Parallel processing for ABAP prorams in Process chain.

Hi All,
In one of the process chain, we have added the ABAP program. In Backend,the job is running as "BI_PROCESS_ABAP".
I just want to know, same like DTP, can we keep parallel processing for the ABAP programs also. Please suggest.
Thanks.

Hello Jalina
Also check with BASIS if the memory allocated to run this program has not overflowed and the selections you have in your ABAP program is in small chunks and use variants to run them in parallel OR series
Thanks
Abhishek Shanbhogue

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Down payment process for Poland, new business process or not ?

Hello,
I'm a little bit confused about implementation down payment process for Poland.
The OSS-notes 818079 and 1007635 describe a solution for this.
How do I have to implement the correct down payment process for Poland ? Do I have to create an extra business process with new sales order type, new billing type, separate calculation procedure, new output type and so on ?
Or is it possible to use existing business processes in sales and distribution for down payment processes ?
Thanks in advance
Holger

hi,
Check the process for down payment processing
The following Customizing settings have to be made for down payment processing:
Settings for the billing plan - To activate the billing plan function, maintain the materials, for which you wish to process down payments, with item category group 0005 (milestone billing). This gives the item type TAO via item type determination. The item type TAO calls up the billing plan function.
You need to implement the following activities in the billing plan for down payments:
Maintain deadline category - This determines the billing rule (percentage or value down payment) for the down payment request. The system assigns billing type FAZ (payment request) defined in the standard system with billing category P. (For the billing type FAZ there is the cancellation billing document type FAS in the standard system).
Maintain the deadline proposal - Use the down payments that are due for the proposed deadlines.
Maintaining a Pricing Procedure with the Condition Type AZWR:
In the standard system the condition type AZWR is delivered for the down payment value already provided but which has not yet been calculated. You must include this condition type in the relevant pricing procedure before output tax.
Enter condition 2 (item with pricing) and the calculation formula 48 (down payment clearing value must not be bigger than the item value) for the condition type AZWR.
Before the condition AZWR you can create a subtotal with the base value calculation formula 2 (net value). If the condition AZWR is changed manually, you can get information on the original system proposal from the subtotal.
Maintain the printing indicator - The pricing procedure can not be marked as a transaction-specific pricing procedure (field Spec.proc.) The condition type AZWR has the calculation type B (fixed amount) and the condition category E (down payment request / clearing).
Maintaining the Billing Document - In the standard system there is the billing type FAZ (down payment request) and the billing type FAS for canceling . The down payment is controlled using the billing category P of the billing type. A billing type becomes a down payment request when the billing category P is assigned. You have to maintain blocking reason 02 (complete confirmation missing) for the billing documents and assign it to billing type FAZ.
Copying control - Copying requirement 20 must be entered in copying control at item level for the down payment request. In the standard system the order type TA for copying control is set up according to the billing type FAZ for the item category TAO.
Copying requirement 23 must be entered in copying control at item level for down payment clearing. In the standard system the order type TA for copying control is set up according to the billing type F2 for the item category TAO.
Financial Accounting settings - A prerequisite for down payment processing is that the account is assigned to the underlying sales document. To do this, change the field status settings in Customizing as follows:
Set reconciliation accounts (transaction OBXR) - For the `received down payments' and `down payment requests' from
the G/L accounts you have selected, you should assign the field status definition G031.
Maintain accounting configuration (transaction OBXB) - For the down payments (posting key ANZ in the standard system) and the output tax clearing (posting key MVA in the standard system), you must maintain the posting key.
You must also carry out a G/L account number assignment for the tax account.
Maintain the posting key (transaction OB41) - For posting key 19, set the sales order as an optional field !!!
Maintain the field status definition (transaction OB14) - For field status variant 0001, field status group G031, set the
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Searching for ABAP to Download Process Chain Definition

Dear all,
Has somebody an ABAP to download BW Process Chain definitions as a TXT or XLS file (to local PC)?
(and want's to share it...
Best regards,
Jos

hi,
process chain are stored in tables RSPC*
RSPCCHAINT store the text.
hope this helps.

Capturing failure event of Process Type ABAP program in Process Chain

Hi all
I am calling an ABAP program in a Process Chain, there are subsequent steps after the ABAP program. The subsequent steps should execute if the ABAP program fails. While running the process cahin, if the ABAP program fails, then a pop-up comes up asking for triggering subsequent process. Since this Process Chain has to run in background mode, we dont want this pop-up. How can this be stopped?
Please help.

Hi Arnab,
Welcome to SDN!!
When you define the next step after the ABAP program select the action for as "error".
Hope I have made things clear.
Bye
Dinesh

Background processing for ABAP report with selection screen

Hi ABAP Gurus,
I m facing a strange problem in scheduling a background job for my report with a selection screen. I have a variant for the report.
I scheduled a job, but it seems to be not doing anything though all the system resources are available. The job overview shows "Acive" for the job. The job is neither stopping anything, it is just sitting there In SM50, the status shows "On Hold".
Any ideas/comments on the problem and how this can be overcome?
Qucik replies and solutions will be highly appreciated as this is a crucial part for a go-live project.
Thanks in advance.
Shivani.

Yes. My report has a selection-screen which requires user input. But I have created a variant for the report and trying to run it in background using this variant. But facing this problem.
Strange thing is, instead of the usual SM36/SM37 option where we schedule and monitor background jobs, this option does not work for my report.
But I tried through SE38, and from my selection screen I selected "Schedule background job" and "run immediately" option, and this works. Though I still use SM37 to monitor this background job.
I have never faced such a situation before.
Any hints/tips why this happens and how this can be overcome in the future?
Thanks in advance.
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Mass Processing for employees in HCM Processes & Forms

Hi experts,
We are trying to implement mass processing in HCM Processes and Forms,
Could any one of you give us an overview how this works.
Any suggestions / documentation is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Nrupen
To be honest there is not much to it and the SAP documentation covers it really.
Enable the process to be mass processed.
Make fields visible/invisible/readonly in the columns using the field attributes
A singlle process is triggered for each employee in mass process table etc.
Do you have a specific issue?
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Ian

Rework process for Customer returns in process Industry.

Hi Gurus,
We are working in a process Industry. The process is here we do
Sales order
MRP run
Process order
Process order confirmation
delivery
billing.
Now the scenario is, once delivery done, customer returns the goods for rework.
To complete this process, how can i go ahead and whether this will reflect in the PP module or not & how can we interrelate the SD with PP in this regard.
Note: we dont have the CS module now
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Thyagarajan.
Message was edited by:
thyagarajan krishnamurthy

Hi amith,
for return process you have to follow RE document type and LR for pgr
while coming to excise you should have to do J1IEX without purchase order the the values of excise will be reversed .
it should resolve your issue
bvdv

What is the internal processing for idocs

Dear friends this is subbu working as a abap consultant.
can any body explain the how idocs are transfered (inbound process and outbound process)

1.Here out bound means sender.Inbound mens --receiver.
Data Creation in Idoc
IDocs are text encoded documents with a rigid structure that are used to exchange data between R/3 and a foreign system. Instead of calling a program in the destination system directly, the data is first packed into an IDoc and then sent to the receiving system, where it is analyzed and properly processed. Therefore an IDoc data exchange is always an
asynchronous process. The significant difference between simple RFC-calls and IDoc data exchange is the fact, that every action performed on IDocs are protocolled by R/3 and IDocs can be reprocessed if an error occurred in one of the message steps.
While IDocs have to be understood as a data exchange protocol, EDI and ALE are typical use cases for IDocs. R/3 uses IDocs for both EDI and ALE to deliver data to the receiving system. ALE is basically the scheduling mechanism that defines when and between which partners and what kind of data will be exchanged on a regular or event triggered basis. Such a set-up is called an ALE-scenario.
IDoc is a intermediate document to exchange data between two SAP Systems.
*IDocs are structured ASCII files (or a virtual equivalent).
*Electronic Interchange Document
*They are the file format used by SAP R/3 to exchange data with foreign systems.
*Data Is transmitted in ASCII format, i.e. human readable form
*IDocs exchange messages
*IDocs are used like classical interface files
IDOC types are templates for specific message types depending on what is the business document, you want to exchange.
WE30 - you can create a IDOC type.
An IDOC with data, will have to be triggered by the application that is trying to send out the data.
FOr testing you can use WE19.
How to create idoc?
*WE30 - you can create a IDOC type
For more information in details on the same along with the examples can be viewed on:
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm#_Toc8400404
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a6620507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/presentation.html
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_search.html
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
To Create Idoc we need to follow these steps:
Create Segment ( WE31)
Create Idoc Type ( WE30 )
Create Message Type ( WE81 )
Assign Idoc Type to Message Type ( WE82 )
Creating a Segment
Go to transaction code WE31
Enter the name for your segment type and click on the Create icon
Type the short text
Enter the variable names and data elements
Save it and go back
Go to Edit -> Set Release
Follow steps to create more number of segments
Create IDOC Type
Go to transaction code WE30
Enter the Object Name, select Basic type and click Create icon
Select the create new option and enter a description for your basic IDOC type and press enter
Select the IDOC Name and click Create icon
The system prompts us to enter a segment type and its attributes
Choose the appropriate values and press Enter
The system transfers the name of the segment type to the IDOC editor.
Follow these steps to add more number of segments to Parent or as Parent-child relation
Save it and go back
Go to Edit -> Set release
Create Message Type
Go to transaction code WE81
Change the details from Display mode to Change mode
After selection, the system will give this message The table is cross-client (see Help for further info). Press Enter
Click New Entries to create new Message Type
Fill details
Save it and go back
Assign Message Type to IDoc Type
Go to transaction code WE82
Change the details from Display mode to Change mode
After selection, the system will give this message The table is cross-client (see Help for further info). Press Enter.
Click New Entries to create new Message Type.
Fill details
Save it and go back
Check these out..
Re: How to create IDOC
Check below link. It will give the step by step procedure for IDOC creation.
http://www.supinfo-projects.com/cn/2005/idocs_en/2/
ALE/ IDOC
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.docs
go trough these links.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
An IDoc is simply a data container that is used to exchange information between any two processes that can understand the syntax and semantics of the data...
1.IDOCs are stored in the database. In the SAP system, IDOCs are stored in database tables.
2.IDOCs are independent of the sending and receiving systems.
3.IDOCs are independent of the direction of data exchange.
The two available process for IDOCs are
Outbound Process
Inbound Process
AND There are basically two types of IDOCs.
Basic IDOCs
Basic IDOC type defines the structure and format of the business document that is to be exchanged between two systems.
Extended IDOCs
Extending the functionality by adding more segments to existing Basic IDOCs.
To Create Idoc we need to follow these steps:
Create Segment ( WE31)
Create Idoc Type ( WE30)
Create Message Type ( WE81)
Assign Idoc Type to Message Type ( WE82)
imp links
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
www.sappoint.com
--here u can find the ppts and basic seetings for ALE
http://sappoint.com/presentation.html
www.sapgenie.com
http://www.sapgenie.com/ale/index.htm
WE30 - you can create a IDOC type.
An IDOC with data, will have to be triggered by the application that is trying to send out the data.
Try this..Hope this will help.
SAP ALE & IDOC<<<<
Steps to configuration(Basis) >>
1. Create Logical System (LS) for each applicable ALE-enabled client
2. Link client to Logical System on the respective servers
3. Create background user, to be used by ALE(with authorizaton for ALE postings)
4. Create RFC Destinations(SM59)
5. Ports in Idoc processing(WE21)
6. Generate partner profiles for sending system
The functional configuration(Tcode: SALE)
Create a Customer Distribution Model (CDM);
Add appropriate message types and filters to the CDM;
Generate outbound partner profiles;
Distribute the CDM to the receiving systems; and
Generate inbound partner profiles on each of the clients.
Steps to customize a new IDoc >>>
1. Define IDoc Segment (WE31)
2. Convert Segments into an IDoc type (WE30)
3. Create a Message Type (WE81)
4. Create valid Combination of Message & IDoc type(WE82)
5. Define Processing Code(WE41 for OUT / WE42 for IN)
6. Define Partner Profile(WE20)
Important Transaction Codes:
SALE - IMG ALE Configuration root
WE20 - Manually maintain partner profiles
BD64 - Maintain customer distribution model
BD71 - Distribute customer distribution model
SM59 - Create RFC Destinations
BDM5 - Consistency check (Transaction scenarios)
BD82 - Generate Partner Profiles
BD61 - Activate Change Pointers - Globally
BD50 - Activate Change Pointer for Msg Type
BD52 - Activate change pointer per change.doc object
BD59 - Allocation object type -> IDOC type
BD56 - Maintain IDOC Segment Filters
BD53 - Reduction of Message Types
BD21 - Select Change Pointer
BD87 - Status Monitor for ALE Messages
BDM5 - Consistency check (Transaction scenarios)
BD62 - Define rules
BD79 - Maintain rules
BD55 - Defining settings for IDoc conversion
WEDI - ALE IDoc Administration
WE21 - Ports in Idoc processing
WE60 - IDoc documentation
SARA - IDoc archiving (Object type IDOC)
WE47 - IDoc status maintenance
WE07 - IDoc statistics
BALE - ALE Distribution Administration
WE05 - IDoc overview
BD87 - Inbound IDoc reprocessing
BD88 - Outbound IDoc reprocessing
BDM2 - IDoc Trace
BDM7 - IDoc Audit Analysis
BD21 - Create IDocs from change pointers
SM58 - Schedule RFC Failures
Basic config for Distributed data:
BD64: Maintain a Distributed Model
BD82: Generate Partner Profile
BD64: Distribute the distribution Model
Programs
RBDMIDOC Creating IDoc Type from Change Pointers
RSEOUT00 Process all selected IDocs (EDI)
RBDAPP01 - Inbound Processing of IDocs Ready for Transfer
RSARFCEX - Execute Calls Not Yet Executed
RBDMOIND - Status Conversion with Successful tRFC Execution
RBDMANIN - Start error handling for non-posted IDocs
RBDSTATE - Send Audit Confirmations
FOr testing you can use WE19.
There are two filtering in IDoc.
Segment Filtering:
Segment filtering can be achieved using T/Code BD56. Here you can suppress a whole segment irrespective of data inside it . You have to give Message Type / Sender Prrtner / Receiver Partner.
Data Filtering:
Data filtering can be done in dustribution model (BD64) where you can restrict whole IDOCS or partials IDOCS to be send based on data in fields inside IDOC depending on whether the segment in which you filter is at the highest level or at a lower level. For example in MATMAS if you put a filter of E1MARCM for a particular plant , only data for this plant will go and other plants will be ignored.
Please check this link for more information.
http://help.sap.com//saphelp_470/helpdata/EN/0b/2a611c507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
Reward points..

Cache issue coming in Start Process for Employee iView under MSS

Hi,
Navigate to MSS -> Team -> HCM Process and Forms -> Start Process for Employee
In Start Process for Employee iView, when I clicks on Refresh link at the bottom right of the table the Direct Reports got removed from the table (which is correct) but when I navigates to some other screen and comes back then again the previous data comes back. It seems to be cache level issue. Even I logs off and login the same data comes back which should not happen.
I have checked the forum [Team=>Personnel Developent=>Employee Search; and found it that Refesh property will work if I set the parameter of iview Cache Lifetime = -1 then it will disable the caching at all.
And I wants the same behaviour for Start Process for Employee iView. But I am not able to find the similar property in Start Process for Employee iView.
Anyone have an idea of What is the resolution for this issue?
Regards,
Deep

Hi Deep,
now I understand your problem )
To me it sounds like an OADP cache issue rather than one in Portal. The iview uses OADP which again uses the cache which does not reflect on the actual current org-structure.
One possibility would be enhancing the WD4A and call FMs
HRWPC_OADP_DELETE_TGTOBJCACHE
HRWPC_OADP_DELETE_SRCHOBJCACHE
HRWPC_OADP_DELETE_NAVOBJCACHE
HRWPC_OADP_DELETE_DATAVWCACHE
dependent on what you want to delete to refresh.
I would probably try to enhance HookMethod WDDOINIT in Component Controller and call them there, but that's just a guess; could be complete nonesense.
Another possibility would be trying to add the application parameter "sap.xss.req.crt.cachelifetime=0" to the iView.
Links for reference:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ppm50/helpdata/en/21/1ac5ca5cad46528d4f970cc03b8e8f/content.htm
Web dynpro abap and OADP cache
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_dimp50/helpdata/DE/97/7f754067025537e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
hope this helps a bit now
regards, Lukas

Process for Tank Cleaning

HI Gurus
I need to map process for tank cleaning in process industry.
Process requirement:- It is a chemical industry. After a process completion cleaning is required for reactor .For cleaning a different cleaning material is used which depends on previous and process to be performed.
KIndly guide how this can be achieved.

Dear Sir,
You have to create seperate production order,.Create seprate activity types for cleaning process,and also create a seperate BOM of cleaning material
Regards'
Bhupendra Singh

Email Alert for Process Chain for ABAP Process Type

Hi BW Experts,
                         I created a process chain based on ABAP Process Type ( for Broadcasting rsrd_broadcast_starter). I want to add alert message for each ABAP process if it is failed. But I cant see any option showing Successfull or Error or Always when I select create message option on the process type. How ever I can see for other process chain which is loading data (Process Type is Info Package ) from SAP into BW.
                         Please some one tell me why it is not showing alert message for ABAP Process Type.
Thanks
Ganesh Reddy.
Edited by: Ganesh Reddy on Jul 13, 2009 10:16 PM

I dont have the exact answer for your question, But as a work around i can suggest you that.
If these ABAP programs are included in a chain and this local chain is a part of meta chain then you can create a message on the local chain.By right clicking on the local chain >Create Message>Success
                                                                                --->Failure
>Always
Hope this resolves the problem tempervorly.I will get back to you once i have
Or the permanent solution is
Its big and also easy method to perform, by this you will be able to get all the options for a ABAP Program also.If you have any questions please let me know.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/business-intelligence/a-c/creating%20an%20abap%20process%20type%20for%20process%20chains%20in%20bi.pdf

GETWA_NOT_ASSIGNED error while running abap prog in process chain

Hi.
I am getting a runtime error GETWA_NOT_ASSIGNED while running an ABAP program in process chain.
But when i execute pro in SE38 , it's not giving any error.
Please any one can suggets what will be error.

Hi,
i also used to get error for a program executed through process chain but when it is executed in se38 it used to work... that is because my program try to access a application server folder and reads the file from there... the authorisation to this is not proper through process chain ..... once authorisation to the folder was given properly .. i am able to run...
Such things can happen in your case also... Try to analyse the dump in st22.... what happened ...
Regards
vamsi

Process Type ABAP does not work properly via process chain

Dear SDNers
I am running a process chain and it contains process type ABAP program. ABAP program was running correctly till now via this process chain. ABAP program process type generally takes approximately 2 hours to run. But now, this process type for ABAP program just run for less than 1 minute and finishes successfully. The issue is that ABAP program does not run at all.
I ran the ABAP program in background and it took approximately 2 hours to run. ABAP Program is local means in our BW system and does not involve Remote Function call. We have BI7.0 system
Has some one came across this type of issue?
Best Regards
Pradip

Has the aleremote user or which ever user you have defined for background scheduling changed permissions recently?
What happens if you create an adhoc chain and include this ABAP variant, does it run then?
What does the log say in SM37 when run via process chain?
Cheers
Craig

Parallel processing using ABAP objects

Hello friends,
                    I had posted in the performance tuning forum , regarding a performance issue problem , I am reposting it as it involves OO concept .
the link for the previous posting
Link: [Independent processing of elements inside internal table;
Here is the scenario,
I have a internal table with 10 records(indepentent) , and i need to process them .The processing of one record doesnt have any influence on the another . When we go for loop , the performance issue is that , the 10 th record has to wait until the 9 records get processed even though there is no dependency on the output.
Could some one tell a way out to improve the performance..
If i am not clear with the question , i would explain it still clearer...
A internal table has 5 numbers , say( 1,3,4,6,7)
we are trying to find square of each number ,,,
If it is a loop the finding of suare of 7 has to wait until 6 is getting completed and it is waste of time ...
This is related to parallel processing , I have refered to parallel processing documents,But I want to do this conceptually ..
I am not using conventional procedural paradigm but Object orientedness...I am having a method which is performing this action .What am I supposed to do in that regard.
Comradely ,
K.Sibi

Hi,
As examplified by Edward, there is no RFC/asynchronous support for Methods of ABAP Objects as such. You would indeed need to "wrap" your method or ABAP Object in a Function Module, that you can then call with the addition "STARTING NEW TASK". Optionally, you can define a Method that will process the results of the Function Module that is executed asynchronously, as demonstrated as well in Edward's program.
You do need some additional code to avoid the situation where your program takes all the available resources on the Application Server. Theoretically, you cannot bring the server or system down, as there is a system profile parameter that determines the maximum number of asynchronous tasks that the system will allow. However, in a productive environment, it would be a good idea to limit the number of asynchronous tasks started from your program so that other programs can use some as well.
Function Group SPBT contains a set of Function Modules to manage parallel processing. In particular, FM SPBT_INITIALIZE will "initialize" a Server Group and return the maximum number of Parallel Tasks, as well as the number of free ones at the time of the initialization. The other FM of interest is SPBT_GET_CURR_RESOURCE_INFO, that can be called after the Server Group has been initialized, whenever you want to "fork" a new asynchronous task. This FM will give you the number of free tasks available for Parallel Processing at the time of calling the Function Module.
Below is a code snippet showing how these Function Modules could be used, so that your program always leaves a minimum of 2 tasks for Parallel Processing, that will be available for other programs in the system.
      IF md_parallel IS NOT INITIAL.
        IF md_parallel_init IS INITIAL.
*----- Server Group not initialized yet => Initialize it, and get the number of tasks available
          CALL FUNCTION 'SPBT_INITIALIZE'
          EXPORTING
            GROUP_NAME                           = ' '
            IMPORTING
              max_pbt_wps                          = ld_max_tasks
              free_pbt_wps                         = ld_free_tasks
            EXCEPTIONS
              invalid_group_name                   = 1
              internal_error                       = 2
              pbt_env_already_initialized          = 3
              currently_no_resources_avail         = 4
              no_pbt_resources_found               = 5
              cant_init_different_pbt_groups       = 6
              OTHERS                               = 7.
          md_parallel_init = 'X'.
        ELSE.
*----- Server Group initialized => check how many free tasks are available in the Server Group
      for parallel processing
          CALL FUNCTION 'SPBT_GET_CURR_RESOURCE_INFO'
            IMPORTING
              max_pbt_wps                 = ld_max_tasks
              free_pbt_wps                = ld_free_tasks
            EXCEPTIONS
              internal_error              = 1
              pbt_env_not_initialized_yet = 2
              OTHERS                      = 3.
        ENDIF.
        IF ld_free_tasks GE 2.
*----- We have at leasr 2 remaining available tasks => reserve one
          ld_taskid = ld_taskid + 1.
        ENDIF.
    ENDIF.
You may also need to program a WAIT statement, to wait until all asynchronous tasks "forked" from your program have completed their processing. Otherwise, you might find yourself in the situation where your main program has finished its processing, but some of the asynchronous tasks that it started are still running. If you do not need to report on the results of these asynchronous tasks, then that is not an issue. But, if you need to report on the success/failure of the processing performed by the asynchronous tasks, you would most likely report incomplete results in your program.
In the example where you have 10 entries to process asynchronously in an internal table, if you do not WAIT until all asynchronous tasks have completed, your program might report success/failure for only 8 of the 10 entries, because your program has completed before the asynchronous tasks for entries 9 and 10 in your internal table.
Given the complexity of Parallel Processing, you would only consider it in a customer program for situations where you have many (ie, thousands, if not tens of thousands) records to process, that the processing for each record tends to take a long time (like creating a Sales Order or Material via BAPI calls), and that you have a limited time window to process all of these records.
Well, whatever your decision is, good luck.

ABAP Program in process chain

Hi All,
We have ABAP Porgram(PROCESS TYPE) in our porcess chain.
It was failed today with following message in Job log
" Table Locked.Data currently being processed by user ALEREMOTE " .But when i check in SM12 there was no locks I found there. and i have checked in sm21 also there also i didn't find anylogs at that time and date.
So i tried by repeating the load of "ABAP Process " the program went successful now.
But client is asking which PROCESS CHAIN caused locks for this program.
Is there any way to find out any other process chain is using the same " PROCESS TYPE (ABAP Program)" in their process chain?.
so that i can identify that process chain and inform to the client.

First :
The lock need not be due to another ABAP program...
What you are seeing here is a table lock due to a conflicting process... for instance - lets say your program is reading 0MATERIAL and updating specific values in the P Table of 0MATERIAL. At the same time - if there is a data load happening to thi table - then your program or the data load whichever runs later - will face the locking issue.
What you need to do is :
1. Find out which tables are being UPDATED by the ABAp program - find out when these tables are being updated by other process chains - and then change the schedule for the same.

Parallel processing for ABAP prorams in Process chain.

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