Printing in Background.

Question

Hello,
          I am trying to print a report in the background but i am getting a runtime error. The exception invalid_jobdata on job_submit FM is raised.
this is the code i have written.
DATA: P_JOBCNT LIKE TBTCJOB-JOBCOUNT,
      L_RELEASE(1) TYPE c.
DATA: PARAMS LIKE PRI_PARAMS,
DAYS(1) TYPE N VALUE 2,
COUNT(3) TYPE N VALUE 1,
VALID TYPE C.
CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
EXPORTING
   COPIES                       = COUNT
   COVER_PAGE                   = 'X'
   DEPARTMENT                   = 'System'
   DESTINATION                  = 'LOCL'
   EXPIRATION                   = DAYS
  IMMEDIATELY                  = 'X'
   LAYOUT                       = 'X_PAPER'
   LINE_COUNT                   = 65
   LINE_SIZE                    = 70
   LIST_NAME                    = 'ZSALESREPORT'
   LIST_TEXT                    = 'SALES REPORT'
   NEW_LIST_ID                  = 'X'
   NO_DIALOG                    = ' '
   RECEIVER                     = sy-uname
   RELEASE                      = 'X'
  REPORT                       = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN
   SAP_COVER_PAGE               = ''
  HOST_COVER_PAGE              = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN
  PRIORITY                     = C_NUM1_UNKNOWN
  SAP_OBJECT                   = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN
  TYPE                         = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN
   USER                         = SY-UNAME
IMPORTING
   OUT_PARAMETERS               = PARAMS
   VALID                        = VALID
EXCEPTIONS
  ARCHIVE_INFO_NOT_FOUND       = 1
  INVALID_PRINT_PARAMS         = 2
  INVALID_ARCHIVE_PARAMS       = 3
  OTHERS                       = 4
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
IF VALID <> SPACE.
   CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'
     EXPORTING
       JOBNAME                = 'ZSALESREPORT1'
    IMPORTING
      JOBCOUNT               = P_JOBCNT
    EXCEPTIONS
      CANT_CREATE_JOB        = 1
      INVALID_JOB_DATA       = 2
      JOBNAME_MISSING        = 3
      OTHERS                 = 4.
   IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
   ENDIF.
CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_SUBMIT'
  EXPORTING
  ARCPARAMS                         =
    AUTHCKNAM                         = SY-UNAME
  COMMANDNAME                       = ' '
  OPERATINGSYSTEM                   = ' '
  EXTPGM_NAME                       = ' '
  EXTPGM_PARAM                      = ' '
  EXTPGM_SET_TRACE_ON               = ' '
  EXTPGM_STDERR_IN_JOBLOG           = 'X'
  EXTPGM_STDOUT_IN_JOBLOG           = 'X'
  EXTPGM_SYSTEM                     = ' '
  EXTPGM_RFCDEST                    = ' '
  EXTPGM_WAIT_FOR_TERMINATION       = 'X'
    JOBCOUNT                          = P_JOBCNT
    JOBNAME                           = 'ZSALESREPORT1'
  LANGUAGE                          = SY-LANGU
   PRIPARAMS                         = PARAMS
   REPORT                            = 'ZSALESREPORT'
   VARIANT                           = 'TEST'
IMPORTING
  STEP_NUMBER                       =
EXCEPTIONS
  BAD_PRIPARAMS                     = 1
  BAD_XPGFLAGS                      = 2
  INVALID_JOBDATA                   = 3
  JOBNAME_MISSING                   = 4
  JOB_NOTEX                         = 5
  JOB_SUBMIT_FAILED                 = 6
  LOCK_FAILED                       = 7
  PROGRAM_MISSING                   = 8
  PROG_ABAP_AND_EXTPG_SET           = 9
  OTHERS                            = 10
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
   CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'
     EXPORTING
       JOBCOUNT                          = P_JOBCNT
       JOBNAME                           = 'ZSALESREPORT1'
       STRTIMMED                         = 'X'
       PRDMINS                          = 15
    IMPORTING
      JOB_WAS_RELEASED                  = L_RELEASE
    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.
   IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
   ENDIF.
   ENDIF.
ENDFORM.
THANKS IN ADVANCE,
KB

Answer 1

Hi Kumar
You can try this way:
1. In the second program, before the displaying the output use statement: NEW-PAGE PRINT ON. This will open a spool.
2. Once output is finished, close the spool by NEW-PAGE PRINT OFF.
3. Get the value of SYST-SPONO.
4. This will hold the spool number created.
5. Use FM: RSPO_OUTPUT_SPOOL_REQUEST to issue the print.
Sample:
          CALL FUNCTION 'RSPO_OUTPUT_SPOOL_REQUEST'
            EXPORTING
              device           = <printer>
              spool_request_id = <request>.
Hope this helps.
Kind Regards
Eswar