Calling Function Module starting new job

[Former Member]

Hallo !

I'm calling a 'Z' function module from a class method.

I want the calling will start immediately a new job.

(That I will see in SM37)

(Like we can do with submit statement)

Is there a way to this ?

(I need the function will start a job - because

I want to save the function log in the Job list.)

Thanks in advance,

N.S.

[Former Member]

use this :

BP_JOB_CREATE

regards

srikanth

[Former Member]

Hi

You shouls use fm JOB_OPEN to open the job and JOB_CLOSE to schedule the job:

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

JOBNAME = <MY_JOB>

IMPORTING

JOBCOUNT = JOBCOUNT.

SUBMIT <MY_REPORT>

USER SY-UNAME VIA JOB <MY_JOB> NUMBER JOBCOUNT

WITH ..... AND RETURN.

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

JOBCOUNT = JOBCOUNT

JOBNAME = <MY_JOB>

STRTIMMED = 'X'.

Max

Max

[Former Member]

step : 1

Sample Program: Creating a Job with JOB_OPEN

<b>explanation :</b>

Use JOB_OPEN to create a background job. The function module returns the unique ID number which, together with the job name, is required for identifying the job.

Once you have "opened" a job, you can add job steps to it with JOB_SUBMIT and submit the job for processing with JOB_CLOSE.

• Create your job with JOB_OPEN. The module returns a unique job

• number. Together with the jobname, this number identifies the

• job. Other parameters are available, but are not required.

JOBNAME = 'Freely selectable name for the job(s) you create'.

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

JOBNAME = JOBNAME

IMPORTING

JOBCOUNT = JOBNUMBER

EXCEPTIONS

CANT_CREATE_JOB = 01

INVALID_JOB_DATA = 02

JOBNAME_MISSING = 03

OTHERS = 99.

IF SY-SUBRC > 0.

<Error processing>

ENDIF.

step 2;

Sample Program: Adding an ABAP Job Step

<b>explanation :</b>

Use JOB_SUBMIT to add a job step to a background job that you have opened with JOB_OPEN.

A job step is an independent unit of work in a job, the execution of an ABAP or external program. Each job step can have its own authorizations user and printer/optical archiving specifications.

• Add a job step: ABAP program

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.

step 3

Sample Program: Immediate Start with JOB_CLOSE

<b>explanation :</b>

Use JOB_CLOSE to pass a background job to the background processing system to be run. Once you have "closed" a job, you can no longer add job steps to it or change job/job step specifications.

The function module returns an indicator as to whether the job was automatically released or not. A job is automatically released to run only if the user who scheduled the job has RELE release authorization for the authorization object Operations on background jobs.

A job step is an independent unit of work in a job, the execution of an ABAP or external program. Each job step can have its own authorizations user and printer/optical archiving specifications.

• Submit job for processing: immediate start

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

JOBCOUNT = JOBNUMBER " Job identification: number

JOBNAME = JOBNAME " and name.

STRTIMMED = 'X' " Schedules the job for

" immediate start. The job

" is started immediately

" only if the user has the

" RELE authorization to

" release a job to run.

IMPORTING

JOB_WAS_RELEASED = JOB_RELEASED " If user has authorization

" to release jobs to run, job

" is automatically released

" when it is scheduled. This

" field is set to 'x' if the

" job has been released.

" Otherwise, the job is sche-

" duled but must be released

" by an administrator before

" it can be started.

EXCEPTIONS

• CANT_START_IMMEDIATE No longer used. Replaced by IMPORTING

• parameter JOB_WAS_RELEASED.

INVALID_STARTDATE = 01

JOBNAME_MISSING = 02

JOB_CLOSE_FAILED = 03

JOB_NOSTEPS = 04

JOB_NOTEX = 05

LOCK_FAILED = 06

OTHERS = 99.

IF SY-SUBRC > 0.

<Error processing>

ENDIF.

in step 1 we will create a job with name etc..

in step 2 we will assign work to this job

step 3 : we will close the job inorder make it scheduled .

Regards

srikanth

added descriptions to each steps

[Former Member]

Thanks you all for your answers.

I still have a problem -

My problem is that I have a function and

not a report (!!!).

I do not know how to include it in a new job.

I do not want to call the function from a report

because the function get in it's import parameters

a very large table that I don't want to send

to the report using the memory ...

Thanks ,

N.S.

[hymavathi_oruganti]

call <fn> starting new task.

[hymavathi_oruganti]

hi

call <fn> starting new task.

this statement calls fn module parallelly

[Former Member]

Hi !

Unfortunately It doesn't work -

The function is executed in New task ,

but a new job Isn't created.

Thanks ,

N.S.

[hymavathi_oruganti]

hey try this,

call <fn> in background task

[Former Member]

Hi !

after I added a "commit work"

statement - the function is called ,

but unfortunately no job is created ...

Maybe It's not possible ? ....

Thanks ,

N.S.

[Former Member]

Where?

[Former Member]

Hi !

We have a 'Z' class.

In It we have a method.

at the end of the method I call a 'Z' RFC

function module (in the same system and client).

I call it like this :

CALL FUNCTION 'ZHRF_TM_IN'

IN BACKGROUND TASK

• EXPORTING

• IV_DATE = SY-DATUM

• IR_PERNR =

TABLES

IT_TM = LT_TM

.

I<u> want that the function will be called in a new JOB.</u>(because in the function there are "write" statements,

and I want to see them in the list attached to job).

Thanks.

[ChristianFi]

To my knowledge you cannot schedule a function module with sm37 (and the functions JOB_OPEN does nothing else) But you could create a report which does nothing else but calling the function module.

Then you create a new function which does the jop_open

part like Max explainded. There you call your newly created report which does the function call.

And within your method you call the new function.

Christian

[Former Member]

Hi Christian !

Thank you very much for your answer.

I have got the same conclusion -

Apparently ,There is no way to schedule

a function module in SM37.

So I did something very similar to what you suggest.

(and I send the tables parameters of the function to the

report by an 'export TO DATABASE' statement.

Thanks ,

N.S.