Closing Cockpit program scheduling and automatic run.

Question

Hi experts I would like to know if is it possible to create a step in the closing cockpit and make a program run automatically, with a batch job during a specific time already set up in the cockpit, without any intervention from the users.
When this program execution is completed, is it possible to automatically update the status of the task to ended? I would appreciate any documentation regarding this topic, in SAP help is not very clear
For example we are especially interested in:
      a. - we would like to create a step to check if a specific clearing account has zero balance, and if so update the task to ended. What type of task should we create and how should we schedule it?
      b. - Other example would be to run fbl3n and extract all the open items for an account. These items will be displayed in a custom form ( we are planning to build this part). We would like to know if itu2019s possible to schedule a task to run this Form in background and user, just by reviewing this task, they will directly display this form with the results.
Thanks again for your help.

Answer 1

Hi Jose,
Of course it's possible
First, Open t-code CLOCOC.
then click "add task" in your folder (to create new task)
Then fill the description, responsible, and processing
then choose "Program" in Type of Task,, and put a program name in that field
then create a variant (it's a must,, to make the program run automatically)
If you want scheduled your program run in specific time or days, you may set the "offset in Days/Start Time"
then choose your closing type
And the customizing is finished
Then create the task list,, and you can execute your task from t-code CLOCO
Your task will be run automatically and if it's complete, the status will be "ended"
Hope it's helps
I'm also still learn about closing cockpit