BACKGROUND PROCESSING

BACKGROUND PROCESSING

• Describe the process flow of background jobs
• Define the scheduling and processing of background jobs
• Describe the job results for a job log and spool requests
• Define the authorization objects
• Describe the automatic generation of jobs
• Define the function modules for generating jobs

Characteristics

• Execution of ABAP programs without dialog (no specific job-control language for operating system required)
• Complete integration in the SAP System
• Parallel background and online operation
• Ease of use
• Distributed processing

Process Flow Overview

Process Flow

Processing Jobs – Job Status

• Scheduled
• Released
• Ready
• Active
• Finished or Cancel

Authorizations and Background Processing

Authorization and background Processing

Function Modules for Generating Jobs

• OB_OPEN
• JOB_SUBMIT
• OB_CLOSE

Job Wizard

• You can use the Job wizard to schedule a background job. Let us go through the steps to do this.
• Transaction SM36 is listed below. Click the Job wizard button.
• The Job Wizard is displayed. Click Continue
• Click Continue
• Enter the details of the ABAP program you want to execute.
• A variant should be created for that program.
• If you want to add any other programs to the same job, select the checkbox below; else ignore and click Continue.
• A job can be triggered immediately or as per parameters listed in the slide. Select the Immediately radio button and click Continue.
• Once you finish, come to sm37 or own jobs on sm36 and execute.

Job Overview

• The Job Overview screen is displayed.
•  Select the check box next to the job ZFLIGHT.