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Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:18 GMT

Hi experts

I have a similar requirement as described in this blog:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/2091800

Process chain must be started between 08:00 and 16:00 on an hourly based period.

We have not understood how to schedule the event which is in the start variant of the process chain:

How do we trigger the process chain every hour in the daily time frame?

Thanks

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:22:17 GMT

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Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:34:16 GMT

Hi Dee

This means, I don't need the event base in the start variant, correct?

Thx

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:54:24 GMT

No you don't need to..

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:58:19 GMT

Hi Thomas,

There are lot of ways you can schdule your chain.

1)You want to execute chain hourly between 8 to :16 then you can execute infopackage hrls and it will trigger event which will start your pc.

read this blog.

How to schedule process Chain based on after job - Periodically

2)sugeestion by deepinder

hope it will help.

Regards,

Ganesh Bothe

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:09:59 GMT

Hi Ganesh

You wrote:

Here you can mention cancel job after X run also.

suppose you want to execute infopackage for 5 days then you should maintain 5.

Where do you set the "cancel" information in infopackage?

I need to schedule on an hourly base for 8 times (between 08:00 and 16:00).

Thanks

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:14:10 GMT

Hi Thomas,

This blog you can use as guide line In your case you can execute infopackage hourly and you want it for 8 runs then cancen job after 8 runs this is one option try it in dev and check.

other thing whatever thread you have mention in your post it is answred thread that solution also works in your case.create job which will trigger your event based cahin.

its up to you which solution you want to use.

Regards,

Ganesh Bothe

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:39:43 GMT

Hi Ganesh

Do you fill up the job and the subsequect process in one step?

Or do you have to run the process chain initially with the scheduled job, and thereafter create the event and modify the start variant of the process chain?

Thanks

Thomas

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:58:01 GMT

Hi Thomas,

If you don't want to create a process chain. You can simply schedule same process chain in different timings. Say one schedule for 8:00 AM. One for 9:00 AM .. and so on until 16:00.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:01:37 GMT

You mean 8 different process chains?

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:09:04 GMT

Hi Thomas,

No. mean schedule a process chain say it will execute at 8:00 AM tomorrow. Go and check the scheduled process chain job. Copy that job 8 times and edit each job and schedule it as per requirement ie for next 8 hours. on a daily basis.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:16:30 GMT

logic. Thx

Re: Process chain started by event

KodandaPani_KV — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:47:06 GMT

Hi,

can you try the below options it will run every day 2 times - for this no need for any logic.

othere you can use the infopacakge level event trigger.

Thanks,

Phani.

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:58:30 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Can you please try the solution mentioned in following thread?

http://scn.sap.com/thread/2091800

Here you chain wll be event based process chain YOu have schduled 8 jobs hourly which will trigger your process chain each time inthis way you will achive your requirement.

I would suggest try it in dev all options mentioned by expert then keep which you think good so that you will resolve your issue

Regards,

Ganesh Bothe

Re: Process chain started by event

Loed — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 06:38:46 GMT

Hi Thomas,

As Deepinder said, just use the DECISION BETWEEN MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVES to satisfy your requirement..

Just add that object in your chain and create the formula below:

Afterwards, schedule your chain to run HOURLY:

The result will be, chain will run every hour but will get an error if the time is not between 08:00:00 and 16:00:00..

Regards,

Loed

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:09:29 GMT

Hi Loed/ Thomas,

To get rid of the error, you can point this to a dummy program that does nothing (which can end if the condition is not true).

Now you are set to go and this is much more easier way to achieve your requirement.

Hope it helps.

Cheers!

Deepinder

Re: Process chain started by event

Loed — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:12:53 GMT

Hi Deepinder,

Thanks for the suggestion..

Regards,

Loed

Re: Process chain started by event

Loed — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:37:12 GMT

Hi Thomas,

What did you try so far as solution to your requirement?\

Regards,

Loed

Re: Process chain started by event

Former Member — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:16:15 GMT

Hi Loed

I am getting an error with the decision variant:

any ideas where the error might be?

Thanks

Re: Process chain started by event

Loed — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:44:03 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Can you post your process chain? In what process did the error occur?

Regards,

Loed