trigger ABAP program using UNIX script

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I want to trigger an Abap program whenever a unix file comes to SAP.

Can any1 please tellme how to write a unix script to trigger the ABAP program.

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member]

you will need to create a batch job in SM37 for the ABAP program, and use an event for the start criteria.

The event can be created in SM62

Then in unix, you will need to call an executable SAPEVT.

This will be in the directory /usr/sap/<SAPSID>/SYS/exe/run

you will need to use the appropriate profile for the SAP system to run the sapevt utility.

example :-

sapevt abap_event -t pf=/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/profile/<SID>_DVEBMGS00_<SYSNAME> nr=00

[Former Member]

Hi Paul,

In SAP I only have to create event e.g "ztrigger_event" right?

I am still not clear how this event is triggered when

we get the files to SAP host.

How exactly the shell script is written & where?

I don't know much about UNIX. So please guide me.

[raymond_giuseppi]

Look at this OSS [Note 11661 - Event-driven call of background jobs does not work|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/11661] and [Note 374379 - Triggering SAPEVT from a remote host|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/374379]

Regards

[Former Member]

hi

The requirement is to trigger event by a unix script which will be in application server.

Can u help me to understand how to run the unix script?

Should i write a program and schedule it as a BG job

or any sap programs are there to do it?