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How to execute report in Background from Dialog process?

Posted on Oct 12, 2004 at 05:46 PM 1k Views

How, or what is the best way, to lauch an executable program (report) into the background from a dialog program (dynpro)?

<b>Example:</b> The SUBMIT...AND RETURN still executes the called program before it returns control to the calling program. I just want the report to be kicked off and the dialog to continue as normal. I do not want the report execution time to affect the dialog process.

Thanks in advance for your time.

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  • author's profile photo Rich Heilman
    Rich Heilman
    Posted on Oct 12, 2004 at 06:05 PM
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    Well...maybe you could try to put your submit inside a function module and call that function module with the extension "IN BACKGROUND TASK". Give it a try.

    Regards,

    Rich Heilmans

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    Brad Bohn
    Posted on Oct 12, 2004 at 06:52 PM
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    Have a look at the SUBMIT command again, specifically the 'VIA JOB' and 'TO SAP-SPOOL' extensions. Use the function modules 'JOB_OPEN' and 'JOB_CLOSE' before and after the call, respectively.

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  • author's profile photo Mike Brown
    Mike Brown
    Posted on Oct 12, 2004 at 07:03 PM
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    Thank you all for your time.

    I guess I have two options:

    1) CALL TRANSACTION... IN BACKGROUND TASK with the function module actually submitting the report OR

    2) SUBMIT report... VIA JOB.. AND RETURN with use of the JOB_OPEN and JOB_CLOSE function modules

    Once again, I appreciate the time.

    Thanks

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    Posted on Oct 12, 2004 at 07:16 PM
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    Are you familiar with events?...raise_event is a std SAP FM you use and you trigger an event from your dialog...and in sm36 you have your background-job that kicks your report on raise of this event.,..!every time!

    I have done this and it works!

    -Let me know if this helped!...

    Thanks-Shankar.T.S.

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  • author's profile photo Martin Jonsson
    Martin Jonsson
    Posted on Nov 18, 2004 at 11:49 AM
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    Hi again,

    My intention is to reproduce the FM test tool making it user fiendly and reduce the number of options to the user. All this for a custom extraction tool.

    The dynamic SELECT-OPTIONS works if you don't know the type at design time BUT know the name and how many of the SELECT-OPTIONS. But say that I don't even know that...

    The ideal would be a collection object as in VB, Java C++

    but I guess I have to stick to regenerate the selection screen at every run.

    Thanks for your answers!

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    Posted on Nov 18, 2004 at 11:58 AM
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    Hi,

    You may try the option of submitting the report to spool ( Syntax : submit report(reportname) to SAP-spool ), and continue with the dialog execution.

    Regards,

    SN

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