Scheduling capabilities of SAP NetWeaver. You can find more information about this on SAP Service Marketplace under quick-link job-scheduling (http://service.sap.com/job-scheduling)

Kind regards,

Edwin Esser