determine if SAP program is running foreground

[Former Member]

Hello all,

Is there a way to determine that a program is running in foreground, without adding code to the program to lock the program?

If the program in question was a custom program, I would add FM ENQUEUE_ESINDX and check the return code. I need to check whether a standard SAP program, RFFOUS_C, is running in foreground.

Thanks

Bruce

[Former Member]

Hello all,

Is there a way to determine that a program is running in foreground, without adding code to the program to lock the program?

If the program in question was a custom program, I would add FM ENQUEUE_ESINDX and check the return code. I need to check whether a standard SAP program, RFFOUS_C, is running in foreground.

Thanks

Bruce

[Former Member]

CALL FUNCTION 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37B'
    EXPORTING
      JOBSELECT_DIALOG          =
*     JOBSEL_PARAM_IN           = ' '
*     ENDDATE                   = '        '
*     ENDTIME                   = '      '
*   IMPORTING
*     JOBSEL_PARAM_OUT          =
    TABLES
*     JOBSELECT_JOBLIST         =
      JOBSELECT_JOBLIST_B       =
*   EXCEPTIONS
*     INVALID_DIALOG_TYPE       = 1
*     JOBNAME_MISSING           = 2
*     NO_JOBS_FOUND             = 3
*     SELECTION_CANCELED        = 4
*     USERNAME_MISSING          = 5
*     OTHERS                    = 6
            .
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

Use the above function module. In function group BTCH or any other similar one in BTCH.Give no to dialog mode.

In JOBSEL_PARAM_IN supply the jobname which the report will use if run in back ground and .

In ABAPNAME give the report name. Date give a the presnt dates and times.

Check the active flag.

Then run the module.Check the JOBSELECT_JOBLIST table

If it reurns your report as active it means running in background else

You report may run in fialog or may not even be running.

These FMs have a doccumentation 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37B' and 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37C' in fg BTCH go through them.

Edited by: Vighneswaran CE on Dec 1, 2010 2:02 AM

[Former Member]

One way is to check this is run the sm50 transaction if your report is running in dialog mode it should be displayed in one of the dialog work prosesses.

To do the above using function modules.

DATA: LT_WPLIST like standard table of WPINFO,
       LS_WPLIST like line of LT_WPLIST .


   CALL FUNCTION 'TH_GET_WPINFO'
*    EXPORTING
*      SRVNAME          =
*      WITH_CPU         =
     TABLES
       WPLIST           = LT_WPLIST
*    EXCEPTIONS
*      SEND_ERROR       = 1
*      OTHERS           = 2
             .
   IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
   ENDIF.

 loop at LT_WPLIST into LS_WPLIST where WP_TYP EQ 'DIA' and WP_REPORT EQ 'RFFOUS_C'.
   WRITE:/ 'REPORT currently running in dialog or foreground at the very moment of this check :)'.
   ENDLOOP.

Edited by: Vighneswaran CE on Dec 1, 2010 6:04 AM

Edited by: Vighneswaran CE on Dec 1, 2010 6:08 AM

[Former Member]

Vighneswaran ,

Thanks for you answer. It gave me a solution. But not 100%. The following is what I observed.

• The code must be actively accessing a processor. If the program has

• been swapped out, or a wait statement is active, the program will

• not show up in the WPLIST table.

*

• I have seen examples of the 1st character returned in table field

• WP_REPORT is a '!'.

*

• So, if the program has started in foreground, but not stopped, there

• is no guarantee that it will show up in table WPLIST.

Bruce

[Former Member]

Hi Bruce,

Here are some of the ways that I thought of which may solve your problem.

Try to debug the program to check if it uses any DB table in which it populates entries while it is running and once the program finishes running it flushes this table.

You can evaulate this DB table for entries to know if this program is active.

Or you try to see if it uses any lock objects.I kindoff caught up to work.So I am unable to check for the existance of any DB tables used by this prog etc.

Thanks

Edited by: Vighneswaran CE on Dec 3, 2010 5:55 PM

[former_member848108]

Hi Bruce,

Simply call the FM 'GUI_IS_AVAILABLE' which has only a single exporting parameter (having value 'X' or space).

Best regards,

Ozcan.