Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-CCM-BTC (Application Component) Background Processing⤷
SBTI (Package) User Interface and Job-API of Background Processing
Basic Data
| Data Element | BTCSTRTMOD |
| Short Description | Batch job start time |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | RADIOFIELD | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Execution |
| Medium | 17 | Start date |
| Long | 17 | Start date |
| Heading | 17 | Start date |
Documentation
Definition
You can have a job started:
- immediately
- at the time and date that you specify
- after another job has been completed.
Note that jobs, including immediate-start jobs, must be released before they can be started.
A job is normally released by an administrator. If you have the required authorization, it is released automatically when you schedule it.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0001
Use
Start a job immediately.
Procedure
Mark this field to have a batch job started immediately.
Examples
Dependencies
Note that no batch job is started until it is released to run.
If you have authorization to release jobs, then your immediate-start job is released automatically when you finish scheduling it.
If you do not have this authorization, then your job will be held until an administrator releases it to run.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0002
Use
Set start time and date.
Procedure
Mark this field to specify a time and date for starting a batch job. The system holds the job until the start time has arrived.
Examples
Dependencies
Note that no batch job can be started until it has been released.
If you are authorized to release jobs, then your job is released automatically when you finish scheduling it.
If you do not have this authorization, then your job is held until it is released by an administrator, even if the start time has arrived.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0003
Use
"Chain" your job to another.
Procedure
Mark this field to have your job started only after another job has been run.
Examples
Dependencies
Use the Status-Dependent Start field to specify whether the system should check the ending status of the predecessor job.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0004
Use
Repeat a job immediately.
Procedure
Mark this field to repeat a batch job immediately.
Examples
Dependencies
Note that no batch job is started until it is released to run.
If you have authorization to release jobs, then your immediate-start job is released automatically when you finish scheduling it.
If you do not have this authorization, then your job will be held until an administrator releases it to run.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0005
Use
Set repeat time and date.
Procedure
Mark this field to specify a time and date for repeating a batch job. The system holds the job until the start time has arrived.
Examples
Dependencies
Note that no batch job can be started until it has been released.
If you are authorized to release jobs, then your job is released automatically when you finish scheduling it.
If you do not have this authorization, then your job is held until it is released by an administrator, even if the start time has arrived.
Supplementary Documentation - BTCSTRTMOD0006
Use
"Chain" your job to another.
Procedure
Mark this field to have your job repeated only after another job has been run.
Examples
Dependencies
Use the Status-Dependent Start field to specify whether the system should check the ending status of the predecessor job.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
