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Defining SAP Jobs
Overview
Once you have completed the configuration of the SAP adapter, you can create, run and monitor SAP jobs from CWA.
CWA can launch CCMS jobs including ABAP programs, external programs and external commands. For SAP Business
Warehouse (BW), you can also schedule infopackages and process chains as CWA jobs. You can define and maintain
the details of a job definition for each step through CWA. CWA can also launch, monitor and manage jobs that already
exist in SAP.
Warehouse (BW), you can also schedule infopackages and process chains as CWA jobs. You can define and maintain
the details of a job definition for each step through CWA. CWA can also launch, monitor and manage jobs that already
exist in SAP.
Every SAP job that is created is assigned a unique ID number by CWA. This number is called the Job Number and is
assigned as soon as CWA includes an SAP job in the schedule. This identification number differs from the SAP ID number
that SAP assigns to each job. The SAP ID number is called the External ID in CWA and is displayed in the
assigned as soon as CWA includes an SAP job in the schedule. This identification number differs from the SAP ID number
that SAP assigns to each job. The SAP ID number is called the External ID in CWA and is displayed in the
Ext ID
column
of the
Job Activity
pane.
The SAP Job Definition dialog has several tabs used to define the parameters of the job. Many of these tabs have the
same options as any other job definition but some differ.
same options as any other job definition but some differ.
Creating an SAP Job
An SAP job consists of one or more job steps executed in sequence. You can change the sequence of the job steps, edit
a job step or add and delete various job steps according to your needs.
a job step or add and delete various job steps according to your needs.
There are different types of job steps that SAP jobs can include. Most SAP jobs are based on:
ABAP programs
– Programs in the native SAP programming language.
External programs
– Any other programs that are not native to SAP.
External commands
– A predefined R/3 operating system command.
However, if you are using the Business Warehouse (BW) module of SAP and are licensed with CWA for the BW functions,
two other types of job steps are also available:
two other types of job steps are also available:
Infopackage
– Predefined data loads (or extracts of data) identified with an Infopackage ID. When the infopackage
launches in CWA, it generates a job in SAP’s Computing Center Management System (CCMS) to create and process
the data request.
the data request.
Process Chain
– A series of tasks designed and managed as a flow chart. The process chain consists of ABAP
programs, infopackages and other tasks.
You can create new job steps for the SAP job or you can import pre-defined job steps from existing SAP jobs. CWA
provides a way to load the job steps with their defined variants from another SAP job. This streamlines the process of
defining SAP jobs by reusing existing job components.
provides a way to load the job steps with their defined variants from another SAP job. This streamlines the process of
defining SAP jobs by reusing existing job components.