Job steps

Hi Gurus
I have some question that I can not resolve, maybe you can help me.
I have to create several job steps in a background job.
Let say:
1 step program ztest01.
2 step program ztest02.
I want my 2nd step (ztest02) always executed regardless what happend in 1 step (ztest01).
My problem is it happened that a message error of type 'E' in my 1st step (ztest01) has been triggered resulting my 2nst step never executed. How to resolve that?
Thank you

If the second step job does not need to be dependent on first one, it is always better to create two different jobs.
Regards,
Aravind

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Problem creating job steps variants

Hi Gurus!
I have a problem with job steps creation.
In my program I need to copy the exist job with some condition accords to job steps variants.
But when I create the new job and it steps and variants in SM37, I can not see the variants names, only number.
For example in template that I am copying it looks like that:
No. Program name/command      Prog. type Spool list   Parameters              User Lang.
1              RMCVNEUA                  ABAP                        BW_TEMPLATE       aaa     EN
But in job that I create it is:
Program name/command      Prog. type   Spool list   Parameters               User Lang.
RMCVNEUA                          ABAP                           &0000000000271     ddd     EN
How can I create steps with variant names instead of numbers/indexes?   BW_TEMPLATE instead of &0000000000271.
My code:
CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'
    EXPORTING
      jobname          = lv_jobname
      sdlstrtdt        = lv_date
      sdlstrttm        = lv_time
    IMPORTING
      jobcount         = lv_jobcount
    EXCEPTIONS
      cant_create_job = 1
      invalid_job_data = 2
      jobname_missing = 3
      OTHERS           = 4.
SUBMIT (ps_tbtcp-progname) VIA JOB pv_jobname NUMBER pv_jobcount
                                 USING SELECTION-SET ls_cat-variant
                                 AND RETURN.
CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'
    EXPORTING
      jobcount                          = lv_jobcount
      jobname                           = lv_jobname
     direct_start                      = lv_imm_run
   EXCEPTIONS
     cant_start_immediate              = 1
     invalid_startdate                 = 2
     jobname_missing                   = 3
     job_close_failed                  = 4
     job_nosteps                       = 5
     job_notex                         = 6
     lock_failed                       = 7
     invalid_target                    = 8
     OTHERS                            = 9
Edited by: Dani_K on Oct 27, 2010 4:35 PM

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Pass value from SQL agent job step

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I have created one SSIS package and I am scheduling the same using SQL Agent job. Now I want to pass one value from SQL job agent and want to use that value in SSIS package and then run that package. Can someone point to the solution.
Aniruddha http://aniruddhathengadi.blogspot.com/

I have created one parameter on SSIS package named strValue and assigned a empty value "". After that I have created one SQL job and step wherein I have set the value to "Nike" for parameter under Parameters tab.
Now I am expecting Nike value which I have set on SQL job step should get reflected on SSIS package when I am running my job. Am I doing anything wrong ?
Aniruddha http://aniruddhathengadi.blogspot.com/
Not sure what's going wrong but you can have quick look at below step by step tutorial:
Parameterizing Connections and Values at Runtime Using SSIS Environment Variables (via SQL Agent)
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Background Job Step

Hi,
I have 3 steps in my job. I want to check the status of each job step and if that job step fails , send email to certain people.
How do i go abt doing abt it??
In table TBTCP -- it gives the status of each job step as 'P' ie scheduled even for the finished ones... so i cant get correct data from TBTCP.
Is der any FM implementing the same??
Its Urgent.
Answers will be rewarded,
regards,
Rohan

Hi Rohan,
Instead of creating the stpes, why don't you create the Job after completing the Fisrt job and for the Third Job select after completion of the Second job, so that you will get the Status in TBTCP table from there you can write the code to send the email
Regards
Sudheer

SQL Server Agent Job Failing on Job Step

Hi,
Firstly, apologies if this post has been made in the wrong group. Running SQL Server 2012. I'm attempting to add a SQL Server Agent Job which calls a stored procedure that sends a Database Mail message. The SQL Server and SQL Server Agent
both run under the NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE account. The Database Mail service has been enabled, and a public profile created. When running the stored procedure manually, I receive no errors - everything runs as expected and I do receive an
email containing the expected information.
I've created the job, job step, job schedule, attached the schedule to the job, and assigned the job to server, all using T-SQL without error. I've also enabled the mail profile on the SQL Server Agent, and I know that part is working because when
the job fails, I get an email notification of the failure.
I've checked the command text in the job step and parsed it within the SQL Job Step Edit window to confirm, it shows as parsing correctly. However, when I manually run the job itself, I get the following:
Execution of job failed. See the history log for details.
I check the history log and it shows:
[474] Unable to refresh Database Mail profile Database Mail Profile. (reason: ) (Not a typo, the history log shows no reason)
[260] Unable to start mail session.
[396] An idle CPU condition has not been defined - OnIdle job schedules will have no effect
The command text on the failing job step is as follows:
DECLARE @date [varchar](10)
SET @date = CAST(GETDATE() AS [varchar](10))
EXEC [dbo].[GetExceptions]
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is the only way I could get it to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions on anything else I could check, or insights into why this is failing? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Best Regards
Brad

I am not sure if this really helps but I would do follow the below steps:
1. make sure sql server agent has database mail enabled(rigt click on server agent--properties--alert system--enable database mail and choose right profile.) and RESTART THE SQL SERVER AGENT.(i know you said it i working, but sometimes, restart the
sql server agent might fix)
2. check agent error log and check if any error messages.
3. run the command text you mentioned in sql server and see if it is working.(i know you said it is working but just to make sure).
4. make sure sql server agent service user has permissions to run database mail in msdb. check this https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186358.aspx
5. Check the output from select * from msdb.dbo.sysmail_log and if it says anything
6.it does not look like the job log is getting truncated but to make sure, get the job step output to a text file.to do this, edit the job step and on the job step properties click on advanced, enter path to the output file. this will give the complete
output for the step.
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I have SSIS package setup on a remote SQL Server to run on schedule via SQL Server Agent. It was setup initially by remote desktop-ing to the server and connecting to it via SSMS running on the same machine where SQL Server is running. Package source is
"File System" and absolute path is specified (D:\Folder1\Package1.dtsx). There is just one step in the job - to run SSIS package. Everything works as it should.
Now I want to modify this job - change number of retry on failure attempts. I can successfully connect to this SQL Server instance via SSMS from my developer workstation. I can then go to "Advanced Settings" for this job step and change "Retry attempts"
to some other number. However, when I press "OK" I get this error message:
TITLE: SSIS Execution Properties
Failed to open package file "D:\Folder1\Package1.dtsx" due to error 0x80070003 "The system cannot find the path specified.". This happens when loading a package and the file cannot be opened or loaded correctly into the XML document. This can
be the result of either providing an incorrect file name was specified when calling LoadPackage or the XML file was specified and has an incorrect format.
({105912C7-6345-42B4-99B4-58566291867B})
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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({105912C7-6345-42B4-99B4-58566291867B})
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I understand it happens because SSMS tries to locate package on my local hard drive and the same folder doesn't exist on my development PC. It still doesn't make sense to me. Does SSMS not know I am accessing remote server? How come I don't get any errors
when I just execute this job via SSMS when SSMS runs on my development PC?

Hi, Am facing same issue, but I am trying run SSIS package via C# code, I have given full access to all the folder in which the package is available.
In the below line am getting error,
using Microsoft.SqlServer.DTS.Runtime;
Application app=new Application();
Package package=null;
package=app.LoadPackage("PackageFullPath",null) --error line
Failed to open package file "C:\SSIS\Package.dtsx" due to error 0x800C0006 "The system
cannot locate the object specified.". This occurs when loading a
package and the file cannot be opened or loaded correctly into the XML document
full access to which account? also trying to run from where? In the same machine where package resides?
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SSIS - Change Config File Path LOCATION in SQL Agent Job Step (NOT USING DTEXEC)

SSISers;
I am not new to ssis but am trying to deal with promoting of ssis config files differently for a specific project. We are using SQL 2008 R2.
As a standared pattern used for years, we just use SQL Agent, build a job step for the ssis package, add the ssis package as SQL Integration Services Package type from fileshare (not using Integration Services), and add the necessary production
config files in the configutation tab of the job step. Easy. We do not execute our packages with DTEXEC command line.
A new project has the developers leaving the config files in the package - not removing the config files for deployment. Is there a way to override JUST THE CONFIG FILE PATH LOCATION in the job step for ssis package? Remember, we are NOT using dtexec.
I was told that /SET might do it but I do not see a good example anywhere of hooking this in and how it works for a CONFIG FILE PATH LOCATION - I see variable overrides but not CONFIG FILE PATH LOCATION. The packages were written with Absolute config file
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Any suggestions are appreciated.

Hi mg30,
There is no way to overwrite the XML configurations file just through modifying the SQL Server Agent job steps. The Dtexec utility will apply the default package configurations for the second time after applying the options specified in the command
lines or other package configurations configured in the job step.
If the package is not deployed/installed, the Dtexec utility looks for the XML configurations file according to the file path defined in the Package Configurations Organizer window. In this situation, you need to either disable the package configurations
or modify the XML file path in the BIDS.
If the package is already deployed/installed, you need to modify the package as above or re-specify the install folder for the package configurations file.
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SQL Agent job step - SSIS package - adding a config file - will it override the one that the package specifies?

If I setup a job step to run a package and set the config file location on the "Configurations" tab, will that override the config file that the SSIS package is configured to use? Or is this a "cumulative" type configuration option?
I typically have my config file mixed in with my project files, but that path wont exist on the server.

Hi Shiftbit,
ETL vs ELT is right.
In SSIS 2005, the DTExec utility loads and runs the package, events occur in the following order:
The package file is loaded.
The configurations specified in the package at design time are applied in the order specified in the package (except for Parent Package Variables).
Any options specified from the command line are applied. Any configurations specified on the command line overwrite the current values; however, they do not trigger a reload of the configurations if a changed value impacts a configuration dependency. For
example, if the connection string used for SQL Server configurations is updated from the command line at run time, the package will still retain any other values from the design-time SQL Server configuration database.
Parent Package Variable Configurations are applied.
The package is run.
In SSIS 2008 and higher, utility loads and runs the package, events occur in the following order:
The dtexec utility loads the package.
The utility applies the configurations that were specified in the package at design time and in the order that is specified in the package. (The one exception to this is the Parent Package Variables configurations. The utility applies these configurations
only once and later in the process.)
The utility then applies any options that you specified on the command line.
The utility then reloads the configurations that were specified in the package at design time and in the order specified in the package. (Again, the exception to this rule is the Parent Package Variables configurations). The utility uses any command-line
options that were specified to reload the configurations. Therefore, different values might be reloaded from a different location.
The utility applies the Parent Package Variable configurations.
The utility runs the package.
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Reference:
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Background Job step and Variant

Hi,
We are undergoing process of renaming user IDs(Eg from ABC to XYZ). I would like to know the effect on Background jobs due to renaming. I am sure we need to update the job step(s) with the new user ID. Do we need to do anything with variants too or will they work for new IDs also. Your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Venu.

Hi,
This is SAP Business one system administration forum. Please find correct forum and repost your discussion to get quick assistance.
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Check Job step status

HI,
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to find the status of each of my job steps, and after each job step is submitted on knowing its status i want to send a corresponding mail to a few people .
How do i do this.
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Rohan

Hi,
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    EXPORTING
      job_read_jobcount     = w_jobcount
      job_read_jobname      = w_jobname
      job_read_opcode       = '20'
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    TABLES
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      job_doesnt_have_steps = 3
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            WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.
To Display the status text as per the status type
CASE wa_jobhead-status.
    WHEN 'S'. WRITE: / text-033. "'Scheduled'.
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    WHEN 'F'. WRITE: / text-035. "'Completed'.
    WHEN 'A'. WRITE: / text-036. "'Cancelled'.
    WHEN OTHERS.
ENDCASE.
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How to run a SQL Server Agent job step on certain days/frequency

I've a SQL Server Agent job. One of the requirement is that a particular step should only run on certain frequency i.e. Certain Date and time. Any suggestions how can that be done?
GBM

yes
1. Make first step as a Transact SQL step. Keep command as below
IF DAY(GETDATE()) = <Your date value>
AND DATEPART(hh,GETDATE()) = <your time hour)
AND DATEPART(minute,GETDATE()) = <your time minute)
SELECT 1
ELSE
RAISERROR 'Job cant be run at this time'
Then for job step properties set the following properties in advanced tab
This would make sure it will quit the job without executing other core steps untill it reaches the required day and time
You can add more conditions in IF based on requirement like if you want time to be on certain second or month to be particular value etc
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Account is SysAdmin - but Non-SysAdmins have been denied permission to run DTS Execution job steps without a proxy account.

Hi,
I have a SQL Agent Job that executes an SSIS package. However when I manually execute the SQL Agent job from SSMS I get the following seemingly common error:
"Non-SysAdmins have been denied permission to run DTS Execution job steps without a proxy account."
However, the job owner is a member of both the SQL SysAdmin role, and also a member of the operating system's Administrators group.
The SQL Agent Service is running under Local Service (not something within my control unfortunately).
I have found many posts suggesting setting up a proxy account etc, but that seems to be for the case where the job owner is not a sys admin. To be clear, the job owner IS a sysadmin.
This is occurring in the Production environment. I have two other, seemingly identical environments that are working fine, so i am wondering if I have missed something obvious.
Any idea what I've missed?
details:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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Note - the jobs were migrated to the broken environment by scripting them from Env 1, with If exists, drop, create etc.
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Guy
Guy

Obviously, as soon as I post this I figure out the issue:
In the script i had provided for migrating the job to the new environment (to which I have no access) the DBA replaced the @owner_login_name value with a different login. The account he used does have SysAdmin privileges but for some reason
changing the account in the script did not correctly update in the job.
On opening the job in SSMS it appeared to have the correct owner account, but using GUI to look up the specific account and adding it this way, while appearing to make no difference, has in fact solved the problem.
My assumption therefore is that updating the @owner_login_name when scripting the job is not the same as actually editing the job owner itself.
Guy
Guy

MiniSAP - SE80 Prompts Error "Printer not suitable for job step..."

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If I double-click on the message, it does not show the description of the error message, instead it displays an Internet Explorer error message "The page cannot be found."
Furthermore, the same error message, "The Page cannot be found", also appears in the area where the listbox and textbox for selecting Development Class, Program, Function Group, etc. Making these function becomes unavailabale. I cannot see the listbox and textbox in the Object Navigator. The only development class show is "$_TMP_BCUSER" (if I recall correctly). But nothing is in the development class.
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Check Status of job step

Hi,
i have a job having 3 steps. table TBTCO gives u the status of the 3 steps together -- job as a whole.
How can i come to know of the status of the job at every step. i mean how will i confirm if at every step the job is executed properly or not.??
Untill the complete job is executed, the status of each job step is Scheduled.
Only after complete job excution u can find out the status . either finished or aborted.
What if i want to know status at each job step?
Kindly help,its urgent.
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regards,
Rohan

Hi,
Checking your job status with SM50 (processor type BTC) is more accurate then SM37. SAP updates the tables TBTCO wheneveryour background jobs status change. If SAP is shutdown, the currentjobs might not be update ontime to the table. (e.g. a background job wasshown as Active (SM37), in fact it real status should be Cancelled.
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Sudheer

Check Status of a job step

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how to check the true status of a job step.
Using tables TBTCP , or FM BP_JOB_READ what i can come to know is the status of a job step to be 'P" ie Scheduled even when the job containing that step has finished succesfully(Status from TBTCO ).
My Job has 3 steps.
I want to know the status of my 1st job step and based on the status (either Aborted or Finished) i want it to proceed further n execute the 2nd step.and so on.
IS any there way out??
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Rohan

Hi,
Checking your job status with SM50 (processor type BTC) is more accurate then SM37. SAP updates the tables TBTCO wheneveryour background jobs status change. If SAP is shutdown, the currentjobs might not be update ontime to the table. (e.g. a background job wasshown as Active (SM37), in fact it real status should be Cancelled.
Look at the function module <b>GET_JOB_RUNTIME_INFO</b>
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Sudheer

No output on job step output log with perl's print statement under WINDOWS

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