Process Chain Automation

Hi to All,
We have process chains to automate th loads, in my previous prj we were used Redwood Explorer to schedule the Chains.Now I am doing Implementation prj, as I have design the process chains but we have only 5 chains, so our client didnt implement the Redwood explorer tool.
Pls can anybody suggest me alternate solution for that, Can we schedule the chains at BW side without manual triggering of chain.If it is there, how can we do that.
If u want any clarification on question pls ask me.
Thanks in Adv(SDN way of thanks)
MSM.

Hi MSM,
Use tcode SM62 and click to maintain User event names. Here you create your own custom events. You can then use this event name in the start condition of your process chain. You can trigger the event using tcode SM64, or write an ABAP program to trigger the event from a batch program or an ABAP process in a process chain.
Search this forum for examples of ABAP programs to trigger an event.
Hope this helps.
Try this post:
How-to trigger a process chain using ABAP?
Check these links:
Docs in sdn
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/8da0cd90-0201-0010-2d9a-abab69f10045
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Process Chains
Steps for Creating Process chain!
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/67/13843b74f7be0fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/events/sap-teched-03/using%20process%20chains%20in%20sap%20business%20information%20warehouse
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/cf/9bdd42cadf2878e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/92/5e073c8e56f658e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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