GLPLUP - Upload from Excel

[former_member212731]

Hello!

When executing transaction 'GLPLUP - Upload from Excel ' with input Excel file which contains more than 1500 rows -> SAP program crushes:

"The program SAPLKPP7 has exceeded the maximum permitted runtime of 3000 seconds and has therefore been terminated."

Version is SAP ECC 6.0. 'Execute in background' is not active and can't be used.

Do anyone have suggestions how to read bigger Excel files into SAP and set 'Execute in background' active in transaction GLPLUP?

[former_member188826]

Try scheduling a background job through SM36. Give a job name.

In the step, give the program name as G_FLEX_UPL. Create a variant for the GLPLUP and give the variant here.

[former_member212731]

Thanks for the tip!

There are several SAP notes from this issue, eg.

Note 629039 - Excel upload Timeout or very long runtime

Note 650345 - Excel upload in the background

Note 739192 - BATCHMAN Program termination in background processing

Those notes recommend that upload should be executed approx.maximum "couple of thousands" rows, not bigger amounts. In our case that amount was clearly exceeded and we end up solution where user do upload several different times. In this case this task was to be executed not so many times in year.