How to create a program to schedule a job

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

I want to create a report that will run another program(program2) in background. What I need to do is, when I enter the transaction code of this program(report), it will automatically run the program2 in background. I tried using JOB_OPEN, JOB_SUBMIT and JOB_CLOSE. But when I checked in SM36, the job is just scheduled. I still need to release for the program to run.I should not be doing that anymore. The second program should automatically run when I enter the transaction code.

Please help.

Thanks,

zryxel

[Jelena]

Did you use 'start immediately' parameter?

    CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'
      EXPORTING
        jobcount  = jobcount
        jobname   = jobname
        strtimmed = 'X'.            " Start immediately

Another option to consider would be to create an event-periodic job and simply trigger the event in your program (see FM BP_EVENT_RAISE).

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check this example..

DATA: p_jobcnt LIKE tbtcjob-jobcount,

l_release(1) TYPE c.

<b>* Open the job</b>

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

jobname = 'ZMY_OBJ'

IMPORTING

jobcount = p_jobcnt

EXCEPTIONS

cant_create_job = 1

invalid_job_data = 2

jobname_missing = 3

OTHERS = 4.

<b>* Submit the job.</b>

SUBMIT ztest_program VIA JOB 'ZMY_OBJ' NUMBER p_jobcnt

TO SAP-SPOOL WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO

WITH destination = 'LOCL'

WITH immediately = space

WITH keep_in_spool = 'X' AND RETURN.

<b>* Close the job.</b>

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

jobcount = p_jobcnt

jobname = 'ZMY_OBJ'

<b>strtimmed = 'X'</b>

prdmins = 15

IMPORTING

job_was_released = l_release.

Thanks,

Naren