Process Chain Server for Scheduling

Hello,
I would like to schedule my process chains such that I avoid any deadlocks from not enough background processes being available and other kinds of resource failures. I have been trying to schedule certain chains on different servers logically, but if an app server changes unexpectedly then the loads fail. It seems that hard coding chains to servers is not an ideal solution. What is the best option for server scheduling when you schedule a process chain? Is there an option that gives some sort of load balancing? Should you just leave the server field blank? What about the server group option?
Thanks,
TMS

leave the server field blank.
the load balancing feature will take care of distribution of jobs automatically

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HI Experts,
I need to view process chain flow for a particular cube of sales distribution.Can you please tell me stps to perform .

Hi,
If the cube is already loaded then you can just to the infopackages which are loading it and in the infopackages you have option in the "schedule" tab to see which process chain it is loading.
if not then you will have to identify which data source is loading to the cube and check for the infopackge.
and I think the DTP will be in the same chain as well.
For DTP it is alreday mentioned by the others.
Thanks
Ajeet

One Process Chain but different schedule.

Hi Experts:
I have this issue. I need to run one process chain in different schedule. For example:
From days 28 to 5 of each month I need to run every hour.
From days 6 to 27 of each month I need to run every four hour.
I have BW 3.5
Do you have any idea How I could do that?.
Thanks in advanced.
Message was edited by:
Víctor Olivera

Hi,
maintain variant>change selections>after at operation mode if you further check the double arrow button it will leads you to workday/time screen
check if it works for you coz' it has following option"Do not execute before"
cheers,
Swapna.G

Process chain 3 times schedule a day

Hi Experts,
In my requirement is to schedule the process chain 3 times a day but different times like 5am, 12pm, and 4pm.
Could you please anyone reply to step by step procedure.
Advance thanks
Regards,
Sathis

Hi,
1)You can make the process chain to be trigered by an event.
You create user events in SM62. In SM62, next to "User even names", click on Maintain and press Enter. Click on the Create icon to create a new event (let's call it ZEVENT).
Next, in your process chain, change the Start variant to be scheduled "After event", and put in ZEVENT for the event name. Also, click on the "Periodic job" at the bottom. This will automatically reschedule the jobs for the process chain after it executes.
Next, create an ABAP program (let's call it Z_EVENT_RAISE) to call the function module BP_EVENT_RAISE. You're code can look like this:
codeREPORT Z_EVENT_RAISE.
PARAMETERS: P_EVENT LIKE TBTCO-EVENTID.
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EXPORTING
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IF sy-subrc 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.[/code]
This ABAP program will prompt for an event name, so you will need to create a variant (let's call it ZEVENT) which will save the value of the event name (also ZEVENT). You will need the variant name to be able to trigger the event in a batch job.
Now all you need is the batch job. Use tcode SM36 to create a batch job where you call the ABAP program (Z_EVENT_RAISE) using the variant (ZEVENT).
Note, SM64 only triggers an event manually.
and you can copy this job to schedule it three times a day.
2)In the Start process of your process chain, select Direct Scheduling and then click the Change Selections icon. This will bring you to the Start Time window where you can put in the Date/Time you want to start your process chain. At the bottom of this window, click on the Periodic job box and you will notice another icon way at the bottom called Period Values. Click this to determine what frequency the job should be rescheduled (ie. daily, weekly, etc.).
3)you can do this by right-clicking on the start process, selection "Maintain Variant", choose "Direct Scheduling". Next select "Change Selections", pick your date and time, set your period values and you're done.
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Infopackage in process chain is not scheduling

Hi All
One of infopackage in process chain is not scheduling and showing error message like "<b>Attributes are not yet maintained
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what do we mean about this
can anyone will let me know in detail and how to correct this?
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balaji

Hi balaji,
how big is your process chain ? I got a similar problem when I build a metachain with a lot of processes in the chain (more than 60). In this case, the error message is deceiving. If your process chain has similar numbers of processes, check OSS 942804 (Jobcount handling).
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Hi Experts,
I have a quick question on process chain assining for another source sytem.
For Example. I have a Process chain with 10 Infiopackages. Letz say that Infopackage was assinged to one source system.
Now I wanna a create a new process chain which shoud be the replica of the existing process chain. I wanna to load the data for the same info packages thru another sources system. Can we do this or else we have to reassign the data source for new source system for every infosources.. Is this Possible.
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Aluri

Hi..
ABAP routines are in place at infopack level or at the Transformation level?
If its there at the Transformation level then there wont be any issues for ur redesigning..
if its there at the IP level then u need to copy those things in ur new IP as per the requirement and change the things accordingly..
and then design the process chain..
Assign points if this helps..
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Process chain server schedule

Hi Dudes,
I have 1 process chain which has 2 local chain.
Now i have 2 servers . I want out of 2 process chain 1 pc should run on other server and other pc in other server.
eg . PC1 has two local chain PC 1.1 and PC 1.2
I have schedule PC1 at Server1. So unltimatly PC 1.1 ans 1.2 will run on the server1 .Bur instead of this i want Pc1.1 to eun on server2.
i know this is more confusing .
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Praff

Hi Prafful,
if this is still an issue, you might want to have a look on http://service.sap.com/job-scheduling . This contains new functionality which also makes scheduling Process Chains easier.
Kind regards,
Edwin Esser

Problem in process chain running for 3 days

Hi Experts,
Please help me
We have process chain like below
1.     delete index
2.     full loads going 3 cubes (16 infopacs)
3.     loading to ods and then update to cube
4.     delete overlapping requests (16 infopac)
5.     create index
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Process chains was still in Yellow status till date, so now, 1,2,3,4, are still running
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Hi Experts,
Thank u for your help,
I have done the steps manually yestarday, checked todays, still it is in yellow status.
let me explain the scenario,
The data is going to 3 cubes,
the process chain is designed like this,
1. initially delete index
2. full load to cube using 16 infopac and loading from (2)ODS to cube.
3. delete overlapping requests
4. create index (3 cubes)
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1. data is loaded to ods
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3. further update to cube (2 cubes) in process chain this is not started atall ( so y'day I've done manually)
4. out 16 infocpack, only 12 infopacs are green and remaining 4 are not started.
so yestarday I've manually schedule remaining 4 infopacs.
and deleted previour requests in infocube as they are full load, but I did'nt done create index and fill aggregate steps.
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one small silly question, do i need to fill aggregate step to get this report available request.....please suggest.
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From the very next day , we are having this problem.
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Please ask yr basis consultant to check the system parms.
Below i have listed down SAP recommneded system parms .
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Hi all,
we have a requirement wherein we need to trigger the process chains from an external scheduler used by client rather than directly scheduling it through BW scheduler.So any pointers on this will be heplful.

Hi we have had a same scenario like this. You can schedule it using schedulers like autosys. Speak to your basis team and see if you have the autosys software installed or some thing similar to that. You have to write a program which calls the function RSPC_CHAIN_START. When you excute this program, it willl ask for a variant to execute. this variant will be the start variant of the process chain you want to trigger.
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Hi Expert:
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Hi prashanthk
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Process Chain Component for Deleting Openhub Destination

I have an openhub that places the results of a DSO on AL11.
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Mike

Hi
Can achieve this with ABAP Process -- by calling FM -- EPS_DELETE_FILE (or) Command delete dataset file.
Basis Team can also help via writing Unix script which can be executed via SM49 to delete the File.
To access the file..
*-c list in time order.
CONCATENATE 'ls -c' p_fin INTO w_list_commandin
SEPARATED BY space.
CONCATENATE w_list_commandin '/.' INTO w_list_commandin.
CALL unix list command - will populate itab_file_list ITAB
CALL 'SYSTEM' ID 'COMMAND' FIELD w_list_commandin ID 'TAB'
FIELD it_file_list-sys.
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Remove the file once it is processed
CONCATENATE 'rm' it_file_list-file_name
INTO w_runcmd SEPARATED BY space.
send command to unix to move item file
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Process chain--how to schedule the variant even if there is no repeat opt.

Hello Gurus,
Can anybody help me out like the issue was...
when monitoring the process-chain,the variant-load infopackage was successfully completed the status was green,and next to that there was a update from the PSA variant and then to that there is a ATTR.chane run variant,process chain strucked at these two variants.when i look into that there was no repeat option on both the variants. so how could i schedule that from at that point.
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Regards,
Dilip

Hi Dilip,
You have to do the remaining process steps manually.
If the the failed process step is loading proces step, then make the QM status of that upload to Red and then refresh the process chain.. Some times you will get the repeate option with that.
Or else end the process as described below:
When ever the load fails in a process chain we need to check whether its a load error or a non-load error. For load we need to rectifie the error manually nd need to run the program which is given SAP SE38.
RSPC_PROCESS_FINISH for this we need to pass some parameters.
like process chain name. variant, instance and the status. Here status we will give as 'G'. so that chain can identify that the previous process has been successful nd run the remaining processes automatically.
Refer the below Blog
Blog for this : /people/siegfried.szameitat/blog/2006/02/26/restarting-processchains
Assign points if it help you.
Regards,
Sreedhar

Process chains Server changes

Hi,
Guys this is basis question but If you have ideas to change server information for Process chains.We are having problems running process chains.Its showing old server info we have done refresh few days back.Need to change server info for all the chains in Mass not one by one its hectic process...
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Regards,
Andy

Hi Srikar,
RSTPRFC creates a destination into the BW-standard-client with the BW-Background user (usually called BWREMOTE or ALEREMOTE).
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Please refer to SAP Note 659160 for further details.
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Process Chain Failed for Perticular day, want to take load from R/3 for day

Hi Experts,
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Hi,
As you have mentioned in your post, the process chain for 17th has finished successfully, can you confirm if all the dataload also finished successfully?
If the dataload also has finished successfully, then ther is not much to be done from your side. Pplease note below points
1. For Delta Loads- No need to worry about them. For standard datasources, the system would have automatically fetched all the deltas since your last successful delta load. For generic datasources as well, based on previous delta pointer in RSA7, all the delta records would have got fetched.
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