Problems with background job

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have problems when creating a job that is supposed to be run once in background. I use the common steps as described below. My problem is that the report is executed twice.

- First it is executed synchronously when the job is created

- Then it is executed in the normal job step as I want it to do

I don't want it to be executed the first time because it creates data!!!

Code:

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

jobname = w_jobid

IMPORTING

jobcount = w_jobnr

sdlstrtdt = sy-datum

sdlstrttm = sy-uzeit.

SUBMIT (p_prog)

WITH p_idocnr = p_idocno

USER p_user

VIA JOB w_jobid

NUMBER w_jobnr

AND RETURN.

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

jobcount = w_jobnr

jobname = w_jobid

strtimmed = 'X'

IMPORTING

job_was_released = w_jobrel.

Does anyone have a clue of what I should do to prevent this?

// Regards Hans

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have problems when creating a job that is supposed to be run once in background. I use the common steps as described below. My problem is that the report is executed twice.

- First it is executed synchronously when the job is created

- Then it is executed in the normal job step as I want it to do

I don't want it to be executed the first time because it creates data!!!

Code:

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

jobname = w_jobid

IMPORTING

jobcount = w_jobnr

sdlstrtdt = sy-datum

sdlstrttm = sy-uzeit.

SUBMIT (p_prog)

WITH p_idocnr = p_idocno

USER p_user

VIA JOB w_jobid

NUMBER w_jobnr

AND RETURN.

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

jobcount = w_jobnr

jobname = w_jobid

strtimmed = 'X'

IMPORTING

job_was_released = w_jobrel.

Does anyone have a clue of what I should do to prevent this?

// Regards Hans

[Former Member]

Hi hans,

1. Instead of using SUBMIT

2. use the FM JOB_SUBMIT

and provide the appropriate parameters.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Hi Hans,

You can check SY-BATCH = 'X' (background) .

Create entries. This way Entries will be craeted only when the program is being executed background.

Reward points if this helps.

Manish

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check the JOB_SUBMIT parameters once .....

here are the parameters which normally we pass

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_SUBMIT'

EXPORTING

AUTHCKNAM = SY-UNAME " Runtime authorizations user

JOBCOUNT = JOBNUMBER " Value from JOB_OPEN

JOBNAME = JOBNAME " Value from JOB_OPEN

REPORT = 'REPORT' " Report to be run

VARIANT = 'VARIANT' " Variant to use with report

PRIPARAMS = USER_PRINT_PARAMS " User printing options

ARCPARAMS = USER_ARC_PARAMS " User archiving options Both sets of options

" come from GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS

EXCEPTIONS

BAD_PRIPARAMS = 01

INVALID_JOBDATA = 02

JOBNAME_MISSING = 03

JOB_NOTEX = 04

JOB_SUBMIT_FAILED = 05

LOCK_FAILED = 06

PROGRAM_MISSING = 07

PROG_ABAP_AND_EXTPG_SET = 08

OTHERS = 99.

Regards

Sudheer

[Former Member]

Hi again,

1. U are right.

2. It will happen if we use SUBMIT.

3. As per the help documentation,

it will run the program in separate session,

( as soon as submit statement comes)

4. and run the INITIALIZATION event.

The VIA JOB addition also loads the program accessed in a separate internal mode when the SUBMIT statement is executed and the system performs all the steps specified before START-OF-SELECTION. This means the events LOAD-OF-PROGRAM and INITIALIZATION are triggered and selection screen processing is performed. If the selection screen is not processed in the background when VIA SELECTION-SCREEN is specified, the user of the calling program can eidit it and schedule the program accessed in the background request using the function Place in Job. If the user cancels selection screen processing, the program is not scheduled in the background job. In both cases, execution of the program executed is completed after selection screen processing and the system returns to the calling program due to the AND RETURN statement.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Hello everybody,

thanks for all help.

I found an excellent solution to the problem which was to look at the sy-ucomm paramer, see example:

if sy-ucomm = 'ONLI' or sy-ucomm = ' '.

...

...

endif.

for further description, see following thread:

// Regards Hans