Run program in background

[Former Member]

hi all,

we have requirment wherein there is a report which deletes data from z tables.Upon executing this report the data should be deleted in background.how can i make the program run in background when the user presses F8.

Thnaks,

Rakesh.

[Former Member]

when executing the program there is an option in the menu to run in background. Instead of F8 use that from the program menu.

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Edited by: Julius Bussche on Jul 14, 2008 11:37 AM

[Former Member]

create the program in the same way as you do and then create a Job in SM36. Schedule the job and this will do your work at a scheduled time in background.

Hope this helps!!!

regards,

Lalit

[Former Member]

the job has to be created automatiocally when the usere hits F8.how can i do this?

[Former Member]

You go back to the person requesting this and tell them they can either pay for 2 or 3 days development whilst you build up the background job creation logic or they can teach the users to press F9 instead of F8 and save time, money and testing... It should be easy enough for the user to press F9 to run it in background and enter the job details.

If you really have to change it so that it creates the background job then please search SDN as there is lots and lots of information explaining how to do this.

[Former Member]

Hi,

The requirment is--foreground execution when F8 is pressed and F9 for backgound executuion.

[Former Member]

HI Rakesh,

Its by default that if u press F8 the reports gets executedd in froreground and if u press F9 it get into back ground job and there u need to give in ur details of the program to execute.

check it out.

[Former Member]

Rakesh,

That is how it works as standard. I'm a bit confused now to exactly what you want to do?

[Former Member]

Hello Rakesh,

In your program, set the sy-batch as 'X' to execute the program in background.

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Regards

Indu.

Edited by: Jan Stallkamp on Jul 14, 2008 12:49 PM

[Former Member]

Rakesh,

start-of-selection.

sy-batch = 'X'.

Amit.

[JozsefSzikszai]

Amit and Indu: From where have you get this idea, if you set sy-batch to 'X', the program will continue in background? Have you ever tried this?

[Former Member]

Eric,

Have you gone completely mad?!

Why would anyone on here actually bother to try a solution before they post it or even consider if it is actually a solution? Next thing you'll be expecting people to try their own work before they post on here asking others to do it for them...

Gareth.

[Former Member]

Eric,

yes i tried with this.can you not put message if sy-batch ne 'X' for letting the user for background.

Amit.

[JozsefSzikszai]

I know in Bangalore everything is possible, but setting the sy-batch to 'X' won't make the program continue in background. Not even if you tried it. On the other hand in your earlier reply you wrote sy-batch = 'X' which would set the program to run in background (don't worry, it won't happen), and now you write: IF sy-batch = 'X' which checks if the program runs in background. These two things are not equivalent!

[Former Member]

Eric,

you are absulutely right in Bnagalore every thing is possible even am not from bangalore.

i know such statement not forcing the program excecution in BG.but am sure the originator was not expecting spoon feeding from us.

by the using this he/she can check and let the user to run this in BG only.

Amit.

[JozsefSzikszai]

Original question was:

"...can i make the program run in background when the user presses F8."

The you answered:

"START-OF-SELECTION.

sy-batch = 'X'."

With this you simply indicate that by setting the sy-batch to X makes the program run in background.

Than you wrote:

"if sy-batch = 'X'"

which again does not anwer the original question...

then:

"i know such statement not forcing the program excecution in BG"

If you know - why do you answer like that?

"by the using this he/she can check and let the user to run this in BG only."

this is right, but also does not answer the original question

[Former Member]

Eric,

thanks for waking up again.

you see the orignal question was:

can i make the program run in background when the user presses F8."

i dont think it is recommaded by SAP to change SAP standard functionality as here in case to interchage F8 and F9.

so definately he should let the user by message just press F9 instead of F8 for BG.

that is what is possible by sy-batch ne 'X'.

message.

Hope tis is not a suitable place for questining bouncing back to each other.

we should stop now by just saying bye and take care.

Amit.

[JozsefSzikszai]

"we should stop now by just saying bye and take care."

Bye and take care