how to pass variant in background job.

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

i have one program which is running inbackground job with variant.but my variant value is not capturing in background job.

can anybody some inputs please.

Thanks in Advance,

venkat

[Former Member]

Hi venkat

Are you tyring to schedule the program manually by just giving the selection screen parameters or is there a code that does it for u?

[former_member181995]

Just refer:

[Former Member]

hi venkat,

Variants are the only method for passing values to a report program in a background job. Therefore, when you run a program in the background, you must use a variant (or SUBMIT... VIA JOB). To avoid you having to create a new variant each time you run the report, ABAP contains a mechanism allowing you to pass variable values to variants. See Variable Values in Variants.

To ensure that an executable program is always started using a variant, you can specify in the program attributes that the program may only be started in this way.

Features

· Creation of variants

· Display, change, copy, print, and delete variants

· Use and definition of variables in variants

u2013 Variable date calculation

u2013 User-specific fixed values.also refer the link below:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/c0/98037ae58611d194cc00a0c94260a5/content.htm

u2013 Fixed values in table TVARVC

[Former Member]

HI I hope this should help for u.

suppose u r using 'zxxxxx' program. U WANT TO RUN THE PROGRAM 'ZYYYYY' using backgrounjon and using varint of 'ZXXXXXX'.

so create a varient for the program 'zxxxxx'.

that varient updated in the database table 'VARID'. by using select statement get the varient.

SELECT VARIANT

INTO TABLE IT_VAR

FROM VARID

WHERE REPORT = 'zxxxxxxx'.

Then take one varient from the table it_var.

using this statement. "zzz is the background job name'

EXPORT IT_VAR-VARIANT IT_VAR-BUKRS TO DATABASE INDX(HK) ID 'ZZZ'.

then use the function modules.

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

• DELANFREP = ' '

• JOBGROUP = ' '

JOBNAME = GEP

• SDLSTRTDT = NO_DATE

• SDLSTRTTM = NO_TIME

IMPORTING

JOBCOUNT = GEPCOUNT

EXCEPTIONS

CANT_CREATE_JOB = 1

INVALID_JOB_DATA = 2

JOBNAME_MISSING = 3

OTHERS = 4.

• submit the ABAP ZYYYYYY

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_SUBMIT'

EXPORTING

• ARCPARAMS = ' '

AUTHCKNAM = SY-UNAME

• COMMANDNAME = ' '

• OPERATINGSYSTEM = ' '

• EXTPGM_NAME = ' '

• EXTPGM_PARAM = ' '

• EXTPGM_SET_TRACE_ON = ' '

• EXTPGM_STDERR_IN_JOBLOG = 'X'

• EXTPGM_STDOUT_IN_JOBLOG = 'X'

• EXTPGM_SYSTEM = ' '

• EXTPGM_WAIT_FOR_TERMINATION = 'X'

JOBCOUNT = GEPCOUNT

JOBNAME = GEP

• LANGUAGE = SY-LANGU

• PRIPARAMS = ' '

REPORT = 'ZYYYYYY'

• variant = ' '

• IMPORTING

• step_number =

EXCEPTIONS

BAD_PRIPARAMS = 1

BAD_XPGFLAGS = 2

INVALID_JOBDATA = 3

JOBNAME_MISSING = 4

JOB_NOTEX = 5

JOB_SUBMIT_FAILED = 6

LOCK_FAILED = 7

PROGRAM_MISSING = 8

PROG_ABAP_AND_EXTPG_SET = 9

OTHERS = 10.

• close the background job

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

• AT_OPMODE = ' '

• AT_OPMODE_PERIODIC = ' '

• CALENDAR_ID = ' '

• EVENT_ID = ' '

• EVENT_PARAM = ' '

• EVENT_PERIODIC = ' '

JOBCOUNT = GEPCOUNT

JOBNAME = GEP

• LASTSTRTDT = NO_DATE

• LASTSTRTTM = NO_TIME

• PRDDAYS = 0

• PRDHOURS = 0

• PRDMINS = 0

• PRDMONTHS = 0

• PRDWEEKS = 0

• PREDJOB_CHECKSTAT = ' '

• PRED_JOBCOUNT = ' '

• PRED_JOBNAME = ' '

• SDLSTRTDT = NO_DATE

• SDLSTRTTM = NO_TIME

• STARTDATE_RESTRICTION = BTC_PROCESS_ALWAYS

STRTIMMED = 'X'

• TARGETSYSTEM = ' '

• START_ON_WORKDAY_NOT_BEFORE = SY-DATUM

• START_ON_WORKDAY_NR = 0

• WORKDAY_COUNT_DIRECTION = 0

• RECIPIENT_OBJ =

• IMPORTING

• JOB_WAS_RELEASED =

EXCEPTIONS

CANT_START_IMMEDIATE = 1

INVALID_STARTDATE = 2

JOBNAME_MISSING = 3

JOB_CLOSE_FAILED = 4

JOB_NOSTEPS = 5

JOB_NOTEX = 6

LOCK_FAILED = 7

OTHERS = 8.

IF SY-SUBRC = 0.

MESSAGE I999 WITH TEXT-008 TEXT-009 TEXT-010.

ENDIF.

I hope this will help for u. please give me points if it is useful for u.

Regards

Srini.N

[Former Member]

Hi Venkat ,

If you want to schedule the same program in the background job in that you can call the same variant which you have deifned in the program . For that if you want to schedule the program then you goto to Transaction Code SM36 .

There you will find the Job Name : Difine any job name of your own .

Job Class as C.

Then in the Top you Click on the Step

There in the Selection of Abap Program : Mention your program name .

Then in the Variant you can specify your own variant that has been deifned in the program.

Then save the Job .

The program will be automatically run at the time mentioned .

with the variant which you have defined .

I hope this will solve your program

Regards

Shankar