Determine if SAP program is running foreground

Question

Hello all,
Is there a way to determine that a program is running in foreground, without adding code to the program to lock the program?
If the program in question was a custom program, I would add FM ENQUEUE_ESINDX and check the return code.  I need to check whether a standard SAP program, RFFOUS_C, is running in foreground.
Thanks
Bruce

Answer 1

CALL FUNCTION 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37B'
    EXPORTING
      JOBSELECT_DIALOG          =
*     JOBSEL_PARAM_IN           = ' '
*     ENDDATE                   = '        '
*     ENDTIME                   = '      '
*   IMPORTING
*     JOBSEL_PARAM_OUT          =
    TABLES
*     JOBSELECT_JOBLIST         =
      JOBSELECT_JOBLIST_B       =
*   EXCEPTIONS
*     INVALID_DIALOG_TYPE       = 1
*     JOBNAME_MISSING           = 2
*     NO_JOBS_FOUND             = 3
*     SELECTION_CANCELED        = 4
*     USERNAME_MISSING          = 5
*     OTHERS                    = 6
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.
Use the above function module. In function group BTCH or any other similar one in BTCH.Give no to dialog mode.
In  JOBSEL_PARAM_IN           supply the jobname which the report will use if run in back ground and .
In ABAPNAME give the report name. Date give a the presnt dates and times.
Check the active flag.
Then run the module.Check the JOBSELECT_JOBLIST table
If it reurns your report as active it means running in background else
You report may run in fialog or may not even be running.
These FMs have a doccumentation 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37B' and 'BP_JOB_SELECT_SM37C' in fg BTCH go through them.
Edited by: Vighneswaran CE on Dec 1, 2010 2:02 AM