Exchange variant context menu option in Process Chains

Hello Masters,
I would like to know about the context menu option Exchange variant in Process Chains. Could you please educate me on this.
Thanks and best wishes,
i-bi

Hi,
Every process step is associated with a variant (process step actually is a variant). To exchange the variant would mean removing the existing one and replacing it with another.
After exchanging it click "check". The interface is somewhat buggy...

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1. Choose the Process Chain Maintenance pushbutton and create a process variant.
2. Save the variant and go back to the previous screen.
A dialog window appears in which you enter a technical name and a description of the chain that you want to create.
3. Confirm your entries.
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4. Create a variant for a start process.
1. a. On the Maintain Start Process screen, choose whether you want to schedule the chain directly or whether you want to start it using a metachain.
2. b. If you choose to schedule the chain directly, enter the start date value for the chain under Change Selections and save your entries.
The Maintain Start Process screen appears again.
3. c. Save your entries, return to the previous screen and confirm your entries in the Add Start Process dialog window.
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1.      Choose the Process Chain Maintenance icon from the AWB toolbar.
2.      Choose Create.
3.      Enter the technical name and a description of the chain, and confirm your entry.
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The Plan View of the process chain maintenance screen appears.
In the left-hand area of the screen, a navigation area is displayed. In the right-hand area of the screen, the process chain is displayed.
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Choose Process Types to select the processes. This sorts the process types according to different categories. You can also call up InfoPackages and processes for the data target from the separate InfoSources and Data Targets navigation trees.
               If you insert a process into the chain that is linked to additional processes by default, the respective process variants are generated and automatically inserted into the process chain. These variants are suggestions and can be changed, replaced or removed from the chain as required. Variant maintenance is called when the change run performs automatic insert.
a.       On the Maintain Start Process screen, choose whether you want to schedule the chain directly or whether you want to start it using a metachain.
b.       If you choose to schedule the chain directly, enter the start date value for the chain under Change Selections and save your entries.
The Maintain Start Process screen appears again.
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The Plan View of the process chain maintenance screen appears.
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Exchange variants
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During the check, the system calculates the number of parallel processes according to the structure of the chain . The result is compared with the number of background processes on the chosen server (or the total of all available servers if no server is specified in the attributes of the process chain). If the number of parallel processes is greater than the number of available background processes, the system highlights every level of the process chain where the number of processes is too high. The system produces a warning for these levels.
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You can activate and schedule your process chain. After scheduling, the chain starts in accordance with the start process selections. For example, if you scheduled the start process directly and chose Immediately as the start date value, the chain run starts immediately after scheduling. In the Log View, you can display the reports for the chain runs.
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Details about Process chain

Details about Process chain

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14. Compression of InfoCubes
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16. AND
17. OR
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You can also send messages to an application process of the chain, depending on the success or failure of the process.
1.       From the context menu of a process, create an additional process variant of the Send Message type.
2.       If you maintain a message, first specify whether you want the message to be sent when the process has been completed successfully or unsuccessfully. Then choose Next.
3.       You arrive at a window, in which you can select an existing process variant or create a new one.
4.       If you create a new process variant, edit the document that is going to be sent, and maintain a list of recipients.
5.       Save your process variant and go back a step.
The message process variant is now assigned to your application process. When the message is sent, the status information and the process log can also be sent.
Wait Time
You use this function only to debug a process run.
Specify how long (in seconds) you want the delay to be between one event being triggered and the next process starting.
You can capture the process by using transaction SM37 (Job Overview) or SM50 (Process Overview).
Remove Process
You use this function to remove a process from a process chain.
Manage Data Target
You use this function in connection with the following types of process variants
·         constructing indexes
·         deleting indexes
·         constructing database statistics
·         rolling up filled aggregates
·         compressing InfoCubes
·         activating ODS object data
to call up the administration for each of the data targets.
       7.      Hold down the left mouse button to connect the processes through events.
Before you do this, select the process underneath the process type row, and position the cursor over the required process. When you select the process type row, the whole process is moved into the plan view.
From the context menu of a link, you can display the event or remove the link again. To do this, highlight the link and right-click with the mouse.
       8.      If necessary, specify whether you want the event to be triggered after the previous process has been completed successfully or unsuccessfully or whether you want the event to be triggered independently of the outcome of the process that precedes it.
       9.      Under Attributes ®Display Components assign a display component to the process chain.
   10.      Maintain additional process chain attributes if necessary.
   11.      Check your process chain in the Check View and make any necessary corrections.
The Legend explains the meaning of the different colors used to display the processes and links.
From the context menu for a process, you can display the messages resulting from the check.
   12.      Save your process chain if it does not contain any errors.
Result
Your process chain can be activated. After activation, the chain starts in accordance with the start process selections. For example, if you scheduled the start process directly and chose Immediately as the start date value, the chain run starts immediately after activation. In the Log View, you can display the reports for the chain runs.

How to create messages in process chains?

Dear Gurus,
I want to use the alert system in the process chains. like when one process fails i have to receive the message on my mail or as an SMS on my mobile.
I tried the same thing with one of my process chain. When i right click one of my process in my process chain i will get the create message option. But my problem is i dont know how to use that option. If u have any solutions or any material please try to send me to the following ID [email protected]
Thanks in advance
Mohan Kumar

Hi,
You can also send messages to an application process of the chain, depending on the success or failure of the process.
1. From the context menu of a process, create an additional process variant of the Send Message type.
2. If you maintain a message, first specify whether you want the message to be sent when the process has been completed successfully or unsuccessfully. Then choose Next.
3. You arrive at a window, in which you can select an existing process variant or create a new one.
4. If you create a new process variant, edit the document that is going to be sent, and maintain a list of recipients.
5. Save your process variant and go back a step.
The message process variant is now assigned to your application process. When the message is sent, the status information and the process log can also be sent.
Hareesh

Exchange variant context menu option in Process Chains

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