Create Background Job after data saved in module

Question

Hello,
I have a program that has a start selection screen with material group, you enter your data, execute.  When it has finished you get a ALV of sales order with items where you can make changes to dates and other details and save.  I would like to add a save in background option.  Is this possible? I assume it would be difficult because of the container.. it uses a bapi to save sale orders...
The employees run this job which takes a little while.. at the end of the day.. they go home and of course SAP has timed out.  If they can run it in the background then no problem....
Thanks,
AJ

Answer 1

well, you can pass the data from the same to an other program and submit it in background.
Just create a job.
CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'
       EXPORTING
            jobname          = gv_jobname
       IMPORTING
            jobcount         = gv_jobcount
       EXCEPTIONS
            cant_create_job  = 1
            invalid_job_data = 2
            jobname_missing  = 3
            OTHERS           = 4.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
*   no error required
  ENDIF.
submit your program with job name and job count.
CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'
       EXPORTING
            jobcount             = gv_jobcount
            jobname              = gv_jobname
            strtimmed            = 'X'
       EXCEPTIONS
            cant_start_immediate = 1
            invalid_startdate    = 2
            jobname_missing      = 3
            job_close_failed     = 4
            job_nosteps          = 5
            job_notex            = 6
            lock_failed          = 7
            OTHERS               = 8.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.