Background job - SM37

[Former Member]

Dear All,

Can you please help me understand the use of SM37? My understanding is that we can execute the reports in the backgroud or we can schedule in future periods, which we need to run. Is it correct?

Also i would like to understand the use and the difference between scheduled, Relased, Ready, Active, Finished, Cancelled.

Most of the reports, the spool request is not getting created, but the status showing as "Finished" - Please clarifiy as to why?

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Manivannan R

[Former Member]

Mani

Please note that SM37 is used to schedulate background jobs instead of running it on the foreground.

You can indeed schedule a background job for the future or you can start it immediately. It is also possible to run the job every Monday or Friday or every month ...

Regarding the spool request issue, you need to contact your SAP Basis team.

Thanks

Kind regard,s

Hakan

[Former Member]

Hi,

SM36 Define Background Job

SM37 Background Job Overview

SM39 Job Analysis

U can Moniter the background Jobs through T code SM37

In the Simple Job Selection window enter the name of the Job and User of that Job and u can check the status of that Job like “Job Name, Job Created By, Status, Start date, Start time Duration(sec.) Delay (sec.).

For scheduling background processing, you have to direct the system to process an ABAP/4 or external program in the background. This is a two-step process:

• Scheduling the program

• Releasing the job

This needs to have a special authorization for releasing and scheduling the job. Generally, the system administrator, who organizes and monitors background processing, supervises the release of these jobs. Many users are also authorized to schedule background processing of reports. You cannot schedule a job unless and until you have a release authorization. If a user is authorized and has specified a start date or selected "start immediately," he or she can release the job.

Reward points pls.

Regards,

Govind.

[Former Member]

HI,

SM37 is used to run the some activities in background with doing any thing manually,what you understood is 100% correct.

Background jobs are different scheduled one,released one,active one,canceled....

Scheduled means this job is scheduled for particular time

Released means,it is released to run the job

Active means,schedule job is still active to run.

Canceled means job is failed due to some reasons.