Program to execute Process Chains in APO

[Former Member]

I'm trying to find a program in APO that can execute Process Chains. Is there any standard program in APO that enables to execute Process Chain? or does a custom program need to be created?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Jaroslav,

A process chain can run on it's own without an external ABAP program triggering it. Here are some examples:

1) You can set your process chain to be triggered by SAP event. Create the event in SM62 and then use that in your chain. Then trigger the event using SM64 and your chain should run after that.

2) You can just schedule your chain to run on a specific date or in some periods.

If you really want to trigger your process chain using an ABAP program or planning book macro or whatever custom functionality, then you can use function module RSPC_API_CHAIN_START.

Hope this helps.

[Former Member]

Hi Jaroslav,

Even our client uses a third party tool called 'UC4'. So its depends on the client how they schedule their job.

Regards,

Siva.

[Former Member]

Hi,

One of our client uses the Z-program to trigger the Process chain. For background job scheduling and triggering they uses the 3rd party tool instead of the SAP standard even triggers.

[Former Member]

Hi,

You don't need a particular program to schedule a process chain. The start process type has many options if you want to periodically start the chain or follow another chain etc. Try those options first. If you still feel there is a need for a program, then you have a write your custom program triggering the chain.

[Former Member]

Maybe i did not understand the Question.... sorry if this is not what you want but...

Process Chains are used to execute other programs. You can schedule the process chains after creating them and the programs in it get executed accordingly.

RSPC is the transaction to access the process chains.