background jobs

[Former Member]

hello friends,

i have a background job and has a variant associated with it. however for the program i have changed some of the selection criteria and have created a new variant. I want to use the same job name as it was previously used but want to change the variant.

How can i do that.

Any suggestions,

Shejal.

[Former Member]

Hi

You have to change that job and assign the new variant to it by SM37, if this job is periodic.

Or define your job again by SM36.

Max

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

You may need to update the variant only and the old job should be able to pick new update variant.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Thanks,

Its a periodic job.

hOWEVER DO IT CHANGE THE VARIENT IN sm37 AND HOW?

sHEJAL

[Former Member]

tHANKS eVERYONE.

sHEJAL sHETTY.

[RichHeilman]

If it is a periodic job, you need to change the job that is currently "Scheduled".

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

IS it always necessary to create a Variant if my selection scree has all default values and i dont want to make any changes in the selection screen.

Shejal.

[Former Member]

IS it always necessary to create a Variant if my selection screen has all default values and i dont want to make any changes in the selection screen.

Shejal.

[Former Member]

Hi

Yes it is! If you want to run a job you have to assign a variant to it!

So u should create a variant with only default values.

Max

[Former Member]

Hi Shejal,

You don't need to creata a variant if you have all the values as default at selection screen which you want.

But if you have to run the program as batch job for some other values in selection screen which are not default, you will have to create variant.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Goto SM37 give the job name..Press Execute..

Then check the job and in the menu..Job -> change..

Then you can change the variant..

Thanks

Naren

[Former Member]

Hi,

You have to create a variant with the default values..

Thanks,

Naren

[Former Member]

Thanks everyone.

Shejal.