Parallel batch jobs from ABAP

Hi all -
Any good suggestions regarding the simplest way to submit and track parallel batch jobs from ABAP? I have used the function modules in function group BTCH (E.g. BP_JOB_CREATE, etc.) in the past with good results but are there any more current and simpler approaches (E.g. class based)? Running WAS 7.0 / ECC 6.0.
Thanks,
Pat

This may not be the right forum for such a query. Post the query on the Managing oracle Applications forums.
I am not aware of the GL jobs, but if a concurrent program is not uncompatible with itself, there is no problem running multiple jobs at the same time.
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