STARTING NEW TASK - no button in the taskbar

Hi experts.
I present a PDF report from my SAP-application in it's own session, using CALL FUNCTION 'ZXXX' STARTING NEW TASK 'TEST'.
It works fine but the new session/task has no button in the taskbar.
If I press ALT+TAB I can see the session on the list, but I would like to see it in the taskbar as well, just like all my other open sessions.
What is wrong?

That's fine, but not a solution to my problem.
Can I make some kind of workarround to show the taskbar-buton?

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Question on parallel processing using the STARTING NEW TASK keyword

I have the following code in a program on my development system:
call function 'FUNCTION_NAME'
    starting new task ld_taskname
    performing collect_output on end of task
      exporting
        pd_param1       = ld_param1
      tables
        pt_packet       = lt_packet.
You'll notice in the code above I left out the following part of the function call:
DESTINATION IN GROUP group
In my one-server development system the topmost code executes fine, but I'm getting a 'REMOTE FUNCTION CALL ERROR' when I execute this in a multi-server Q&A system.
My question: Is the missing 'DESTINATION' keyword required in order for this technique to work in a multi-server environment or is it optional keyword? I made the assumption that since it worked in my development environment that without the 'DESTINATION' addition the system simply used the current logged on system to start the new processes.
Any input appreciated.
Thanks,
Lee

Hi Lee,
Just take F1 help on CALL FUNCTION key word and go to the variant
CALL FUNCTION func STARTING NEW TASK task
              [DESTINATION {dest|{IN GROUP {group|DEFAULT}}}]
              parameter_list
              [{PERFORMING subr}|{CALLING meth} ON END OF TASK].
This gives you very clear information about this Key word.
No one would give you better information better than this, i hope
Cheers
Ram

Bug: Universal app input controls (i.e. Start Menu, Task view buttons) ignoring and missing interpretative translation for legacy input control context request (right-click)

Redundant post - however the topic (title) is different to point out the potential of adding translation for right-click to universal app input controls. The part about a solution for translation is in bold at the bottom of this post ...
Bug: Universal app input controls (i.e. Start Menu, Task view buttons) ignoring and missing interpretation translating right-click to a left-click to activate context (menu) in universal app web style (similar to oo context menu for oo legacy style).
Bug: Task view: OO context menu: Should show "nothing" (like right-click Start Menu button) - but right click Task view shows the oo context menu for the Task bar (wrong context)
Besides behaving wrongly (should be like right clicking the Start button) ....
the problem is the user is likely to look for actions on that context menu.
However to activate the context menu for this universal app kind of behavior you actually need to left-click the button for the Task view ... and then you get the universal app like context menu.
Microsoft must have been trying to figure out what to do about this kind of voupling mismatch between legacy (right-click) and universal app (left-click) conmtext menus. confusing for users it weill become nevertheless.
But the left-click style supports touch.
One solution though is to support right-click on i.e. Task view and Start button. Thus for new kind (universal app kind-of)input controls - right-click will work (instead of just being ignored) just like left-click. Allthough not a correct left-click
- it will be helpful and interpretive translating the intension of receiving a context. A practical solution with right-click translating into left-click for universal app controls considering that the context menu actually has become a hybrid of left-click
and right-click (with a precedence for left-click though)

This is a great post.
I couldn't have written it myself better.
I'm also in dying need of Korean input as I can't communicate with my Korean friends.
But I second every point.
I hope the tech teams are reading this.

How to call RFC with STARTING NEW TASK...performing my_form... in a class?

Hello,
I created a test report for parallel processing and this works perfectly fine but when I try to build this into a class I somehow cannot create the receiving form inside the method of the class...
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Hello Christo ,
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Problem in Call function .. starting new task

Hi,
I want to execute a dialog program in background. I am trying to use call function starting new task.
I am facing some syntax issue. Can any one guide me how to use call function starting new task. The function module is RFC FM. Do we need to define task some where before use please guide.
Thanks in advance. A sample program will be gr8.

Hi,
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          langu   = sy-langu
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Call Function'BAPI_USER_CHANGE' starting new task 'TEST'

Hi All,
I have problem with starting new task statement, I am using one FM after that am using starting new task 'TEST'
statement but its not working in one system its working fine in other systems, Please help me who this works.
Thanks in Advance.
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on the called page."
so what can be the reason for this
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CALL FUNCTION func STARTING NEW TASK task

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i developed rfc to extract data and send to xi
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wat is the task ? in the syntax
and how do i use it
jeff

Hi suresh,
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""Local interface:
*" IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(COMP_CODE) TYPE BUKRS
*"     VALUE(HOUSE_BANK) TYPE HBKID
*"     VALUE(ACCOUNT_ID) TYPE HKTID
*" TABLES
*"      CHQDETAILS STRUCTURE ZPAYR
DATA: itab LIKE payr OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: jtab LIKE payr OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: it_bank LIKE zbankrecon OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: it_bank1 LIKE zpayr OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
TYPES : BEGIN OF ty_bseg ,
             bukrs LIKE bseg-bukrs,
             hbkid LIKE bseg-hbkid,
             belnr LIKE bseg-belnr,
             zlsch LIKE bseg-zlsch,
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             bzdat LIKE bseg-bzdat,
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              bukrs LIKE t012-bukrs,
              bankl LIKE t012-bankl,
              bankn LIKE t012k-bankn,
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TABLES : payr, t012, t012k, bseg.
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         itbseg TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_bseg,
         wa_itt012 TYPE ty_t012,
         wa_itbseg TYPE ty_bseg,
         total TYPE n.
SELECT * FROM zbankrecon INTO TABLE it_bank
                   FOR ALL ENTRIES IN itab
                   WHERE chequeno EQ itab-chect.
SELECT abukrs abankl b~bankn
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CALL FUNCTION WITH STARTING NEW TASK

Hi All,
i'm call a function module through
CALL FUNCTION 'Y_WIN' DESTINATION 'rfc_destination' then it's give right result but when i want to call with starting new task then
CALL FUNCTION 'Y_WIN' STARTING NEW TASK 'INFO' DESTINATION 'rfc_destination'
it does nt provide me any data. i have check in debugger call fm is wkging fine so pls clear me why i'm nt geeting result.
pls give ur suggestions,
Anuj

Did you use the PERFORMING <form> ON END OF TASK to get the results back; like in the following sample
          CALL FUNCTION 'SAPWL_STATREC_READ_FILE'
               STARTING NEW TASK taskname
               DESTINATION list-name
               PERFORMING read_outtab ON END OF TASK
               EXPORTING
                    read_start_date   = s_date
                    read_start_time   = '000000'
                    read_end_date     = s_date
                    read_end_time     = '235959'
               EXCEPTIONS " failure when calling RFC
                    communication_failure = 1 MESSAGE msg_text
                    system_failure        = 2 MESSAGE msg_text
                    RESOURCE_FAILURE      = 3.
and
FORM read_outtab USING taskname.
* Receive results back
RECEIVE RESULTS FROM FUNCTION 'SAPWL_STATREC_READ_FILE'
    TABLES
      v2_normal_records = outtab
    EXCEPTIONS " from the called FM
      nodata    = 1.
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Use of CALL FUNCTION - STARTING NEW TASK parameter_list.

SELECT strt_code
             city_code
             commu_code
             regiogroup
      INTO TABLE gt_adrstreet1
      FROM adrstreet
      FOR ALL ENTRIES IN gt_street_district
      WHERE strt_code EQ gt_street_district-strt_code.
To optimize the performance of teh above query I am planning to use call function CALL FUNCTION - STARTING NEW TASK .....
by spliting the above internal table gt_street_district into two internal tables and use the value of each internal table into two different queries and these queries will be put in call function - start new task ....so that these queries are run in different workprocess and thus improve the performance of the program.
Can you please let me know if this would be a good option and also how to implement the same.
Thanks.....

>To optimize the performance of teh above query I am planning to use call function CALL FUNCTION - STARTING NEW TASK .....
nonsense! You should not try parallel processing for a non-optimized SELECT statement.
Better add the first key field of the WHERE condition as said above and check
+ whether the driver table is empfty
+ and whether there are duplicated entries
... And it is also a good idea to really use the SINGLE RECORD BUFFER, therefore you must write
field-symbol: <fs> type ...
LOOP AT gt_street_district ASSIGNING <fs>
   SELECT *
                INTO TABLE gt_adrstreet1
                FROM adrstreet
                WHERE counrty =
                 AND       strt_code = <fs>-strt_code.
ENDLOOP.
Then it will be extremely fast!

Call function starting new task:

I am trying to create a program in which few database update are mentioned.
after database updates , I am calling a function module using starting new task
in which I want to commit database updates inside in function module.
Problem is I want to commit only database updates if function module , not of main program. For that I tried using COMMIT WORK in function module and rollback statement after calling FM. But it is not working.COMMIT statement in FM also commiting database updates of main program also that is not required.
Can anybody help me in solving this problem.
Thanks
Ruchika

I think this may be caused by an implicit database commit performed by the system at the moment of calling a fm with "starting new task".
Try the following test:
- Put "rollback work" statement inside your fm which you call "starting new task" (instead of "commit") and check if the updates performed by the code executed before the call to this fm are stored in db - inspite of the rollback. If they are (as I suppose) this means that the commit effect you observe is not due to the "commit work" statement executed inside your fm but due to an implicit commit issued automatically at the time of calling the fm. If this is the case the solution could be placing the code which you now execute before "call function...starting new task" into a seperate fm called "in update task" - then the final commit or rollback statement in your main program should have the expected effect.
regards

Call function ... starting new task endless

Hi to all,
this post is ideally the continious of my previous post
"how to attach custom code after invoice create/modification".
Here the problem.
In the BADI of the invoice document i call a custom function module (F1) with the addition "in update task". This to ensure that the code inside is executed only if the commit is triggrered.
In this function module, i call another custom function module (F2), with the addition "starting new task".
This function module (F2) contains a batch that waits 10 seconds (to ensure the "standard" modify) and then modify the invoice document with my custom data (by a call transaction).
The problem is that this new task is .... endless !!
I watch it writing a log file after the call transaction. Using AL11, i watched that every 10 second, the file is updated.
Seems that this new task never ends: it call the trasaction, it writes the log file and the start again.
The only way i have to stop that, is modify manually the same invoice document with VF02 trx.
At exit, i don't save data (otherwise the endless cycle begins again) and then i watch that the log file stops to be updated.
This task must be executed just one time. I've already try to put "exit" instruction at the end of the function module, but it doesen't work, the task start again and again.
How i can solve this problem?
Usefull solutions/hints/ideas etc will be sure rewarded (as usually).
Thx a lot
Andrea

>
Vinay parakala wrote:
> ...But it didnt work.
Moderator message - Give more information please in a new thread - post locked

Call function starting new task - Issue with memory variables

Hi All,
From our OIL application we have a call to the core delivery update FM WS_DELIVERY_UPDATE starting new task.Before the call we are exporting a variable to memory and deep inside the FM we have an oil routine which checks the value of this variable to decide on further flow. But since the FM is called in new task the variable is not available here.
We cannot use the SET GET parameter also as this value can be different for each session.
Can anyone suggest how to set and get the parameter value in this flow.
With regards,
Usha

Hi again,
To check whether the FM is running in new task or not - This is what I have tried (this may not be the best way), but it works fine.
1. The variable to check inside the called FM is SY-CPROG.
2. This variable will have value.
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Z / Y program - if called from the original z / y program (WITHOUT new task).
SAPMSSY1 - if being called using NEW TASK (and no debugging)
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Amit Mittal.

ABAP Dump when calling Function Module Starting New Task

Hi all. I have a tricky situation now, I am doing a POC on parallel processing.
I am getting an ABAP dump on the following Call Function line which is in class lcl_steer_114numc (See below for full program):
METHOD start.
    CALL FUNCTION 'Z_ZZCLS_STEER_114NUMC'
      STARTING NEW TASK me->id
      CALLING me->finish ON END OF TASK.
ENDMETHOD.                    "start
However I get the following ABAP dump:
Short text
    Statement "CALL FUNCTION .. DESTINATION/STARTING NEW TASK/IN BACKGROUND TASK"
The function module only contains a wait statement to simulate parallel processing. It is strange that it dumps here, because when I change the FM call to another call that has been triggered successfully from other classes, it still produces the same ABAP dump.
The background of the Proof Of Concept is to see if I can get an event to trigger the next process that depends on the outcome of the previous process. Parallel processes are run in the start methods by calling RFC.
<Garbled code removed>
Moderator Message: Please post relevant portions of the code only.
Edited by: Suhas Saha on Jul 17, 2011 1:17 PM

Well, the thing is I did manage to run 3 other Function Modules asynchronously succeesfully prior to that function call, with the same exact function call syntax. Further more, I have tried editing it with your suggestion but I get the exact same dump.
The complete function group can be downloaded here (slinkee file):
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3sua1Bw4XK4ZmFhNzcwMTgtYzQ0Mi00NzQ4LTg5YTMtNDNlNWUxYTM2NTg3&hl=en_US
The complete program can be downloaded here (slinkee file):
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3sua1Bw4XK4YWJmNjU3ODYtODRmMy00Nzg2LThkNTUtZjNkNDRhZGQ3MTUw&hl=en_US
The complete ST22 dump can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3sua1Bw4XK4ZDU1YmFkZDAtOTU5MS00ZTgwLWFlZTktNWZhMDUxMzJlZWNl&hl=en_US
Basically I ST22 gives me the following:
Runtime Errors         RPERF_ILLEGAL_STATEMENT
Date and Time          17.07.2011 05:29:54
|Short text                                                                                |
|    Statement "CALL FUNCTION .. DESTINATION/STARTING NEW TASK/IN BACKGROUND TASK"                 |
|What happened?                                                                                |
|    Error in the ABAP Application Program                                                         |
|                                                                                |
|    The current ABAP program "Z_ZZB1_CLOSE_PERIOD_TEST2" had to be terminated                     |
|     because it has                                                                               |
|    come across a statement that unfortunately cannot be executed.                                |
And it explains it here (but is not helpful / relevant at all) as I ran the program from SE38.
|Error analysis                                                                                |
|    There is probably an error in the program                                                     |
|    "Z_ZZB1_CLOSE_PERIOD_TEST2".                                                                  |
|    The program was probably called in a conversion exit                                          |
|    or in a field exit. These are implemented by                                                  |
|    function modules called CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_INPUT/OUTPUT or                                 |
|    USER_EXIT_xxxxx_INPUT.                                                                        |
|    Conversion exits are triggered during screen field transports or                              |
|    WRITE statements, field exits during field transports from the                                |
|    screen to the ABAP/4 program.                                                                 |
|    In this connection, the following ABAP/4 statements are not allowed:                          |
|                                                                                |
I hope you try to download the slinkee files and you will notice the call function I performed was no different than the other call function RFC calls that really are working.

Call Function STARTING NEW TASK ----- Resource not available

Hi All,
I am calling a Function Module in new task using STARTING NEW TASK.
If the resources are not available for the Dialog Process to start, for how long will SAP keep on trying to acquire the resources and in case if it fails to acquire resource, then what will happen
Regards,
Abhishek

Hi,
From memory (as it is a long time since I've done this) you can call another function module or SAP command that will tell you how many work processes are currently available before you actually then start the new task. This can help you to avoid this issue and also stop you from eating up all available work processes on a system which will annoy all other users!
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    group_name     = 'parallel_generators'
IMPORTING
    free_pbt_wps   = w_free_processes
EXCEPTIONS
    OTHERS         = 1.
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CALL FUNCTION STARTING NEW TASK Debug

Hi,
How can you debug a function module which is called with an add on 'STARTING NEW TASK' ?
Thank you.

Hi,
the only way i know is :
1. Create an endless loop in the FM like:
clear x.
do.
if x = 1. exit. endif.
enddo.
Now run the program. If you call the sm50 trx you'll see a new task : your function module. Now get the session in debug (Menu Program/Sessio -> Program -> Debugging) and change the x value to exit form the loop. Continue with the debug.
Regards
Andrea

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