How can you create a spoolfile from a program where have Error Message?

Question

I have a situation where I need a report to come out  - even if I have an Error or Abort Message.
I need the report so that i can email the users in a second step of a Job.
We want the CANELLED to show in the JOB queue but when that happens by doing a message with the error it does not output any spool file.
The code is simple:
   CONCATENATE c_errors
                c_error_645
        INTO  z_msg_line  SEPARATED BY space.
    WRITE z_msg_line TO z_output_line.
    WRITE:  z_output_line.
    lv_errors = 'X'.
    MESSAGE ID 'ZX' TYPE 'E' NUMBER '645'.
The job stops, shows CANCELLED but not output to the spool file.
If I change message type to I for imfomation I get the spoolfile but the JOB queue shows COMPLETED so a Basis person will not catch the Cancelled job.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Does the email processing have to occur within the same job?  Why not establish a polling process for cancelled jobs where you control the job name(s) to poll for and the linked users to email?  When you find a canceled job you can read the job log messages (assuming you have logged your errors using 'S' messages and then used a final 'E' message to stop the job) using function BP_JOBLOG_READ.  You could establish a spool from that (and attach it) or just embed the messages in the email body itself.
I'm not sure what your scenario is though - I would separate application errors from technical errors in your error notification process, i.e., handle error notification/emailing within your programs themselves and avoid abending jobs if possible.  Are these Basis-handled errors or user-handled errors that you're talking about?
Edited by: Brad Bohn on Aug 19, 2010 3:51 PM