Background job getting cancelled : Choose at least one scope of list

Hello to all,

I am trying to Run on Z report in background which conatins SUBMIT statement to standard progarm for MB5B .This report already programmed to call a report in background.It takes stocks for given period,I am taking the values using "import memory-id" statement.It gives an error log in SM37 as:

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Message no. M7829

Can we call a submit stmt in a report that is to run in background?? or pls provide any alternative for this problem??

Thnax & Regards

Sonal