Configuring programs to run in the background

You can configure the generated ABAP program to be run as a background processes by the SAP system. When the ABAP program is configured for background processing, additional features specific to SAP such as logging and status reporting are enabled. You can also use the SAP transaction SM37 to monitor the background jobs. The job name is same as the name of the generated ABAP program.

Procedure

  1. Double-click the ABAP stage to open the stage editor.
  2. Click the Output tab.
  3. Click the Data Transfer Method tab.
  4. Configure either RFC or FTP as the data transfer method.
  5. Select the Run the program as a background process check box, then specify a variant name if you intend to use runtime parameters. Specify the following additional options:
    • Whether to use an existing variant.
    • Whether to keep the variant for future use or deleted it after the job run.
    • Configure the program startup delay between creation of the variant and execution of the ABAP program. Change the default value only if you experience problem in synchronization.