Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide

Defining SAP Jobs

Copying Job Steps from an Existing SAP Job

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Selecting the 

 option displays the 

 dialog with an 

 

tab. Define a new external program job step by entering the appropriate information. 

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Selecting the 

 option displays the 

 dialog with an 

tab. Define a new external command job step by entering the appropriate information. 

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If the connection is to a BW instance, two additional job step options are available. Selecting the 

 option displays the 

 dialog with an 

 tab. Define an infopackage job step 

by entering the appropriate information. 

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Selecting the 

 option displays the 

 dialog with a 

 tab. 

Define a process chain job step by entering the appropriate information.

No other job steps can be added to a job if an infopackage or a process chain job step is selected.

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Clicking 

 after selecting a job step displays the 

 dialog showing the characteristics 

of the job step.

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Clicking 

 deletes a selected job step.

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Clicking the 

or 

button changes the sequence in which the selected job step is executed.

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Clicking the 

 button, deletes the job steps displayed in the 

 pane.

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 – Selected by default, this option 

ensures that the status of the parent job cannot be evaluated until all of the child jobs it generates have completed. 
This means that the success of the parent job is determined by the success of its children. A child job that completes 
abnormally will ensure that the parent job completes abnormally also. If this option is cleared, the status of the parent 
job is determined as soon as it completes regardless of the status of its children. This means that the success of the 
parent job is independent of the successful completion of its children. 

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 – Deselected by default. When selected and if a program creates an 

application return code that writes entries to the applicaiton log, the applicaiton returns code and the content of the 
log is displayed. The 

 option on the 

 dialog must be set to 

 or 

 option deselected.

Click 

.

Copying Job Steps from an Existing SAP Job

You can create a new SAP job in CWA based on a CCMS job that has already run or has been scheduled with a unique 
SAP job ID. The new job will either be linked to the original job or it will be a copy of the original.

Click 

 to load the job steps from the SAP job entered in the 

list to the CWA 

database. 

Click 

 to display data in the 

 pane from the SAP job in the 

 list. This 

creates a link to the job’s definition in the SAP database. 

Linked Jobs vs. Imported Jobs

If your new job is linked to the original job, it refers back to the original definition when it runs. If you make changes to 
the job steps of a linked job, the changes are made directly to the SAP database. 

If your new job is imported from an existing job, the data is copied to the CWA database and any changes apply to the 
copy, not the original SAP job. Importing a previously run (or scheduled) job is equivalent to using the original job as a 
template, so the new job has no further connection to the original job.