Defining an SAP R3 job

This procedure describes how to define an SAP R3 job.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have met the following requirements:

• A configured SAP connection profile, as described in Connection profile management.
• You have opened the job properties pane, as described in Accessing the SAP job properties pane.

To define an Control-M for SAP job:

1. In the Connection Profile field, click .

   The Connection Profile Selection dialog box appears.

2. Select the connection profile that you want to use to run an SAP R3 job, and click OK.
3. From the Action drop-down list, select one of the options as described in Action.
4. For each field, type the required value, as described in SAP R3 parameters.
5. If you select Creating a new job in the Action field, to add a new step in the Steps area, click .

   The Add Step dialog box appears.

6. From the Program Type drop-down list, select one of the following job step types:
   • ABAP: For more information, see ABAP parameters.
   • External Program: For more information, see External Program parameters.
   • External Command: For more information, see External Command.
7. For additional options, click SAP - More and select one or more of the following:
   • Add any Post job actions, as described in Post Job Actions.
   • If you want to detect spawned jobs, select the checkbox and add parameters as required, as described in Detect Spawned Jobs.

   NOTE: To detect spawned jobs, ensure the following:

   • The Parent/Child function is enabled in your SAP system.
   • Assign a priority in the Control-M for SAP Extractor Management window, as described in Extractor Management.
   • Add any Spool List recipient parameters, as described in Spool List Recipient.

   NOTE: The additional options are not available for all Actions.

8. Continue to define the job, as described in Using Control-M Workload AutomationControl-M.

   NOTE: To submit an FCC (Financial Closing cockpit) job, you must first create an FCC task of type, External Job. The Financial Closing cockpit application looks for the jobs created, or scheduled by external schedulers, and brings the job information back to the application. Use the task’s, Program and Variant values while defining the Control-M for SAP R3 job. For more information about Control-M and SAP FCC integration, see SAP documentation section, Financial Closing cockpit Add-On.