monitor ABAP from UNIX

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone can answer the following question for me. I can't seem to find any good answers off the web.

Is it possible to execute a ABAP program in such as a way that it can be tracked directly from the underlying O/S? For example, can a ABAP program be executed with, say, a specific process id so that in UNIX we can track it with top or iostat? If that's not possible, how about running a ABAP program under a specific UNIX userid?

Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!