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1 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide Supporting CONTROL-M/CM for SAP October

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5 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 11 Terminology More about CONTROL-M SAP Job Scheduling in CONTROL-M Defining and scheduling jobs CONTROL-M solution for Business Information Warehouse CONTROL-M solution for Data Archiving Chapter 2 Installation 21 Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements SAP authorizations Step 2 - Installing or upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows. 32 Downloading the RFC library Step 3 - Importing the SAP panel Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager Importing the functionality Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules Importing CONTROL-M function modules to SAP Unicode systems CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and the SAP XBP interface CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and SAP Business Information Warehouse Installing the CONTROL-M FMs in the SAP system Installing the Conversion utility Uninstalling CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 45 Creating a template for a job definition Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs SAP panel parameters Selecting job steps Monitoring and managing SAP jobs in CONTROL-M Data archiving jobs Data archiving with XBP Data archiving Creating a Data Archiving session Contents 5

6 Configuring the environment to work with Data Archiving Sessions SAP panel parameters for data archiving Business Information Warehouse jobs Creating a Business Information Warehouse job SAP panel parameters for SAP-BW jobs Monitoring and managing Business Information Warehouse jobs Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 97 Account Management Utility Accessing the Account Management utility Configuring general parameters Accessing the Configuration Management utility Configuring parameters Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility Accessing the Extractor Management utility General configuration of the Extractor Management utility Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) Defining a user exit Activating the Extractor Management utility SAP Event Based Scheduling Modifying the default configuration file Modifying the default event-based rule file Import SAP Calendar utility Requesting SAP actions Displaying a list of variants for a program Altering parameter values in a variant Displaying variant details within a program Raising a SAP event Deleting a job Defining a new job Modifying a job Converting CONTROL-M Option for R3 account definitions Converting CONTROL-M Option for R/3 jobs Appendix A Extracting and monitoring jobs 159 Defining a rule file with the ctmextract utility Monitoring SAP jobs with the ctmextract utility Extracting job definitions with the ctmextract utility Appendix B Related SAP Notes 169 Index CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

7 Figures SAP panel, Job Editing form (Job Definition mode) Add ABAP dialog box Change variant dialog box External command dialog box External program dialog box SAP panel, Job Editing form (Active Job mode) SAP panel for Data Archiving, Job Editing form Job Editing form, SAP panel, Original mode SAP panel for BW - InfoPackage, Job Editing form SAP panel for BW - Process Chain, Job Editing form SAP-BW panel - InfoPackage (Active Job mode) Accounts Management window (CONTROL-M Configuration Manager) Update Account options (CONTROL-M Configuration Manager) Account Adding Wizard (first screen) New Account dialog box Configuration management window Add/Update CONTROL-M Interception Rule Extractor Management utility - Extraction Criteria tab Example of event-based rule file Import SAP Calendar Figures 7

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9 Tables SAP authorizations RFC library details XBP BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules SAP-BW BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules SAP Event Based Scheduling AutoEdit variables SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode Add ABAP dialog box parameters Change Variant subparameters Variant options for selection and range types External Command dialog box parameters Add External Program dialog box parameters Additional SAP panel parameters - Active Job mode Data-archiving SAP panel parameters SAP-BW job panel parameters Additional SAP-BW panel parameters - Active Job Mode CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Parameters Configuration Management utility parameters CTM interception rules parameters Parameters for avoiding discarded intercepted jobs Job Extraction Criteria parameters Extraction Rules parameters User Exit script parameters SAP Event Based Scheduling Configuration file Rule File parameters Import SAP Calendar parameters Parameters for var_mon action Parameters for var_edit action Parameters for var_show action Parameters for raise_event action Parameters for job_delete action Parameters for job_define action Parameters for job_modify action ctmr3req interrupt parameters Conversion utility parameter descriptions Problem parameters Rule file AutoEdit parameters Mandatory parameters for ctmcreate and ctmdefine Parameters for monitoring a job Known SAP Notes Tables 9

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11 Chapter 1 1 Introduction CONTROL-M/CM for SAP provides a complete and SAP-certified interface between the worlds of CONTROL-M and the specific SAP environments. Using BMC CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP you can manage both the traditional SAP, planned and automated processes, and the unpredicted real-time, event-driven dynamic job submission. The CONTROL-M/CM for SAP user interface is designed to be based on SAP native terminology, using a similar look and feel. This is in order to make the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP interface an easy-to-use tool for SAP users, and therefore minimize end-user training needs. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP also greatly increases batch processing and existing scheduling capabilities in SAP as follows: the ability to integrate and manage large quantities of jobs advanced scheduling and monitoring capabilities between different SAP systems, and between SAP and non-sap systems advanced high level networking between jobs a user-friendly GUI, in which you can easily view the job flow the ability to control the workload using logical or real resource availability integration between mysap (non R/3) and R/3 components Using CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, you can perform the following actions: define, schedule, and store SAP jobs in the CONTROL-M database submit SAP jobs using the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager (CONTROL-M/EM) GUI monitor and control SAP jobs from within CONTROL-M/EM Chapter 1 Introduction 11

12 Terminology intercept jobs in SAP, then control and monitor them in CONTROL-M create and monitor mass parallel processes (spawned jobs) archive and delete older data as required, using the CONTROL-M solution for SAP Data Archiving monitor and control SAP-Business Warehouse business processes in CONTROL-M, using the CONTROL-M solution for SAP-BW use SAP advanced load-balancing mechanism, such as Logon Groups and Job Server Group control advanced job submission options from within CONTROL-M, such as Spool list recipients for a job, and advanced parameter management dynamically trigger both SAP and non- SAP (CONTROL-M-managed) jobs, as a result of SAP events Other SAP-related functionality is described later in the book, including defining new SAP jobs and raising events, among others. Terminology The following table lists abbreviations and terms used in this document: Term ABAP SAP Server SAP Client SAP Note BAPI Description Language used within the SAP system ( ABAP Reports ). Also referred to as ABAP/4. Computer on which the SAP Application server runs. This can also be the same computer on which CONTROL-M/Agent runs. Computer on which the SAP GUI runs. A SAP-produced document that details a specific problem in the SAP system, and a suggested solution. Business Application Programming Interface. A set of ABAP/4 function modules accessible through RFC technology (Remote Function Calls). BAPIs are an open interface for integrating with SAP products, assuring their stability and compatibility with current and future releases. 12 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

13 Terminology Term BC-XBP (External Interface for Job Background Processing) Description A set of SAP-created and certified BAPIs that enable CONTROL-M to control, start and monitor jobs outside SAP R/3. Through this interface, SAP R/3 Computer Center Management System (CCMS) supports CONTROL-M integration with existing administration tools. XBP 2.0: The new certified version of SAP BC-XBP. XBP 2.0 is an enhancement of XBP 1.0, and can be installed without changing current functionality. The primary advantages are: New Parent/Child (spawned) job functionality New interception capabilities Triggering events and additional help functions. New and enhanced ways of working with jobs: defining, monitoring, modifying, starting and deleting jobs CONTROL-M function modules Spawned job Parent job Business Warehouse (BW) P/C I/P Administrator Workbench CONTROL-M/EM FixPack XBP For more information about the XBP 2.0 interface, see SAP Note CONTROL-M extended functionality installed in SAP. For more information see Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager on page 37. A job created by another job that is monitored by CONTROL-M. A job that created one or more spawned jobs. SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) is a data warehouse solution for SAP R/3. However, it is a separate application, independent of SAP R/3. A Business Information Warehouse Process Chain A Business Information Warehouse InfoPackage The Administrator Workbench is a GUI-based tool for BW implementation, maintenance, customization, scheduling, and monitoring and is a part of the SAP front-end. CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager. A CONTROL-M bug resolution. Official certified SAP interface for batch processing management. Chapter 1 Introduction 13

14 More about CONTROL-M More about CONTROL-M CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, together with the CONTROL-M products described below, are included in the CONTROL-M scheduling solution. Product CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager CONTROL-M/Server CONTROL-M/Agent Description Central GUI-based control center from which you can manage all scheduling and workflow activities. The engine (on a UNIX or Microsoft Windows computer) used to drive scheduling in a data center. Each CONTROL-M/Server can manage multiple CONTROL-M/Agents on various platforms. Software for job submission and execution. An Agent must exist on each computer that is used to execute CONTROL-M jobs. Additional products are available for interfacing between the CONTROL-M scheduling solution and other systems management products. For more information, contact your BMC Software sales representative. SAP Job Scheduling in CONTROL-M A job in SAP is comprised of a list of steps. Each step should be either an ABAP/4 program, an external program, or an external command. Jobs in the SAP system are executed in background processes, which are defined on the SAP servers. All CONTROL-M capabilities are available to SAP jobs, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Quantitative and Control resources, and AutoEdit variables. 14 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

15 Defining and scheduling jobs Defining and scheduling jobs SAP jobs can be managed in any of the following ways: A new SAP job is defined, stored, and submitted using CONTROL-M. When defining a new SAP job, you select job steps. Each step should include at least one of the following step parameters: ABAP program External command External program Select the Create option in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP panel of the Job Editing form. For more information, see Selecting job steps on page 60. An original SAP job is run. Select the Original option in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP panel of the Job Editing form. An SAP job is copied and run, enabling multiple runs of identical jobs. Select the Copy option in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP panel of the Job Editing form. An SAP job is monitored from within CONTROL-M, by creating a mirror-image of the job in CONTROL-M. Post-processing actions can also be performed on the job. Select the External option in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP panel of the Job Editing form. A predefined SAP Batch Input procedure is scheduled and submitted using CONTROL-M. Select the Batch Input option in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP panel of the Job Editing form. For more information about how to define a SAP job, see Chapter 3, Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M. When defining a new SAP job, you select job steps. This means all job parameters, including ABAP program, External command, and External program step parameters. The job is submitted and monitored as if it were a regularly defined SAP job. Jobs can also be defined, stored in the CONTROL-M database, and saved for submission at a later date. For more information, see Selecting job steps on page 60. Monitoring and controlling SAP jobs Jobs defined, scheduled, and submitted in SAP are monitored by CONTROL-M, using SAP-produced data. This data is obtained by searching for job-specific selection criteria. CONTROL-M creates a mirror image of the job. This mirror image is not submitted for execution, but is used by CONTROL-M to track and monitor the job. Chapter 1 Introduction 15

16 Defining and scheduling jobs After the job starts to run, CONTROL-M/CM for SAP monitors the SAP system to check the status of the job. As the job progresses, its status is updated in the CONTROL-M database and in CONTROL-M/EM viewpoint. In addition to monitoring the running job, CONTROL-M can also cancel it in SAP, if necessary. When the job ends, CONTROL-M/CM for SAP provides CONTROL-M/EM with the SAP job output for each request. The SAP job log and the SAP job spool are copied to the job sysout or to files if required. Post-processing mechanisms can then be activated in CONTROL-M/EM. SAP jobs are monitored in SAP using SAP transaction SM37. This transaction displays all jobs and their associated status. During the run time of a job, the job status is reflected differently in CONTROL-M and SAP databases, as described in the following table. CONTROL-M job status Executing Ended OK Ended NOTOK SAP job status Scheduled Released Ready Active Finished Canceled The SAP job status can be seen in CONTROL-M/EM, in the SAP panel of the Job Editing form, in the SAP Job Status field. For more information, see Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs on page 121. Enhanced Batch Processing management CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is integrated with the SAP XBP 2.0 interface functionality. This means that many features are now provided that were previously available only through CONTROL-M function modules, when CONTROL-M/CM for SAP was configured to Extended mode (that is, when the Use Extended parameter was set). These features now work through SAP-created and certified BAPIs, that are an integral part of the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP solution. track spawned jobs intercept SAP jobs activate intercepted jobs create mirror image (Extractor Management) load parameters lists control ABAP program variants 16 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

17 CONTROL-M solution for Business Information Warehouse Monitoring mass parallel processes Mass parallel processes (spawned jobs) are created by SAP jobs that were either created or monitored in CONTROL-M. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP detects the spawned jobs of the SAP parent job and creates a mirror image of them in CONTROL-M. Through these mirror images, the spawned jobs are tracked and monitored. For more information, see Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) on page 127. Intercepting and controlling jobs Job interception and control is a two-stage process. Using the Extractor Management utility to determine which jobs should be intercepted by SAP and how the Extractor should handle the various intercepted jobs. For more information, see Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility on page 115. CONTROL-M solution for Business Information Warehouse CONTROL-M solution for BW InfoPackages CONTROL-M can be used to schedule, monitor, and post-process existing InfoPackages from SAP-BW. Therefore, you should first create and test the InfoPackages using SAP-BW tools provided by SAPGUI. For more information on how to create and test SAP-BW InfoPackages, refer to SAP documentation. After you create an InfoPackage in SAP, you can create a CONTROL-M job to run it. Running this CONTROL-M job starts the InfoPackage in SAP and enables you to monitor it. The monitoring procedure in CONTROL-M does not monitor a specific CCMS job, since an InfoPackage run in SAP-BW usually includes several CCMS jobs and other operations. Instead, it uses SAP BAPIs to start and monitor the InfoPackage as a logical unit that is not limited to one specific CCMS job. The Sysout of the CONTROL-M job includes information similar to that displayed on the SAP-BW status panel of the monitoring screen of an InfoPackage specific run (transaction RSA1), including error messages. You can define post-processing rules in CONTROL-M based on this information. For information on how to create InfoPackage jobs in CONTROL-M, see Creating a Business Information Warehouse job on page 88. Chapter 1 Introduction 17

18 CONTROL-M solution for Data Archiving CONTROL-M solution for BW Process Chains CONTROL-M can be used to schedule, monitor, and post-process existing Process Chains from SAP-BW. Therefore, you should first create and test the Process Chains using SAP-BW tools provided by SAPGUI. For more information on how to create and test Process Chains, refer to the SAP documentation. After you create a Process Chain in SAP, you can create a CONTROL-M job that is used to run it. Running this CONTROL-M job starts the Process Chain in SAP and enables you to monitor it. The monitoring procedure in CONTROL-M does not monitor a specific CCMS job in SAP-BW, since a Process Chain in SAP-BW includes several CCMS jobs. Instead, it uses BAPIs to start and monitor the Process Chain as a logical unit, not limited to a specific process or CCMS job. This means that the entire Process Chain, the details of which can be displayed in SAPGUI as many processes, are represented in CONTROL-M as one job. The Sysout of the CONTROL-M job includes information about the updated status of each process in the chain and the number of Records transferred and requested. You can define post-processing rules in CONTROL-M based on this information. For more information about how to create Process Chain jobs in CONTROL-M, see Creating a Business Information Warehouse job on page 88. CONTROL-M solution for Data Archiving The CONTROL-M solution for SAP Data Archiving involves the creation of a Data Archiving session, which is a group scheduling table of Data Archiving jobs. Such a session can automate all phases of Data Archiving, including SAP-owned jobs and other business processes manage, schedule, and monitor individual archiving jobs schedule archiving jobs according to business requirements and available resources Data Archiving sessions are monitored and managed from the CONTROL-M/EM GUI. Each session is a separate entity in itself. Prerequisites and post-processing instructions can be set for each session. A Data Archiving session can be scheduled to run periodically, by assigning it specific scheduling parameters. 18 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

19 CONTROL-M solution for Data Archiving Working with Data Archiving The Job Interception and Spawned Jobs functionalities help simplify the Data Archiving scheduling table in CONTROL-M. Job Interception makes it possible to prevent CCMS from releasing Delete jobs and Store jobs. These jobs can, therefore, be controlled from CONTROL-M. Spawned Jobs functionality makes it possible to automatically detect Delete jobs and Store jobs, and for the SAP CM Extractor process to automatically extract them during run time, into the CONTROL-M active environment. For more information on the Extractor Interception and Spawned Jobs functions, see page 111. Data Archiving session Each Data Archiving session in CONTROL-M consists of one Write job and two templates: The Write job creates a Write job in SAP. When this job runs, it spawns Delete jobs in the SAP system. These Delete jobs then spawn Store jobs. The template for Delete jobs - The Delete jobs that were created by the Write job in SAP are ordered automatically into CONTROL-M by the Extractor process using this template. You can, therefore, control these jobs in CONTROL-M using CONTROL-M tools, such as conditions and resources. The template for Store jobs - The Store jobs that were created by the Delete jobs in SAP are ordered automatically into CONTROL-M by the Extractor process using this template. You can, therefore, control these jobs in CONTROL-M using CONTROL-M tools, such as conditions and resources. If you use a store-before-delete, instead of a delete-before-store, configuration (defined using the SARA transaction in SAP), you must switch between the Store and Delete templates in CONTROL-M. Chapter 1 Introduction 19

20 CONTROL-M solution for Data Archiving Sample Data Archiving session A sample Data Archiving session, containing all the components described above, is provided in a CONTROL-M/Desktop draft file, named Data_Archiving_example_XBP20.DRF. This draft is located in the FORMS directory on the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP installation CD. To run this session, certain customer-specific details must be adjusted (for example, Account and Node Group). The templates for Delete and Store jobs should only be created as templates, and should not be ordered and submitted. Quantitative Resources are defined for the templates in the draft. To run the sample session successfully, you must add these logical resources in your CONTROL-M. In addition, you must configure the Extractor process to fit this procedure. For detailed information, see Data archiving on page 76 and Configuring the environment to work with Data Archiving Sessions on page 83. Data Archiving workflow Use the following workflow as a guideline. 20 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

21 Chapter 2 Installation 2 This chapter describes how to install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP at your site. Instructions are also provided for upgrading a previous version of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and for uninstalling the current version of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. If a version of CONTROL-M Option for R/3 is installed on the Agent computer on which you plan to install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, it is not necessary to uninstall CONTROL-M Option for R/3. The two products can function simultaneously, using the same Agent. However, to use the new features of the current product, convert Option jobs using the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP conversion utility. Instructions for installing this utility can be found in Installing the Conversion utility on page 43. The following steps are provided for installing or upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP: Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements Step 2 - Installing or upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Step 3 - Importing the SAP panel Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules Following this are instructions on Installing the Conversion utility and Uninstalling CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. Chapter 2 Installation 21

22 Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements Before installing CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, ensure that the following requirements are met: Requirements Version CONTROL-M/Agent Fix Pack 1 or later Notes: Requirements for CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, and for CJK support can be seen below. CONTROL-M/Server CONTROL-M/EM For the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager utilities CONTROL-M/EM , with Fix Pack 4 or later. CONTROL-M/Server FP 2 or later CONTROL-M/Agent FP 2 or later. For CJK support CONTROL-M/EM CONTROL-M/Server CONTROL-M/Agent Supported platforms See the release notes for a detailed list of the operating systems that are compatible with CONTROL- M/CM for SAP Note: For the most current operating system compatibility information for this version, see SAP SAP Basis Release: 4.5B, 4.6C, 4.6D, 6.10, 6.20, 6.40, and 7.0 (NetWeaver). If you are working with SAP Basis 7.0, SAPKB70012 (Support Package 12) should be installed, as a minimum requirement. Kernel version Due to SAP changes in the RFC libraries, a minimum kernel for your SAP system is required. The minimum kernel is detailed in SAP note and Warning: Failing to fulfill this requirement prevents CONTROL-M/CM for SAP from working and the following connection error is displayed: You are not authorized to logon to the target system (error code 1) Connect to SAP gateway failed partner not reached (host <...>, service 33<nn>) Note: SAP recommends that you always have the most updated version of Kernel installed. 22 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

23 Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements Requirements SAP continued Version XBP interface Your SAP system must include the XBP 2.0 interface in order for the majority of the features of this release to work. Some of the features are available without XBP 2.0, if you use CONTROL-M Function Modules. For more information see, Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules on page 38 and the comparison table Table 3 XBP BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules on page 39. According to SAP documentation, the XBP 2.0 interface is included in the following SAP Basis Support Packages. 4.6C - SAPKB46C41 (Support Package 41) 4.6D - SAPKB46D35 (Support Package 35) SAPKB61028 (Support Package 28) SAPKB62017 (Support Package 17) No support package needed No support package needed For information provided by SAP on XBP 2.0, see SAP Note ( Composite SAP note XBP 2.0 ) and Data archiving If you are using XBP 1.0 on SAP 4.6C and you plan to implement CONTROL-M support for Data Archiving, you must apply SAP Note to your SAP system. Follow instructions provided in the SAP note. When using XBP 2.0, this note is not necessary. For more information, see Data archiving jobs on page 75. SAP Business Information Warehouse Releases: 2.0B, 2.1C, 3.0B, 3.1 Content, 3.1 Content with BI CONT 3.20, 3.5, 7.0. If you plan to use the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP-BW functionality, the following BW Support Packages must be installed: BW 2.0B - SAPKW20B35 (release details in SAP Note ) BW 2.1C - SAPKW21C27 (release details in SAP Note ) BW 3.0B - SAPKW30B27 (release details in SAP Note ) BW SAPKW31021 (release details in SAP Note ) BW SAPKW35012 (release details in SAP Note ) BW SAPKW70014 (release details in SAP Note ) Chapter 2 Installation 23

24 Step 1 - Installation and upgrade requirements Requirements SAP continued Version If you plan to use the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Interrupt functionality, for BW 3.0 and 3.5, SAP Note must be installed manually. For more details about Interrupts see Interrupts - Removing a process chain from schedule on page 149. Related SAP Notes Certain SAP Notes exist that resolve problems which can occur when using CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. For a full list of these Notes, see Appendix B, Related SAP Notes. In order to avoid installing each note separately, you can also install the following SAP Basis Support Packages: 4.6C -- SAPKB46C52 (Support Package 52) 4.6D -- SAPKB46D43 (Support Package 43) SAPKB61046 (Support Package 46) SAPKB62059 (Support Package 59) SAPKB64017 (Support Package 17) The following SAP Business Warehouse Support Packages can also be installed. These Support Packages include SAP Note , which correct a previous SAP problem. BW SAPKW70015 (release details in SAP Note ) BI SAPKW71001 (release details in SAP Note ) Note: Information regarding the availability of the above support packages and other related data should be verified directly with SAP. Import SAP Calendar If you plan to use the Import SAP Calendar utility, your SAP system version should be PI_BASIS 2002_2_620 or later. SAP Event Based Scheduling SAP Basis Release: CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

25 SAP authorizations Requirements SAP continued Version Open ports The gateway port in the SAP host should always be open. If you are using a firewall, you must ensure that this port is open. The port is typically 33<SYSNR>, where SYSNR represents the System number of the computer on which the SAP Gateway Server is running. For example, port 3335 is used when System number is 35. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Minimum RAM Required disk space RFC library If you are using Logon Groups, you must ensure that the Message Server port you are using is open. For details regarding the port number, see Table 18 on page or later JRE is not delivered with the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and must be installed separately. For details, see You must ensure that the Java Binaries Directory is in the path environment variable. 256 MB 20 MB The RFC library is not delivered with the CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP. It must be installed separately. For more information, see Downloading the RFC library on page 34. SAP authorizations SAP users of this product must have the following authorizations: Table 1 SAP authorizations (part 1 of 3) Authorization Object Authorization Values S_BTCH_JOB JOBACTION * Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_BTCH_ADM Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_BTCH_NAM Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) JOBGROUP BTCADMIN * BTCUNAME * Note: For an explanation on restricting this authorization see the Owner parameter on page 64. * Chapter 2 Installation 25

26 SAP authorizations Table 1 SAP authorizations (part 2 of 3) Authorization Object Authorization Values S_RFC Object class: AAAB (Cross-application) S_XMI_PROD Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_RZL_ADM Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) ACTVT RFC_NAME RFC_TYPE EXTCOMPANY EXTPRODUCT INTERFACE * * * BMC Software Control-M XBP ACTVT * Note: To prevent other SAP users (not the CONTROL-M account user) from releasing Intercepted Jobs manually using SAP transaction SM37, BMC Software recommends removing the '01' value for ACTVT in the S_RZL_ADM Authorization Object. S_LOG_COM Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_SPO_DEV For further restriction of this authorization, see SAP note in Appendix B, Related SAP Notes. COMMAND HOST OPSYSTEM SPODEVICE * * * * Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_USER_GRP Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_RS_ADMWB Object class: RS (Business Information Warehouse) S_RS_ISOUR Object class: RS (Business Information Warehouse) ACTVT CLASS ACTVT RSADMWBOBJ ACTVT RSAPPLNM RSISOURCE RSTSRCOBJ * * 03, 16, 23, 66 * 03, 23, 49 * * * 26 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

27 SAP authorizations Table 1 SAP authorizations (part 3 of 3) Authorization Object Authorization Values S_RS_ISRCM ACTVT 23 Object class: RS (Business Information Warehouse) S_RS_PC - (Data Warehousing Workbench - Processchains) RSAPPLNM RSTSRCOBJ RSOSOURCE RSPCCHAIN RSAPPLNM * * * * * Object class: RS (Business Information Warehouse) RSPCPART ACTVT * 03, 16, 23 Note: All BW authorizations under the RS Object Class are required only if you work with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP solution for BW. S_ARCHIVE ACTVT * Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) S_DATASET APPLIC ARCH_OBJ ACTVT * * * Object class: BC_A (Basis: Administration) FILENAME PROGRAM Note: The S_ARCHIVE and S_DATASET authorizations are required only if you use CONTROL-M/CM for SAP solution for Data Archiving. * * There is a transport that includes a user role with all the authorizations (with the exception of S_RS_PC) needed for working with the SAP CM. The role is named 'BMCCTRLM_CM_USER '. Use this role in your CONTROL-M user. For details on how to install the Transport, see Installing the CONTROL-M FMs in the SAP system on page 42. You may need to add additional authorizations to the above if your jobs require them. The authorization checks for the job run are done in SAP using the Owner of the job step. However, if you do not set an Owner for the job step, the Owner set in the account is used and must have the required authorizations. Chapter 2 Installation 27

28 Step 2 - Installing or upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP The User Type, as defined in the SAP User maintenance transaction (SU01), can be either System or Dialog. Different User Types may cause errors in connection. Step 2 - Installing or upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP This step consists of the following two options: Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX (see page 28). Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows (see page 29). Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX Choose the appropriate installation procedure in this section. If you already have CONTROL-M/CM for SAP version or version installed, you can choose to upgrade. After running the installation procedure, you must define at least one account profile before you can use CONTROL-M/CM for SAP to define jobs. For instructions on defining an account profile, see Account Management Utility on page 98. To install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Unix Before beginning the installation procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended and all CONTROL-M/Agent processes are shut down. For more information, see the CONTROL-M/Agent for Unix Administrator Guide. 1 On your CONTROL-M/Agent computer, log on as the root user and run the shut-ag command to shut down CONTROL-M/Agent. 2 Mount the installation CD. 3 Log on as the CONTROL-M/Agent user. 4 On the command line, enter <CDROM_path>/Unix/setup.sh 28 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

29 Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX Various messages detailing file extraction are displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 A message regarding account definition and the SAP RFC library is displayed. You must download the RFC library to the locations indicated in the message. For details on downloading the RFC library see Downloading the RFC library on page 34. The installation is complete. 6 To restart CONTROL-M/Agent, log on as the root user, and run the start-ag command. To upgrade CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Unix Before beginning the installation procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended and all CONTROL-M/Agent processes are shut down. For more information, see the CONTROL-M/Agent for Unix Administrator Guide. 1 On your CONTROL-M/Agent computer, log on as the root user, and run the shut-ag command to shut down CONTROL-M/Agent. 2 Log on as the CONTROL-M/Agent user. 3 Run the shut-xt command to shut down the Extractor process. 4 Back up your existing installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. 5 Mount the installation CD. 6 On the command line, enter <CDROM_path>/Unix/setup.sh; an Upgrade installation message is displayed. 7 Enter I. If a version of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP that cannot be upgraded is detected, you need to uninstall that version and perform a new installation procedure (see To install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Unix on page 28). The upgrade procedure is performed. 8 Download the RFC library, and copy it to the following two locations: <home directory>/ctm/cm/sap/exe <home directory>/ctm/exe Chapter 2 Installation 29

30 Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX For more information see Downloading the RFC library on page To restart the Extractor process, run the start-xt command. 10 To restart the CONTROL-M/Agent, log on as the root user, and run the start-ag command. Silent installation or upgrade on UNIX The silent installation or upgrade procedure can be used instead of the interactive installation procedure. This procedure requires placing the parameters that you would normally enter in interactive mode into a file that is accessed by the silent installation or upgrade procedure. The silent installation or upgrade procedure can be used to install or upgrade CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on a single computer or on many computers throughout a network. Silent installation or upgrade involves two stages: 1. Prepare of an installation or upgrade parameters file. This stage is only run once. The installation parameters file is prepared by running the standard interactive installation in silent installation or upgrade mode. The prepared installation parameters file can now be used to install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP where necessary. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is not installed in this stage. Instead, a file is created with the specified parameter values. 2. Run the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP installation using the parameters file prepared in the previous step. This stage is run for each silent installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. To prepare and run a CONTROL-M/CM for SAP silent installation or upgrade 1 Prepare the installation parameters file: A Log on as an Agent user. B Set the BMC_SILENT_INSTALL environment variable to Y, as follows: For sh, ksh, and bash shell users: BMC_SILENT_INSTALL=Y export BMC_SILENT_INSTALL For csh or tcsh shell users: 30 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

31 Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on UNIX setenv BMC_SILENT_INSTALL Y C Activate the installation script with the following command: <cd_path>/unix/setup.sh D Follow the interactive menu instructions. The installation parameters are saved to ${HOME}/BMCINSTALL/PRODUCTS.CTL E The installation parameters file should be copied to a network location that is accessible to all computers on which a silent installation will be performed. At the end of the silent installation or upgrade procedure, the parameters file is saved in the BMCINSTALL/installed/cm_sap directory as PRODUCTS.CTL.DRRMC , on each Agent where the procedure is performed. 2 Install or upgrade CONTROL-M/CM for SAP in silent mode: A Log on as the root user and run the shut-ag command to shut down CONTROL-M/Agent. B Log on as an Agent user. C Use the following command to run the installation script: <cd_path>/unix/setup.sh -respond <respond file> where <cd_path> is the path of the mounted CD <respond file> is the full path to the parameter file that was created in Step 1. 3 If you are performing a new installation, run the Account Management utility to create at least one account. For information about creating accounts, see Account Management Utility on page To restart the CONTROL-M/Agent, log on as the root user, and run the start-ag command. The installation is complete. Chapter 2 Installation 31

32 Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows Choose the appropriate installation procedure in this section. If you already have CONTROL-M/CM for SAP version or version installed, you can choose to upgrade. After running the installation procedure, you must define at least one account profile before you can use CONTROL-M/CM for SAP to define jobs. For instructions on defining an account profile, see Account Management Utility on page 98. To install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows Before beginning this procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended. 1 Insert the installation CD. 2 Choose Start => Run, and enter the following command: <CDROM_drive>:\Windows\setup.bat 3 Choose an agent from the multi-agent list. Follow the instructions given in each window. 4 Click Finish and follow the instructions in the Installation Complete dialog box. 5 Download the RFC library to the appropriate locations. For details on downloading the RFC library see Downloading the RFC library on page Restart the CONTROL-M/Agent services. To upgrade CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows Before beginning the upgrade procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended. 1 Back up your existing installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. 2 Insert the installation CD. 3 Choose Start => Run and enter the command: <CDROM_drive>:\Windows\setup.bat 32 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

33 Installing and upgrading CONTROL-M/CM for SAP on Microsoft Windows The installation application identifies that a version of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP that can be upgraded is installed on your computer. A dialog box opens telling you the identified version of CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP, and asking you if you wish to continue with the upgrade. 4 Click Yes to continue. If a version of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP that cannot be upgraded is detected, a confirmation message to uninstall is displayed. 5 The installation is complete. Follow the instructions in the Installation Complete dialog box, and download the RFC library to the appropriate locations. For details on downloading the RFC library see Downloading the RFC library on page You can now restart the CONTROL-M/Agent and CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Extractor services. Silent installation or upgrade on Windows The silent installation procedure can be used to install CONTROL-M/CM for SAP using a batch procedure instead of using the interactive installation procedure. Silent installation and silent upgrade of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is not supported for Microsoft Windows cluster environments. 1 Prepare the installation parameters: A Log on using a user ID that has Administrator privileges on the current computer. B Insert the Installation CD. C In the Windows subdirectory of the CD, run the Prep_silent.bat file. D After entering all the parameters, select Save & Exit. The parameters are saved in the %TEMP%\DRRMC _silent.bat file. 2 Run the installation procedure: Chapter 2 Installation 33

34 Downloading the RFC library A Ensure that the installation CD is still in the CD-ROM drive. B Enter the following command: %TEMP%\DRRMC _silent.bat C Check the %TEMP%\DRRMC _silent_log.txt to confirm that the installation ended successfully. 3 If you are performing a new installation, run the Account Management utility (ctmaftacc) to create at least one account. For information about creating accounts, see either Adding new accounts on page 67 or Using the Account Management utility in Silent mode on page 75. The same batch file can be copied to other computers and used to create several identical installations. Modify the <AGENT_NAME> parameter in the DRRMC _silent.bat file to the name of the CONTROL-M/Agent on which you want to install this CM. If necessary, you can modify the CD source mapping by altering the Auto_CD_ Image variable in the DRRMC _Silent.bat file. UNC mapping can also be used. Where to go from here The following table describes tasks that you should perform after you complete the installation procedure. Subject Location Defining an account See Account Management Utility on page 98. Altering CONTROL-M/CM for SAP default configuration. Configuring the Extractor process. Activating the Extractor process. See Configuring general parameters on page 107. See Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page 111. See Activating the Extractor Management utility on page 130. Downloading the RFC library The RFC library must correspond to the computer and the operating system where the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is installed. The RFC library can be either 32 or 64 bit and it must match the CM for SAP compilation environment. However, in most cases, the CM for SAP requires the 32 bit version of the RFC library. 34 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

35 Downloading the RFC library WARNING If you download an incorrect RFC library, CONTROL-M/CM for SAP may not work. Use Table 4 to help you decide which library version to download. The Paths to librfc downloads are available in solution SLN in the Knowledge Base, accessible from the Customer Support website at SAP Note provides updated details regarding the RFC libraries. For more SAP information on the RFC library, go to When selecting a download path, always select non-unicode. Table 2 RFC library details Agent operating system Kernel version 32-bit or 64-bit Library file name Windows bit librfc32.dll Windows Server on x86 64-bit bit librfc32.dll Windows 2003 EE Itanium bit librfc32.dll Solaris 32-bit/64-bit bit librfccm.so AIX 32-bit/64-bit bit librfccm.o HP-UX 32-bit/64-bit bit librfccm.sl HP-UX Itanium bit librfccm.so Red Hat or SuSE Linux bit librfccm.so Red Hat or SuSE Linux on X86 64bit bit librfccm.so Red Hat or SuSE Linux Itanium bit librfccm.so Compaq TRU64 Unix bit librfccm.so When connecting to SAP Basis 7.00, the Kernel version value should be 6.40 and not After downloading the RFC library, extract it from the SAR file using the sapcar (Unix) or SAPCAR.exe (Windows) executable. For more information, see SAP Note You must then copy the RFC library to the following locations: In Unix <Agent home directory>/cm/sap/exe/ <Agent home directory>/exe/ Chapter 2 Installation 35

36 Step 3 - Importing the SAP panel For Unix, the file permission needs to be set to 755. In Windows <Agent home directory>\cm\sap\exe\ <Agent home directory>\exe\ Checking the version of an RFC Library Check the version of your current RFC library using the following procedure. On Unix, run the following command: strings librfccm.<lib extension according to specific OS> grep LIBRFC On Windows, open an MS-DOS window, and run the following command: find "LIBRFC" librfc32.dll Step 3 - Importing the SAP panel The following procedure ensures that SAP job parameters (the SAP panel) are displayed in the Job Editing form in CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M/Desktop. Before you begin Ensure that the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP CD is mounted or easily accessible through your network. To import the SAP panel This procedure must be performed on every computer that has CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager client components installed. 1 In CONTROL-M/Desktop, choose Tools => Import Applications Forms. 2 In the browse window, navigate to the Forms directory on the installation CD. Select the SAP1.xml, SAP_DA.xml, and SAP_BW.xml files, and click Import. 36 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

37 Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager 3 Shut down CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager GUI, and then restart it. This enables the newly imported SAP panel functionality (see Figure 1 on page 49). For more information about the Job Editing form, refer to the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager User Guide. If you are upgrading an existing installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, jobs that were defined and stored in CONTROL-M or can still be used with the new installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager The following procedure enables you to activate CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager. This feature is supported only for CONTROL-M/Agent FP2, CONTROL-M/Server FP2 and CONTROL-M/EM FP4 or later. Importing the functionality This procedure must be performed on every computer that has CONTROL-M Configuration Manager installed. 1 Close the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager. 2 Log on using a user ID that has Administrator privileges on the specific computer. 3 Insert the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP CD. 4 From the CCM subdirectory of the CD, run the CCMinstall.cmd file. 5 Restart the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager. Chapter 2 Installation 37

38 Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules In order to use the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities in the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, you must ensure that the ctmgetcm utility has been run in CONTROL-M/Server. For more information, see the Utilities chapter in the CONTROL-M/Server Administrator Guide. Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules CONTROL-M Function Modules (FMs) are required in order to perform tasks that are not provided by the SAP standard BAPIs. They are CONTROL-M/CM for SAP-specific APIs that enhance the functionality of SAP. A set of predefined CONTROL-M FMs is provided together with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. If you do not want to install CONTROL-M Function Modules, ensure that the Use Extended check box in the configuration utility is cleared. For more information, see Configuring general parameters on page 107. Importing CONTROL-M function modules to SAP Unicode systems When importing CONTROL-M Function Modules to a SAP system 6.10 or later, contact your SAP administrator to determine whether it is a Unicode system. If it is, you must follow the instructions provided in SAP Note , in the section entitled "Transports from 4.6 to 6.10/6.20/6.30", regarding actions to be performed during the import procedure. Otherwise, CONTROL-M Function Modules may not work in the SAP Unicode system. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and the SAP XBP interface XBP 2.0 was created by SAP to work with external scheduling applications. XBP 2.0 replaces and upgrades many functionalities previously provided by the CONTROL-M FMs in earlier versions of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP version works integrally with the XBP interface and its latest improved functionality in version 2.0. To work with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP XBP 2.0 functionality, you must set the value of the XBP Version account parameter to XBP2.0. For more information, see Account Management Utility on page CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

39 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and the SAP XBP interface The XBP 2.0 interface is integrated in the SAP system as part of the standard Support Package supplied by SAP. To see which Support Package includes the XBP 2.0 interface, see XBP interface on page 23. To verify whether your SAP system includes the XBP 2.0 interface, see XBP Version on page 101. The following table describes the major differences in actions performed with XBP 1.0, XBP 2.0, and CONTROL-M FMs. If, to perform a specific action, either XBP BAPIs or CONTROL-M FMs can be used, CONTROL-M always uses XBP BAPIs. For example, if you want to copy a variant on a SAP system with XBP 1.0 installed, CONTROL-M FMs must be installed. However, if your SAP system has XBP 2.0 installed, the variant is copied using the XBP BAPIs (2.0). Table 3 XBP BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules (part 1 of 3) Action XBP 1.0 BAPIs XBP 2.0 BAPIs CONTROL-M Function Modules Parent/Child (mass parallel) functionality Intercept functionality Enhanced Extract functionality Basic Extract functionality (ctmextract) Raise SAP events X X Submit an event-based X job Batch Input X functionality Submitting Data Archiving jobs X X Detecting and Releasing Data Archiving jobs Job Class (A, B) in Create mode Preventing duplication in extracting jobs from SAP X X X X (Using the Parent/Child and the Interception functions) X X X (Works partially without CONTROL-M FMs) X X X Chapter 2 Installation 39

40 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and the SAP XBP interface Table 3 XBP BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules (part 2 of 3) Action XBP 1.0 BAPIs XBP 2.0 BAPIs CONTROL-M Function Modules Support for External Command Spool List Recipient in Create job mode Additional Print and Archiving Job Step parameters Improved faster mechanism for tracking jobs in SAP Configure Joblog retrieval Opersys cover page parameter CP and NP options in variant selection Parameters for time of printing (Print immediate, Print later or Send to SAP spooler) X Use Logon Groups X Load and Action requests: ABAP Programs list X X Variants list X X Show Variant X X Variant Copy X X Variant Change X X Output devices X (printers) list Layouts (print formats) X list Load Job Server Groups X Load External X Command Load for distribution list X X X X X X X X X X 40 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

41 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and SAP Business Information Warehouse Table 3 XBP BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules (part 3 of 3) Action XBP 1.0 BAPIs XBP 2.0 BAPIs CONTROL-M Function Modules Load owner Load event X Note: Supported when working with SAP 6.20 or later. X CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and SAP Business Information Warehouse When working with SAP-BW there are several actions that cannot be performed by the SAP standard BAPIs. These are performed by CONTROL-M Function Modules. The following table describes the major differences in actions performed by BW 2.x BAPIs, BW 3.x or later BAPIs, and CONTROL-M Function Modules. Table 4 SAP-BW BAPIs versus CONTROL-M function modules Action BW 2.x BAPIs BW 3.x or later BAPIs Start I/P X X Monitor I/P X X I/P Sysout X X Get Background Job X Name/Count Set Background Job Name X X Display the number of records transferred and requested of an I/P run X Start P/C Not relevant X Monitor P/C Not relevant X Restart P/C Not relevant X P/C Sysout Not relevant X CONTROL-M Function Modules Process Chains (P/C) capabilities are only available in SAP-BW 3.x or later systems. Chapter 2 Installation 41

42 Installing the CONTROL-M FMs in the SAP system Installing the CONTROL-M FMs in the SAP system CONTROL-M FMs are packed in SAP Transports, and are located on the installation CD: On Unix: <CDROM_path>/Transports On Microsoft Windows: <CDROM_path>:\Transports To install the FMs in the SAP system, you must import the containing transport into the SAP system. Copy the transport files into the transport directory of the SAP system. Ensure that you remove the read-only attribute of the transport files copied from the CD. Otherwise, the import to the SAP system may fail. Use the SAP Transport Management System (transaction STMS) or the operating system executable program tp to import the required transport. For information about the Transport Management System and the tp program, refer to SAP documentation. Each of the following subfolders under the Transports folder contains transports as follows: SAP_R3 This transport must be installed in order to use any of the CONTROL-M FMs, and it must be installed before installing any other transports. BW This transport contains the BW-related FMs. Install it only after the SAP_R3 transport is installed. DA Install this transport if you use the CONTROL-M Data Archiving functionality. Install it only after the SAP_R3 transport is installed. Do NOT install this transport on SAP release 4.5B. AUTH Install this transport if you want to use the CONTROL_M authorization-role. 42 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

43 Installing the Conversion utility The authorization transport contains a role that includes all of the minimum authorization needed for CONTROL-M users. This transport must be imported into Client 000 and then the role must be copied to the specific client by creating a local transport and importing it to the target client. BMC Software recommends defining SAP users for CONTROL-M with the SAP System user type. Installing the Conversion utility The conversion utility (ctmr3con) converts CONTROL-M Option for R/3 jobs, and jobs created by the CONTROL-M/Desktop Job Editing form, to CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs. For more information about this utility, see Converting CONTROL-M Option for R/3 jobs on page 152. The conversion utility can only be run if you are using a Windows operating system. To install the Conversion utility 1 Log on to the CONTROL-M/EM computer. 2 Extract the sap_cm_conv_ut.zip zip file from the <cdrom_path>\conversion folder to a temporary folder on the computer. To uninstall the Conversion utility When you finish using the conversion utility, you can remove it by deleting the temporary directory and all its contents. Where to go from here The following table describes where to find information related to this task. Subject What can be converted and how to convert jobs Location See Converting CONTROL-M Option for R/3 jobs on page 152. Chapter 2 Installation 43

44 Uninstalling CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Uninstalling CONTROL-M/CM for SAP To uninstall from Unix Before beginning the uninstall procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended. 1 On your CONTROL-M/Agent computer, log on as the root user, and run the shut-ag command to shut down CONTROL-M/Agent. 2 Log on as the CONTROL-M/Agent user, and run the shut-xt command to shut down the Extractor process. 3 Run the following command to uninstall CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. $HOME/BMCINSTALL/uninstall/cmsap_uninstall.sh 4 Type Y, and press <Enter> to confirm the uninstall procedure; a message detailing what is being removed is displayed. The uninstallation procedure is complete. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP has been successfully removed from your computer. To restart CONTROL-M/Agent, log on as the root user again, and run the start-ag command. To uninstall from Microsoft Windows Before beginning the uninstall procedure, ensure that all jobs are ended. 1 From the Start menu, choose Settings => Control Panel, and double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2 Select CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP under the relevant agent, and click Add/Remove. 3 Select Uninstall your Current Version and click OK. The uninstallation procedure is complete. 44 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

45 Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in 3 CONTROL-M A CONTROL-M/CM for SAP job is a job definition to be used for defining and monitoring SAP jobs. These jobs are defined using the Job Editing form in CONTROL-M/Desktop. The Job Editing form contains a series of panels, including the SAP panel, as shown in Figure 1 on page 49. The following tasks are described in this chapter: Creating a template for a job definition Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs Data archiving jobs Business Information Warehouse jobs For more information about the Job Editing form and Job parameters, see the CONTROL-M/ Guide and the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Creating a template for a job definition This section is for users of CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager or later. If you are using CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager or earlier, please proceed directly to Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs on page 46. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 45

46 Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs To create or modify a template 1 In CONTROL-M/EM, create a template, as described in the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Administrator Guide. 2 Select the required CONTROL-M from the list of available CONTROL-M/Servers. 3 Select one of the following Job Types from the current JOB TYPES list: SAP R3 SAP Data Archiving SAP Business Warehouse 4 Select the Execution tab of the Job Editing form to display the Execution panel. 5 In the Node Id/Group field of the Execution panel, specify the name of the CONTROL-M/Agent on which you want to define and run jobs. You can manually enter the name of the Agent, or click Load to generate a list of available Agents. If you want to utilize CONTROL-M node groups with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, ensure that the ctmgetcm utility has been run in CONTROL-M/Server. For more information about defining a Node Group, see the CONTROL-M/Server Administrator Guide. Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs This section is for users of CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager If you are using CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager or later, please proceed directly to Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs on page CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

47 Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs Using the task described in this section, you prepare a skeleton for SAP jobs in CONTROL-M/Desktop. Before you begin Select an existing skeleton from the Current Skeleton list and make a copy of it, giving it a new, logical name. BMC Software recommends that you use the WINDOWS_SKELETON for this purpose. If you want to utilize CONTROL-M node groups with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, ensure that the ctmgetcm utility has been run in CONTROL-M/Server. For more information, see the Utilities chapter in the CONTROL-M/Server Administrator Guide. You must create separate job skeletons for SAP R/3 jobs, SAP Data Archiving jobs, and SAP BW jobs. To create or modify a skeleton 1 Click Edit Skeleton on the toolbar. 2 Choose the required CONTROL-M from the list. 3 Click Application. Additional fields of the Skeleton Editor are displayed. 4 In the Application Node Group field, specify the name of the CONTROL-M/Agent on which you want to define and run jobs. You can either manually enter the name of the Agent, or click Load to generate a list of available Agents. For information about defining a Node Group, see the CONTROL-M/Server Administrator Guide. 5 In the Application field if you specified the Application Node Group field manually, you must specify an applicable set of values from the list if you chose the Application Node Group field from the Load list, this field is automatically specified according to your selection Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 47

48 Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs 6 In the Form Name field: choose SAP R3 to load the SAP job panel designed to work with SAP R3 jobs choose SAP Data Archiving to load the SAP job panel designed to work with Data Archiving jobs choose SAP Business Warehouse to load the SAP job panel designed to work with SAP-BW jobs If none of these are displayed in the Form Name field, the SAP panel was not imported properly. For more information, see Step 3 - Importing the SAP panel on page Click OK. For more information about defining a skeleton, see the CONTROL-M/ Guide. Where to go from here Subject Location Defining a Skeleton For more information about defining a template or a skeleton, see the CONTROL-M/ Guide. Creating a Job See Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs on page 48. Specify Parameter Values For more information about parameter values, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs Use the following task to create a CONTROL-M/CM for SAP job. Before you begin For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier: Ensure that you have a job skeleton defined for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs, as described in Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs on page 46, and select this skeleton from the Current Skeleton list in CONTROL-M/Desktop 48 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

49 Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs To Create a SAP R3 job 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Job. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Job => New. 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. For CONTROL-M/EM , proceed directly to step 3. For descriptions of all panels in the Job Editing form, see the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 3 Click the SAP tab of the Job Editing form to display the SAP panel, as shown in Figure 1 on page 49. Figure 1 SAP panel, Job Editing form (Job Definition mode) Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 49

50 Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs 4 Choose the required job mode. There are five options: Choose Create to create and run a new job in SAP. At least one step must be selected in order to define a SAP job in CONTROL-M. For explanations about setting Job steps, see Selecting job steps on page 60. Choose Original to run an existing job in SAP. Choose Copy to copy an existing job in SAP and run the new job. Choose External to monitor an existing job in SAP, submitted by a user, or by another entity other than CONTROL-M. This can also be used for monitoring and post-processing. Choose Batch Input to run a Batch Input session. The appropriate parameters are enabled for the selected job mode. For descriptions of all SAP panel parameters, see Table 6 on page For CONTROL-M/Desktop 620 or earlier, click Save to Draft when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel. The job is added to the current CONTROL-M Scheduling table. For CONTROL-M/Desktop or later, when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel, click one of the following: Save: The job is added to the current CONTROL-M Scheduling Table. Save and Close: The job is added to the current CONTROL-M Scheduling Table and job definition window will be closed Save & Order: The job is added to the current CONTROL-M Scheduling Table and can be ordered immediately. Save as Template: The job definition is saved as a template for further SAP job definitions. Where to go from here The following table describes where to find information related to this task. Subject Location Data Archiving Jobs See Data archiving jobs on page 75. SAP-BW Jobs See Business Information Warehouse jobs on page 88. Using the SAP Event Based Scheduling functionality to trigger a job If you want a job to be triggered by a SAP Event, you can use the SAP Event Based Scheduling functionality. 50 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

51 SAP panel parameters During the time a job is ordered, this functionality adds certain AutoEdit variables to the job, when the CTMORDER action is submitted. These AutoEdit variables are read-only and their values are displayed in the Set panel in the Job Editing form. Their definitions are described in Table 5 : Table 5 SAP Event Based Scheduling AutoEdit variables AutoEdit Variable Description %%EVENT_ID Name of the event %%EVENT_PARM Corresponds to the value of the Event parameter in your SAP system. %%EVENT_TYPE Value is always SAP %%EVENT_SOURCE Name of the SAP server that raised the event %%EVENT_TIMESTAMP In the format: yyyymmddhhmmss (GMT) %%EVENT_CM_ACCOUNT Name of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP account For more information, see SAP Event Based Scheduling on page 131. SAP panel parameters The CONTROL-M/CM for SAP fields in the SAP panel of the Job Editing form are described in Table 6. For a more detailed description of each parameter, see the SAP Parameters chapter in the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Clicking the Load buttons in the SAP panel generates a list in real time that satisfies relevant criteria. To enter a value in a specific field, select the item from this list and click OK. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter parameters such as account names, Job names, and so on. For example, entering *DE* in the Account field generates a list of all accounts that contain the string DE. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 51

52 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 1 of 8) Parameter Account Definition Account name. Mandatory. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. The account is a profile. The remaining parameters are predefined according to the account, when the account is created. Account is mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Owner parameter. Click the account Load button to display a list of accounts that comply with the generic name you enter. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter account names. Copy From Step For information about defining an account, see Adding a new account on page 102. Indicates from which Job step in the original job to begin the copying procedure. Mandatory for Copy job mode. Disabled for other job modes. Valid values are: Default: 1 Detect Spawned Jobs A spawned job is a job created by another (parent) job, and monitored by CONTROL-M. This parameter indicates whether to detect and monitor jobs that were spawned by the current SAP job. The following options are available: Start Spawned Job: start any detected spawned job that has a status of Scheduled. No Detection needed: Do not detect spawned jobs of the current job. Detect and Create According to: Parent (current) job definition: Detect spawned jobs of the current job and extract these jobs to CONTROL-M, with identical properties to the parent job. A specific job definition: A field is displayed, in which you enter a specific SAP-type job name. Detected spawned jobs of the current job are extracted to CONTROL-M with identical properties to the selected (not the current) job. Note: The selected job must exist in the same scheduling table as the current job. Event For detailed information about detecting spawned jobs, see Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) on page 127. The event ID that indicates the event name of the After Event start condition. Text box. Mandatory for the After Event start condition. Valid values are: 1-32 characters. 52 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

53 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 2 of 8) Parameter Event parameter Job Class Definition The event parameter for a specific ID. Text box. Optional. Valid values are: 1-64 characters. Job submission priority (in SAP). Mandatory for Create job mode only. Disabled for every other job mode value. Valid values are: A (most urgent) B (urgent) C (least urgent) (Default) Job Count Note: The A and B values only work if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Unique SAP job ID number Mandatory when Job Mode value is Copy, Original, or External. 8-digit number (specific job) or special values (string). Special values: FIRST FIRST_SCHEDULED LAST LAST_SCHEDULED When the job mode value is Copy, the parameter can contain digits or any of the special values. When the job mode value is Original, the parameter can contain digits, FIRST_SCHEDULED, or LAST_SCHEDULED. Job Mode When the job mode value is External, the Special Values are not applicable and an 8-digit number must be entered. Determines the task that the job performs. Mandatory. Valid values are: Create: Create a new job. Copy: Copy an existing job. Original: Run a previously defined job. External: Monitors a job that runs in the SAP Server. Batch Input: Process a Batch Input session. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 53

54 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 3 of 8) Parameter Job Name Definition Job name to be monitored or submitted. Mandatory. Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Job Name parameter. In any job mode other than Create you can load a list of available jobs using a Job Status and Owner filter. Click Filter to display the Job Status Filter window and select criteria for choosing jobs by Job Status and Owner. Click Load to display a list of job names that meet the criteria defined in the Job Status Filter window. The Filter and Load options are not available in Create job mode. In Original job mode, when you open the Job Status Filter dialog box only Scheduled is selected and cannot be modified. All other statuses are disabled. In Copy and External job modes, when you open the Job Status Filter dialog box, all statuses are enabled. In Batch Input job mode, the Filter option is not available. Click Load to display a list of available Batch Input sessions. In Batch Input job mode the Job Name field is also called Map Name. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter jobs. New Job Name Note: This parameter is case-sensitive (for a generated Load list). For example, if you entered JOBD* as criteria, the generated Load list would display all jobs beginning with the characters JOBD, but not jobs beginning with Jobd. New job name for Copy mode only. Optional. Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Job Name parameter. 54 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

55 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 4 of 8) Parameter Output Management Definition When you click the Output Management button the Output Management dialog box opens. The field formerly known as Copy spool to is included in this dialog box. Manage and control the output of your job, Optional. The Spool of the job and its Joblog are both created in SAP. You can customize the way CONTROL-M handles them by selecting one of the following options for each output type: Do not copy. (Default for Spool) Copy to Sysout - the Spool or Joblog is copied to the same location as the job output. (See Sysout Handling in the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide). (Default for Joblog). QID Copy to file - name and path of the file to which the Spool or Joblog is copied. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Batch Input Session Queue ID number. Optional. Only enabled if the job mode is set to Batch Input Default: None Filled automatically when you click the Job Name Load button and select a specific Batch Input session. If left unset, the oldest defined session is scheduled. Note: Batch Input jobs that are deleted after they run are not monitored. The status of jobs marked for deletion is not displayed. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 55

56 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 5 of 8) Parameter Spool List Recipient Definition When you click the Spool List Recipient button, the Spool List Recipient dialog box opens. Optional. Recipient type - Select the recipient type from the list. Note: The following Recipient types are supported: SAP user name External address Shared distribution list Private distribution list Other Recipient types are not fully supported. Recipient name - Name of the recipient of the job. Click Load to generate and display a list of all recipients. The list of recipients is displayed according to the selected recipient type. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. The Load action is available for the following recipient types: SAP user name Shared distribution list Private distribution list Other recipient types can be entered manually. Attributes: The following attributes are available. By default these are not selected. Copy and Blind copy cannot be selected at the same time. Copy Express Blind copy No forwarding Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. 56 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

57 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 6 of 8) Parameter Start Condition Definition When you click the Start Condition button the Start Condition dialog box opens.the field formerly known as Submit Job with ASAP Option is included in this dialog box. In this dialog box, you can set whether the job runs with the ASAP option immediately or after event. Valid values are: ASAP - Submit with ASAP option. (Default) If ASAP is selected the job runs as soon as a background work process is available for it in SAP. If the job cannot start immediately, it is transformed in SAP into a time-based job. Immediate - Start immediately. If Immediate is selected, the job either runs immediately, or fails in case there are no work processes available to run it. After Event - The job is submitted and waits for an event to be triggered. This option is supported only if SAP Note is implemented. If you selected the After Event option in the Start Condition window you must enter the following information: Event: Event name. Maximum 32 characters. Mandatory for event-based jobs. Upper case only. Click Load to generate and display a list of available events. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Parameter: Event parameter. Maximum 64 characters. Optional. Jobs submitted with the After Event start condition, remain in Released status in SAP until the event occurs. A message indicating this is displayed in the CONTROL-M SYSOUT. Note: The event-based job functionality only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality. Load action for Events only works if you use the Extended functionality of the CONTROL-M Function Modules. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 57

58 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 7 of 8) Parameter Steps Definition Step (action) to be performed as part of the SAP job. At least one step must be defined in Create job mode. Disabled for every other job mode. Between 1-99 steps can be selected. ABAP program: Add an ABAP program. External command: Add an external command. External program: Add an external program. The following control buttons can be used for each step: Move up Move down Delete Edit Duplicate step 58 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

59 SAP panel parameters Table 6 SAP panel parameters - Job Definition mode (part 8 of 8) Parameter Target Group Definition Job server group on which the job runs. Optional. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Click Load to generate and display a complete list of available Job server groups. If this parameter is left unspecified, the SAP system decides on which server to run the job. See also, Target Server below in this table. The Job server groups are defined in the SAP SM61 transaction. They contain a list of Application Server names. If you set a group name in the Target group field of the job definition, the job is submitted using a Background work process, on the most available Application Server from the list included in this group. Note: this functionality only works if your SAP system is release 6.10 or later and you have SAP Note installed. The Load action for the Target Group list only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality. Target Server For information about load-balancing during logon time, see Account Management Utility on page 98. Application Server on which the job runs. Optional. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Click Load to generate and display a complete list of available application servers. If this parameter is left unset, the SAP system decides itself on which application server the job is to be carried out. This is the normal procedure recommended by SAP, because the system can then carry out its own load balancing. BMC Software recommends that you only select the target server if that server has particular resources necessary for the job processing. Note: If manually set, the following (full) format must be used: hostname_sysid_sysnumber Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 59

60 Selecting job steps Selecting job steps There are three different kinds of job steps that you can add to a job: ABAP program External command External program To select a job step 1 In the SAP panel of the Job Editing form, ensure that the Create job mode is selected. 2 Click the Add step button corresponding to the type of job step you want to add (ABAP Program, External command, or External program). The appropriate dialog box opens. 3 Set the parameter values in the dialog box, as described in Add ABAP dialog box parameters on page 61 External Command dialog box parameters on page 69 External Program dialog box parameters on page 71 4 Click OK to add the job step to the SAP job, and to return to the SAP panel of the Job Editing form. Use the control buttons to edit and manipulate selected program steps. 60 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

61 Selecting job steps Add ABAP dialog box parameters The Add ABAP dialog box parameters are described in Table 7 on page 62. For more information about these parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Figure 2 Add ABAP dialog box WARNING CONTROL-M/CM for SAP supports CJK language functionality. However, while the program itself supports CJK languages, the name and the description of the ABAP should not contain any CJK language characters. If the following message is displayed ("The CONTROL-M response is invalid."), when you click the ABAP Program Load button, it is likely that this is the reason. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 61

62 Selecting job steps Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters (part 1 of 5) Parameter ABAP Program Description The name of the ABAP program. Mandatory. Uppercase only, blank spaces permitted, special characters (for example, &, * or?) not permitted. Either Enter a specific ABAP program manually, or Click Load to generate and display a list of all ABAP programs. If there are more entries than the number you entered in the Max List Entries parameter, select Additional Results to see more results. For more information on configuring the Max List Entries parameter, see Configuring general parameters on page 107. Tip: Narrow the search parameters by entering at least one character in the field, before clicking Load. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard. Archive ID Note: The Load button only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. SAP ArchiveLink Storage system ID. Case sensitive, only trailing blank spaces permitted. Default: ZZ. Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Archive Text Only enabled if Print Archive Mode is set to Archive or Print & Archive. Free text description of the archive location. Optional. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Authorization Columns Only enabled if Print Archive Mode is set to Archive or Print & Archive. User with print authorization. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. Maximum number of characters on an output line. Mandatory. Valid values are: An integer between 1-255, or select the Use ABAP program default check box to indicate that the number of characters is obtained from the ABAP program code. Delete After Print Default: 80. Indicates if report is deleted after printing. Optional. Valid values are: Selected = delete after printing Cleared = do not delete after printing (Default) 62 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

63 Selecting job steps Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters (part 2 of 5) Parameter Department Document Type Information Field Job Name Language Layout Description Spool department. Optional. Case sensitive. Blank spaces permitted. Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Archive object document type. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. Only enabled if Print Archive Mode is set to Archive or Print & Archive. Archive information. Optional. Free text string. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. Only enabled if Print Archive Mode is set to Archive or Print & Archive. A read-only field that displays the job name. Language. One character. Case sensitive. Optional. Example: E for English; D for German; d for Serbo-Croatian. If left unset, the value is taken from the account language field. Print Layout format. Optional. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. Click Load to generate and display a list of all layouts. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Name New Spool Request Number of Copies Object Type Note: The Load button only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality. Spool list name. Optional. Uppercase only, blank spaces permitted. Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. New spool request. Optional. Valid values are: Selected = Request new spool (Default) Cleared = Do not request Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the previous Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Number of copies to be printed. Mandatory. Valid values are: Default: 1 Archive object type. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. Only enabled if Print Archive Mode is set to Archive or Print & Archive. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 63

64 Selecting job steps Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters (part 3 of 5) Parameter OS Cover Sheet Output Device Description Type of cover sheet for output. Optional. Drop down list format. Valid values are: Default Setting Print Do Not Print Designated printer logical name. Optional. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. Click Load to generate and display a list of all output devices. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Owner Notes: The Load button only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality. If the device does not exist, SAP adds a $ sign before the device name. R/3 user whose authorizations the Job Step uses during processing. Optional. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. If left unset, the value is taken from the account owner field. Click Load to generate and display a list of all owners. Note: The load functionality works only in SAP 6.20 or later, and only with a specific Basis SP installed. For more details, see SAP note The asterisk ("*") can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Print Archive Mode Print Expiration Recipient Note: To prevent users from running job steps with a different user, use authorization restrictions in SAP. To do this, give the authorization object S_BTCH_NAM a specific value for BTCUNAME. For details, see SAP documentation. Print archive mode. Optional. Valid values are: Print (Default) Archive Print & Archive The number of days after which print job expires. Optional. Range: 1-8 or Do Not Delete. Name of recipient of step output. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. 64 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

65 Selecting job steps Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters (part 4 of 5) Parameter Rows Description Maximum number of rows per page. Mandatory. Valid values are: An integer between 1-90, or select the Use ABAP program default check box to indicate that the number of rows is obtained from the ABAP program code. SAP Cover Page SAP Job Step Selection Cover Page Time of Print Default: 65. Type of cover page for output. Optional. Valid values are: Default Setting Print Do Not Print A read-only field that indicates the step number in the job. Indicates whether a selection cover page should be used. Optional. Valid values are: Selected Use cover page Cleared Do not use cover page (Default) Indicates whether to print job output immediately. Optional. Valid values are: Print out immediately Print Later Send to SAP spooler (Default) Titles Note: the default value Send to SAP spooler can only be used in SAP release 6.10 or later. If you do not change this value in SAP releases lower than 6.10, the SAP system uses its default value. Spool list titles. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces permitted. Note: This only works if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 65

66 Selecting job steps Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters (part 5 of 5) Parameter Use ABAP Program Default Description This parameter exists for both the Rows and the Columns parameters. Select it if you want to use the ABAP program default for either the maximum number of rows per page (Rows), or the maximum number of characters on an output line (Columns). Valid values are: Selected - Use the ABAP program default Variant Name Cleared - Do not use the ABAP program default. Use the number entered in the Rows or Columns box. Variant name. Optional. Only enabled if the ABAP program parameter is selected. Click Load to generate and display a list of variants available for the selected ABAP program. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Uppercase only, blank spaces permitted, special characters are permitted according to SAP guidelines. (For more information, please refer to the SAP documentation). When a variant is set for an ABAP program, the following buttons are enabled: Copy. Enables the creation of a new variant based on the properties of an existing variant. The new variant is created as soon as you confirm its name. Show. Displays the variant values in a separate window (see Figure 3 on page 67). Change. Enables you to modify the values of the various variant parameters, see Figure 3 on page 67. To apply these parameter values click OK. To keep the variant s original parameter values, click Undo Changes. Note: The changes in the values of the variant parameters are only performed during job run time. Note: The Copy, Show and Change buttons only work if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. 66 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

67 Selecting job steps Variant subparameters Figure 3 Change variant dialog box The following subparameters are displayed in the Change Variant dialog box: Table 8 Change Variant subparameters (part 1 of 2) Parameter Description Description The Variant description This field can be changed in the Change variant window. # A read-only field that indicates the index number of the Variant parameter Modify Checkbox. Select to indicate that the parameter should be changed. Name a read-only field that indicates the name of the Variant parameter Type There are three variant types: Simple - Enter a specific value in the Value field. Other fields are disabled. Selection - Enter a specific value in the Value field. Set values for the Sign and Option fields. Range - Enter Low and High values. Set values for the Sign and Option fields. Value free text value; used for Simple and Selection parameter types. Low the lower limit value; used only for Range parameter type High upper limit value; used only for Range parameter type Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 67

68 Selecting job steps Table 8 Change Variant subparameters (part 2 of 2) Parameter Sign Option Description used for Selection and Range parameter types; specifies whether the condition is inclusive (applies) or exclusive (does not apply). Valid values are: I - inclusive E - exclusive used for Selection and Range parameter types; contains the operator for the elementary condition. See Table 9 Variant options for selection and range types below. Table 9 Variant options for selection and range types Option Type Description BT Range Between - used with lower and upper limits NB Range Not Between - used with lower and upper limits. EQ Selection Equal - used with the Value field NE Selection Not equal - used with the Value field GT Selection Greater than - used with the Value field LT Selection Less than - used with the Value field GE Selection Greater or equal - used with the Value field LE Selection Less than or equal - used with the Value field CP Selection Contains pattern - used with wildcards in the Value field NP Selection Does not contain the pattern - used with wildcards in the Value field For more information about select options, see SAP documentation. 68 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

69 Selecting job steps External Command dialog box parameters The External Command dialog box parameters are described in Table 10. For more information about these parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Figure 4 External command dialog box Table 10 External Command dialog box parameters (part 1 of 2) Parameter Activate trace Name Description Indicates whether a trace is activated. Optional. Valid values are: Selected - activate Cleared - not activated (Default) External Command name. Mandatory. Upper-case only; blank spaces are permitted. Click Load to generate and display a list of all external commands. When you select a line from the list, this field, and the Operating System fields are inserted with the selected values. Job name The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. A read-only field that displays the job name. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 69

70 Selecting job steps Table 10 External Command dialog box parameters (part 2 of 2) Parameter Job waiting for external termination Log external errors in job log Log external output in job log Description Indicates whether SAP waits for the external command to end before starting the next step, or exiting. Optional.Valid values are: Selected Waits (Default) Cleared Does not wait Indicates whether to write errors to the job log. Optional. Valid values are: Selected - write to log (Default) Cleared - do not write Indicates whether to write output to the job log. Optional. Valid values are: Operating System Owner Selected - write to log (Default) Cleared - do not write Operating system type for the command as defined in SAP. Use the Load button of the Name field. Enter value manually, or click the "..." button to select a value from the list. Authorized step owner. Optional. Uppercase only, blank spaces not permitted. If left unset, the value is taken from the account owner field. Parameters Step number Target Server Click Load to generate and display a list of all owners. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter the search. Parameters for the external command. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces are permitted. A read-only field that indicates the step number in the job. Host computer where the external command runs. Mandatory. Case sensitive, blank spaces are not permitted. Click Load to generate and display a list of all target servers Note: If manually set, the short format must be used: hostname 70 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

71 Selecting job steps External Program dialog box parameters The External Program dialog box parameters are described in Table 11. For more information about these parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Figure 5 External program dialog box Table 11 Add External Program dialog box parameters (part 1 of 2) Parameter Activate trace Name Job name Job waiting for external termination Log external errors in job log Description Indicates whether a trace is activated. Optional. Valid values are: Selected - activate Cleared - not activated (Default) External program name. Mandatory. Case sensitive, blank spaces are permitted. A read-only field that displays the job name. Indicates whether SAP waits for the external program to end before starting the next step, or exiting. Optional. Valid values are: Selected Waits (Default) Cleared Does not wait Indicates whether to write errors to the job log. Optional. Valid values are: Selected - write to log (Default) Cleared - do not write Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 71

72 Selecting job steps Table 11 Add External Program dialog box parameters (part 2 of 2) Parameter Log external output in job log Description Indicates whether to write output to the job log. Optional. Valid values are: Owner Parameters Step number Target host Selected - write to log (Default) Cleared - do not write Authorized step owner. Optional. Uppercase only, blank spaces not permitted. If left unset, the value is taken from the account owner field. Parameters for the external program. Optional. Case sensitive, blank spaces are permitted. A read-only field that indicates the step number in the job. Host computer where the external program runs. Mandatory. Case sensitive, blank spaces are not permitted. Note: If manually set, the short format must be used: hostname 72 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

73 Monitoring and managing SAP jobs in CONTROL-M Monitoring and managing SAP jobs in CONTROL-M You can monitor SAP jobs using CONTROL-M. This includes both original SAP CCMS jobs, and jobs in SAP that were created using CONTROL-M. Before you begin Ensure that you can see the required SAP job in CONTROL-M/EM. To monitor SAP jobs In CONROL-M/EM, double-click the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP job. The Job Editing form, SAP panel, is displayed in Active Job mode. Figure 6 SAP panel, Job Editing form (Active Job mode) All fields that are set in Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs on page 48 now have read-only status. Additional fields are also displayed when a job has been created and scheduled. Key fields are described in Table 12 on page 74. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 73

74 Monitoring and managing SAP jobs in CONTROL-M Table 12 Parameter Job Type Additional SAP panel parameters - Active Job mode Description This shows the nature of the SAP job. Indicated if the check box is selected. Only relevant for jobs extracted by the Extractor process. Extracted: A SAP job extracted from SAP to CONTROL-M by the Extractor process for monitoring and managing purposes. Intercepted: A job that was intercepted by SAP, extracted to CONTROL-M by the Extractor process, activated by CONTROL-M/CM for SAP and is now being monitored in CONTROL-M. Spawned: A job that was created in SAP by a job created or monitored in CONTROL-M, extracted from SAP by the Extractor process and is now being monitored in CONTROL-M. - Parent Name: If the job type is Spawned, the name of the parent job is displayed in this field. - Parent Id: If the job type is Spawned, the SAP job count of the parent job is displayed in this field. SAP Job Status Notes: For jobs that were not extracted by the Extractor process, no information is displayed in any of these fields. A job can fit more than one job type criteria. For example, it can be both spawned and intercepted. If this is the case, the job type assigned the higher priority is the actual job type, and is indicated by a bold ring around the check box. For more information about priorities and job detection criteria, see Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page 111. These fields are only enabled if you are using XBP 2.0 functionality. Classification for the job. Displays the actual status of the job in SAP. Important: This is updated when the Job Editing form is opened. However, the status is not refreshed automatically. Note: This field is active only if you are using XBP 2.0 functionality. For more information about monitoring jobs in CONTROL-M, see the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager User Guide. For information about viewing and updating job details, see the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager User Guide. To cancel a SAP job Right-click the required job, and select Kill. The job is cancelled in SAP. This action is possible as long as the job is still active in SAP 74 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

75 Data archiving jobs The Kill action does not work for SAP BW jobs. To view a SAP job step list Right-click the required job, and select View JCL/Script. The job steps are displayed. Data archiving jobs CONTROL-M/CM for SAP can archive information in the SAP database, using Data Archiving jobs that are created using the CONTROL-M/Desktop. A Data Archiving session is created to perform Data Archiving jobs, using the CONTROL-M group scheduling table functionality. To work with Data Archiving jobs, you must install CONTROL-M Function Modules. For more information, see Step 4 - Importing the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities to the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager on page 37. Data archiving with XBP 1.0 A typical Data Archiving session in XBP 1.0 includes a Write job and two Detect jobs. A (Data Archiving) Write job copies data from the SAP database to archive files. A Detect job detects either Delete or Store jobs that are created in SAP during the Write job process. A Delete job reads information from an archive file, verifies that this information is the same as in the SAP database, and deletes it from the database. A Store job copies archive files to a storage system. As a Detect job discovers a Delete or Store job, a new job is created in CONTROL-M. This job runs the Delete or Store job in SAP, enabling you to monitor it from CONTROL-M. The Detect job continues to search for Delete or Store jobs, according to session specifications. It runs cyclically until all Delete or Store jobs are detected and run. For more information, see Creating a Data Archiving session on page 76. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 75

76 Data archiving Data archiving A typical Data Archiving session includes a Write job and two job definition templates, one for Delete jobs and another for Store jobs. The Write job copies data from the SAP database to archive files and spawns the Delete jobs in SAP. The Write job is defined in CONTROL-M as a parent job (meaning, the Detect Spawned Jobs option is selected). The job definition template for Delete jobs is used when Delete jobs are detected as spawned by the Write job. Each Delete job spawns one Store job, so the template for Delete jobs should also be defined as a parent. Store jobs are spawned by Delete jobs in SAP. The job definition template for Store jobs is used when they are detected as spawned by Delete jobs. For more information, see Creating a Data Archiving session. Creating a Data Archiving session The following procedures describe how to create a Data Archiving session. A pre-prepared draft for a Data Archiving session can be found on the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP installation CD, in <CD_ROM>\Forms. You can use it either as an example of a typical Data Archiving session, or as a template for new Data Archiving sessions. For more information, see Sample Data Archiving session on page 20. Before you begin For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier: Ensure that you have a job skeleton defined for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Data Archiving jobs, as described in Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs on page 46, and select this skeleton from the Current Skeleton list in CONTROL-M/Desktop. To create a group scheduling table 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Scheduling Group. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Scheduling Group => New. 76 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

77 Creating a Data Archiving session 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP (group) template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. For CONTROL-M/EM , proceed directly to step 3. 3 Set the Group Editing form parameters according to your requirements. For more information about the Group Editing form, see the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 4 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, click OK to open the group scheduling table in CONTROL-M/Desktop. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, click Save to Draft to open the group scheduling table in CONTROL-M/Desktop. You can now create a Data Archiving job, directly into the group scheduling table and Data Archiving session. To create a Data Archiving write job 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Job. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Job => New. 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP Data Archiving template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. For CONTROL-M/EM , proceed directly to step 3. For descriptions of all panels in the Job Editing form, see Chapter 3 of the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 3 Click the SAP tab of the Job Editing form to display the SAP panel, as shown in Figure 7. 4 For Job Mode, select Write job. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 77

78 Creating a Data Archiving session Figure 7 SAP panel for Data Archiving, Job Editing form 5 Click Detect Spawned Jobs to open the Detect Spawned Job dialog box. 6 Select A specific job definition, and for Job Name enter the name of the Delete template to use as a template for creating spawned jobs. Click OK to close the dialog box. 7 Define other parameters for the job, as required. For descriptions of these parameters, see Table 13 on page To set additional print parameters for the job, click Print Parameters to open the Print Parameters dialog box. The fields in the Print Parameters dialog box are described in Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters on page For CONTROL-M/Desktop 620 or earlier, click Save to Draft when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel. The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. 78 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

79 Creating a Data Archiving session For CONTROL-M/Desktop or later, when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel, click one of the following: Save: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. Save and Close: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and the job definition window will be closed Save & Order: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and can be ordered immediately. Save as Template: The job definition is saved as a template for further SAP Data Archiving job definitions. To create the Job Definition template for Delete jobs 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. Ensure that you select the regular SAP R3 template and not the SAP Data Archiving template. For CONTROL-M/EM , select the skeleton for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs from the Current Skeleton list in CONTROL-M/Desktop. Ensure that you select a regular SAP R3 skeleton and not a SAP Data Archiving skeleton. 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Job. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Job => New. For descriptions of all panels in the Job Editing form, see Chapter 3 of the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 3 Click the SAP tab of the Job Editing form to display the SAP panel. 4 For Job Mode, select Original. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 79

80 Creating a Data Archiving session Figure 8 Job Editing form, SAP panel, Original mode 5 Click Detect Spawned Jobs to open the Detect Spawned Job dialog box. 6 Select A specific job definition, and for Job Name, enter the name of the Store template to use as a template for creating spawned jobs. Click OK to close the dialog box 7 Define the parameters for the job definition template for Delete jobs as appropriate. For descriptions of the parameters, see Table 13 on page For CONTROL-M/Desktop 620 or earlier, click Save to Draft when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel. The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. 80 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

81 Creating a Data Archiving session For CONTROL-M/Desktop or later, when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel, click one of the following: Save: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. Save and Close: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and the job definition window will be closed Save & Order: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and can be ordered immediately. Save as Template: The job definition is saved as a template for further SAP Data Archiving job definitions. To Create the Job Definition Template for Store Jobs 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP Data Archiving template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. Ensure that you select the regular SAP R3 template and not the SAP Data Archiving template. For CONTROL-M/EM , select the skeleton for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Data Archiving jobs from the Current Skeleton list in CONTROL-M/Desktop. Ensure that you select a regular SAP R3 skeleton and not a SAP Data Archiving skeleton. 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Job. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Job => New. For descriptions of all panels in the Job Editing form, see Chapter 3 of the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 3 Click the SAP tab of the Job Editing form to display the SAP panel. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 81

82 Creating a Data Archiving session 4 For Job Mode, select Original. 5 Define the parameters for the job definition template for Store jobs as appropriate. For descriptions of these parameters, see Table 13 on page For CONTROL-M/Desktop 620 or earlier, click Save to Draft when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel. The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. For CONTROL-M/Desktop or later, when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel, click one of the following: Save: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session. Save and Close: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and the job definition window will be closed Save & Order: The job is added to the group scheduling table of the Data Archiving session and can be ordered immediately. Save as Template: The job definition is saved as a template for further SAP Data Archiving job definitions. The templates for Delete and Store jobs should only be created as templates, and should not be ordered and submitted. Where to go from here The following table describes where to find information related to this task. 82 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

83 Configuring the environment to work with Data Archiving Sessions Subject Defining a group scheduling Table for Data Archiving Defining other Job Editing form parameters. Configuring the Environment to Work with Data Archiving Sessions in XBP 2.0 Location For information about defining a group scheduling table for Data Archiving, see CONTROL-M/ Guide. For more information about all CONTROL-M job parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. For more information, see Configuring the environment to work with Data Archiving Sessions. Configuring the environment to work with Data Archiving Sessions The system environment must be properly configured to use Data Archiving. 1 Ensure that the Job Interception and Spawned Jobs functionalities are activated in the relevant SAP system. See Activating Interception and Parent/Child functions in SAP on page 113 and the relevant SAP documentation. 2 Use the Extractor Management utility to set the following priorities for the Extractor process: Spawned jobs - first priority Intercepted jobs - second priority Setting first priority for spawned jobs in the Extractor process ensures that Delete jobs and Store jobs are created (ordered) according to the template definition of their parent jobs, and NOT according to CONTROL-M interception rules. For more information, see To set job type priorities from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager on page Use the SAP Interception Criteria panel of the Extractor Management utility to configure your SAP system to intercept Data Archiving Delete jobs and Store jobs. This can be done using a rule that is similar to the following: EXAMPLE JOB NAME: ARV_EXAMPLE_DEL* USER NAME: CONTROLM For more information on extraction management, see Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page 111. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 83

84 SAP panel parameters for data archiving SAP panel parameters for data archiving The SAP panel parameters for Data Archiving are described in Table 13. For further information about these parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. Table 13 Data-archiving SAP panel parameters (part 1 of 5) Parameter Account Definition Account name. Mandatory. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. The account is a profile. The remaining parameters are predefined according to the account, when the account is created. Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Owner parameter. Clicking the account Load button displays a list of accounts that comply with the generic name you enter. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter account names. Archiving Object Check Sessions For information about defining an account, see Account Management Utility on page 98. Archiving object in SAP. Mandatory. Free text string. Click Load to generate and display a list of all archiving objects. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard. Note: The Load button only works if you are using Extended functionality. Only available for Write jobs. Enables the user to check if an incomplete archiving session exists for a specific archiving object. Note: An incomplete archiving session is one for which not all Delete jobs ended successfully. Valid values are: Selected = Perform a check Cleared = Do not perform a check (Default) If an incomplete archiving session is found, a message is displayed, and a Data Archiving write job is not created. 84 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

85 SAP panel parameters for data archiving Table 13 Data-archiving SAP panel parameters (part 2 of 5) Parameter Check Variant Definition Only available for Write jobs. Enables the user to check if a Write job already exists with the specific variant for the archiving object defined for this job. Valid values are: Selected = Perform a check Cleared = Do not perform a check (Default) Copy Spool To Detect Spawned Jobs If such a Write job is found, a message is displayed, and a new Write job is not created. Name and path of the file to which the spool should be copied. Optional. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Note: If *SYSOUT is set, the spool is copied to the same location as the job output. (See Sysout Handling in the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide). Only available for Write jobs. A spawned job is a job created by another (parent) job, and monitored by CONTROL-M. This parameter indicates whether to detect and monitor jobs that were spawned by the current SAP job. The following options are available: No Detection needed: Do not detect spawned jobs of the current job. Detect and Create According to: Parent (current) job definition: Detect spawned jobs of the current job and extract these jobs to CONTROL-M, with identical properties to the parent job. A specific job definition: A field is displayed, in which you enter a specific SAP-type job name. Detected spawned jobs of the current job are extracted to CONTROL-M with identical properties to the selected (not the current) job. Important: The selected job must exist in the same scheduling table as the current job. For more information, see Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) on page 127 Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 85

86 SAP panel parameters for data archiving Table 13 Data-archiving SAP panel parameters (part 3 of 5) Parameter Job Class Definition Job submission priority (in SAP). Mandatory for Write job mode only. Disabled for both Detect Delete and Detect Store job mode values. Valid values are: A - most urgent B - urgent C - least urgent (Default) Job Mode Job Name Note: The A and B values only work if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with the CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Determines the task that the job performs. Mandatory. Valid values are: Write: Creates and runs a Data Archiving write job. Detect Delete: Detects a Data Archiving delete job created in SAP (only used in data archiving with XBP 1.0). Detect Store: Detects a Data Archiving store job created in SAP (only used in data archiving with XBP 1.0). Job name to be monitored or submitted. Mandatory. Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Job Name parameter. Print Parameters See Table 7 Add ABAP dialog box parameters on page 62. Session Number Available for Detect jobs only. Indicates the archiving session number in SAP. Click Load to generate and display a complete list of session numbers. This parameter must be set when either of the following occur: The Write job was not created by CONTROL-M The Write job and the Detect job are not part of the same group scheduling table. This parameter should not be set if the Write job and the Detect job are part of the same group scheduling table. 86 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

87 SAP panel parameters for data archiving Table 13 Data-archiving SAP panel parameters (part 4 of 5) Parameter Submit Job with ASAP Option Definition Specifies whether the job should run with the ASAP option or immediately. Check box format. Valid values are: Selected - submit with ASAP option Cleared - start immediately (Default) When this parameter is selected the job runs as soon as a background work process is available for it in SAP. If the job cannot start immediately, it is transformed in SAP into a time-based job. Target Server If this parameter is cleared, the job either runs immediately, or fails if there are no work processes available to run it. Application Server on which the job runs. Optional. Case sensitive, no blank spaces permitted. Click Load to generate and display a complete list of available application servers. If this parameter is left unset, the SAP system determines which application server will execute the job. This is the normal procedure recommended by SAP, because the system can then carry out its own load balancing. You should only select the target machine if that server has particular resources necessary for the job processing. Note: If manually set, the following (full) format must be used: hostname_sysid_sysnumber Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 87

88 Business Information Warehouse jobs Table 13 Data-archiving SAP panel parameters (part 5 of 5) Parameter Variant Definition Variant name. Mandatory. Only enabled if the Archiving Object parameter is set. Only available for Write jobs. Click Load to generate and display a complete list of variants available for the selected Archiving Object. Uppercase only, blank spaces permitted, special characters are permitted according to SAP guidelines. (For more information, refer to the SAP documentation). When a variant is set for an Archiving Object, the following buttons are enabled: Copy. Enables the creation of a new variant based on the properties of an existing variant. The new variant is created as soon as you confirm its name. Show. Displays the variant values in a separate window (see Figure 3 on page 67). Change. Enables you to modify the values of the various variant parameters (see Figure 3 on page 67). To apply these parameter values click OK. To keep the variant s original parameter values, click Undo Changes. Note: The changes in the values of the variant parameters are only performed during job run time. Note: The Copy, Show, and Change buttons only work if you use XBP 2.0 functionality or the Extended functionality in an XBP 1.0 system with CONTROL-M Function Modules installed. Business Information Warehouse jobs The following section describes how to create, monitor, and manage SAP-BW jobs using CONTROL-M. For an introductory overview, see CONTROL-M solution for Business Information Warehouse on page 17. Creating a Business Information Warehouse job The following procedures describe how to create a Business Information Warehouse (SAP-BW) Job in CONTROL-M. 88 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

89 Creating a Business Information Warehouse job Before you begin For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier: Ensure that you have a SAP Business Information Warehouse skeleton defined, as described in Creating a job skeleton for SAP jobs on page 46, and select this skeleton from the Current Skeleton list in CONTROL-M/Desktop. Ensure that the required InfoPackages (I/P) or Process Chains (P/C) are already defined in the SAP BW system. When defining a P/C in the SAP BW system, ensure that you choose Start Using Meta Chain or API as the start condition for the trigger process (Start Process) of the P/C. If you do not do this, the job fails in CONTROL-M. You can access this parameter from the SAP transaction RSPC; right-click the Trigger process and select Maintain Variant. To create a SAP BW job 1 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, choose Edit => New Job. For CONTROL-M/EM or earlier, choose Edit => Job => New. 2 For CONTROL-M/EM or later, select the SAP Business Information Warehouse template from the Template list. For more information about creating a template, see Creating a template for a job definition on page 45. For CONTROL-M/EM , proceed directly to step 3. For descriptions of all panels in the Job Editing form, see Chapter 3 of the CONTROL-M/ Guide. 3 Click the SAP tab of the Job Editing form to display the SAP-BW panel. The fields in the SAP panel are described in Table 14 on page Choose the required SAP BW/Business Process Type to enable the appropriate parameters. There are two options: InfoPackage (see Figure 9, below) Process Chain (see Figure 10, below) Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 89

90 Creating a Business Information Warehouse job Figure 9 SAP panel for BW - InfoPackage, Job Editing form Figure 10 SAP panel for BW - Process Chain, Job Editing form 5 Select the required InfoPackage or Process Chain. InfoPackage - Enter the specific InfoPackage information, or click Load to generate a list of available InfoPackages from which you can make a selection. Process Chain - Enter the specific Process Chain information, or click Load to generate a list of available Process Chains. 6 Set additional parameters as required. 7 For CONTROL-M/Desktop 620 or earlier, click Save to Draft when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel. The job is added to the scheduling table of the Business Information Warehouse. 90 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

91 SAP panel parameters for SAP-BW jobs For CONTROL-M/Desktop or later, when you are satisfied with the data in the SAP panel, click one of the following: Save: The job is added to the current Business Information Warehouse Scheduling Table. Save and Close: The job is added to the current Business Information Warehouse Scheduling Table and job definition window will be closed Save & Order: The job is added to the current Business Information Warehouse Scheduling Table and can be ordered immediately. Save as Template: The job definition is saved as a template for further SAP Business Information Warehouse job definitions. 8 The job is added to the scheduling table of the Business Information Warehouse. Where to go from here The following table describes where to find information related to this task. Subject Defining other Job Editing form parameters. Location For more information about all CONTROL-M job parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. SAP panel parameters for SAP-BW jobs The SAP panel parameters for BW jobs are described in Table 14. For further information about these parameters, see the CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide. The asterisk can be used as a wildcard to filter parameters such as account names and Job names. For example, entering *DE* in the Account field generates a list of all accounts that contain the DE string. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 91

92 SAP panel parameters for SAP-BW jobs Table 14 SAP-BW job panel parameters (part 1 of 2) Parameter Account Definition Account name. Mandatory. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. The account is a profile. The remaining parameters are predefined according to the account, when the account is created. Background Job Name Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Owner parameter. Clicking the account Load button displays a list of accounts that comply with the generic name you enter. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard to filter account names. For information about defining an account, see Accessing the Account Management utility on page 98. Valid when InfoPackage Business Process Type is selected. Name of the InfoPackage's background job name. Optional. The BI_BTCH prefix is preset and cannot be changed. CONTROL-M Job Name InfoPackage Description If no value is entered, SAP-BW generates a name for the background job. The name under which the job is submitted in CONTROL-M. Mandatory. Mapped to the CONTROL-M/EM Job Name parameter. Valid when InfoPackage Business Process Type is selected. InfoPackage Description. Mandatory. Free text Can be used as a filter before loading a list of InfoPackages, or you can enter a specific InfoPackage name. Tip: Before clicking Load, narrow the search parameters by entering at least one character in the field. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard. Note: The Load button generates data for both this parameter and InfoPackage Tech. Name. 92 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

93 SAP panel parameters for SAP-BW jobs Table 14 SAP-BW job panel parameters (part 2 of 2) Parameter InfoPackage Tech. Name Definition Valid when InfoPackage Business Process Type is selected. InfoPackage Technical Name, a unique BW-generated InfoPackage ID. Mandatory. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. The value of this parameter can be defined by entering a specific InfoPackage technical name clicking Load and selecting the required InfoPackage Process Chain Description Note: The Load button generates data for both this parameter and InfoPackage Description. Valid when Process Chain Business Process Type is selected. Optional. Free text. Describes a Process Chain. Can be used as a filter before loading a list of Process Chains, or you can enter a specific Process Chain name. Tip: Before clicking Load, narrow the search parameters by entering at least one character in the field. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard. Process Chain ID Note: The Load button generates data according to data set in this parameter and in Process Chain ID. Valid when Process Chain Business Process Type is selected. Mandatory. Uppercase only, no blank spaces permitted. A unique BW-generated ID of a Process Chain. Can be used as a filter before loading a list of Process Chains, or you can enter a specific Process Chain name. Tip: Before clicking Load, narrow the search parameters by entering at least one character in the field. The asterisk * can be used as a wildcard. SAP-BW/Business Process Type Note: The Load button generates data according to data set in this parameter and in Process Chain Description. Determines the task that the job performs. Mandatory. Valid values are: Process Chain (Default) InfoPackage Note: Parameters are described further on in this table. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 93

94 Monitoring and managing Business Information Warehouse jobs Monitoring and managing Business Information Warehouse jobs You can handle SAP-BW jobs using CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs monitor and manage SAP-BW Business Processes (InfoPackages or Process Chains) that were pre-defined in a SAP-BW system. Before you begin Ensure that you can see the required SAP-BW job in CONTROL-M/EM. To Monitor SAP-BW Jobs Double-click the SAP-BW job to open the Job Editing form in CONTROL-M/EM, in Active Job mode. Figure 11 SAP-BW panel - InfoPackage (Active Job mode) All fields that were set in Creating a Business Information Warehouse job on page 88 now have read-only status. Additional fields are also displayed. These are described in Table 15 on page 95. The parameters described in Table 15 are available when a job is created and scheduled, and can be seen in the Job Editing form, in CONTROL-M/EM. 94 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

95 Monitoring and managing Business Information Warehouse jobs Table 15 Additional SAP-BW panel parameters - Active Job Mode Parameter Description Additional InfoPackage Parameters InfoPackage RNR A BW-generated unique ID for the InfoPackage's running session. Background Job Count The InfoPackage's background job count. Additional Process Chain Parameters Process Chain Log ID A BW-generated unique ID for the Process Chain running session. Rerun options If a job fails, select an option to indicate how the Process Chain should be rerun. Valid values are: Restart from point of failure (Default) Rerun from start Note: Only available while job is in Hold status. For more information about monitoring jobs in CONTROL-M, see the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager User Guide. Interrupting SAP-BW Jobs To remove your process chain from the schedule (interrupt), run the request utility (ctmr3req) with PC_STOP_SCHEDULE action. The job is removed from the schedule, and you receive an alert from the EM alert mechanism. The job stays active in CONTROL-M until it is finished in SAP. For more information, see Interrupts - Removing a process chain from schedule on page 149. Chapter 3 Defining and monitoring SAP jobs in CONTROL-M 95

96 Monitoring and managing Business Information Warehouse jobs 96 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

97 Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 4 This chapter describes tasks that can be performed using the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP utilities. These are described under the following topics: Account Management Utility on page 98 Configuring general parameters on page 107 Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page 111 SAP Event Based Scheduling on page 131 Import SAP Calendar utility on page 137 Requesting SAP actions on page 140 Converting CONTROL-M Option for R3 account definitions on page 150 Converting CONTROL-M Option for R/3 jobs on page 152 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP functionality using CONTROL-M Configuration Manager is available to you, only if you are using the following: CONTROL-M/EM fix pack 4 or later CONTROL-M/Server fix pack 2 or later CONTROL-M/Agent fix pack 2 or later The utilities that are available are: Account Management Configuration Management Extractor Management Import SAP Calendar Note: The utilities listed above can also be accessed from your local computer, as previously, with the exception of the Import SAP Calendar utility. The functionality of utilities that can be accessed from both the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager and the Java GUI is the same, except if specified otherwise. Screenshots displayed in this chapter show the utilities as accessed from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 97

98 Account Management Utility Account Management Utility This section describes how to create, modify and delete CONTROL-M/CM for SAP accounts. You can use the Account utility to define user accounts that are authorized to work with the SAP server. An account is a set of parameters that must be defined in order to connect to the SAP system, using a specific SAP server or specific Logon Group (see step 3 on page 104). The following topics are included: Accessing Account Management from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager on page 98 Accessing Account Management from the Java GUI on page 98 Before operating CONTROL-M/CM for SAP for the first time, you must define at least one account. Accessing the Account Management utility Accessing Account Management from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager To manage CONTROL-M/CM for SAP accounts from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, navigate to the required CONTROL-M/Agent, right-click the specific CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and select Account Management. Accessing Account Management from the Java GUI On Unix, ensure that you are logged in as the CONTROL-M/Agent user, and that the Unix DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly. Run ctmag, select the SAP tab, and select Account management. On Microsoft Windows, go to Start => Programs => CONTROL-M/Agent <agent>. Select the SAP tab, and select Account Management to open the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Management window. For more information about account management, see Account Management Utility on page CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

99 Accessing the Account Management utility The Account Management window is displayed (see Figure 12). Figure 12 Accounts Management window (CONTROL-M Configuration Manager) You can use the buttons in the toolbar to perform the following actions: Add a new account Update an existing account Copy an existing account to create a new one Delete an existing account Test the validity of an account You can also update accounts by double-clicking a line in the Accounts Management window. The Account details window is displayed (see Figure 13). For a detailed description of the parameters in the Accounts Management and the Accounts Details windows, see Table 16 on page 100. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 99

100 Accessing the Account Management utility Figure 13 Update Account options (CONTROL-M Configuration Manager) Table 16 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Parameters (Part 1 of 3) Parameter Account Name Description Name of the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP account. Application Server hostname Free text string. Maximum length: 30 characters. Uppercase only. No blank spaces permitted. Host name of the computer running the SAP Application Server. This parameter is disabled if Use Logon Group is selected. System Number The number of the SAP instance, for example: 03 Format: Two-digit. This parameter is disabled if Use Logon Group is selected. Client SAP client, for example: 100 Login Password Confirm Password Language Format: Three-digit. SAP login user name. See Table 3 on page 39 for details about required authorizations. password for the SAP login user. confirmation of the password SAP language indication. Default: English Note: To use the CJK functionality, one of the CJK languages must be selected. 100 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

101 Accessing the Account Management utility Table 16 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Parameters (Part 2 of 3) Parameter XBP Version Description Defines the SAP XBP interface version installed on the SAP server. Valid values are: XBP1.0 XBP2.0 (Default) SAP Application Version System ID Message Server Hostname Logon Group Group RFC Max Retry To check if XBP 2.0 exists in your system, look in the SAP transaction SA38 for the ABAP program INITXBP2. If this is there, XBP 2.0 exists in your system. Valid values are: R/3 (Default) BW 2.x BW 3.x or later Three alpha-numeric characters that represent the SAP System ID. This parameter is enabled only if Use Logon Group is selected. Host name of the computer on which the SAP System Message Server is running. This parameter is enabled only if Use Logon Group is selected. For Java GUI only. Checkbox. See Message Server Hostname parameter. The Group name as defined in the SAP SMLG transaction. This parameter is enabled only if Use Logon Group is selected. Specifies how many times the program should try to reconnect to the SAP system after either a connection failure a Function Call error Valid values are: Default: 10 Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 101

102 Accessing the Account Management utility Table 16 CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Parameters (Part 3 of 3) Parameter RFC Retry Interval Use Extended Description Specifies the number of seconds the program should wait, after a Function Call error is encountered, before trying to reconnect to the SAP system. Valid values are: Default: 5 Specifies whether the extended functionality of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP should be used. Valid values are: Cleared = No (Default) Selected = Yes Note: If you select this option, the CONTROL-M Function Modules must be installed on the SAP server on which you are working. For more information about extended functionality, see Step 5 - CONTROL-M function modules on page 38. Adding a new account Use this procedure to define a new CONTROL-M/CM for SAP account. To add an account from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager If you add an account from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, an automatic Wizard guides you through the process. Specify the account parameters as required. These parameters are described in Table 16 on page 100. Figure 14 displays the first screen of the Wizard. The manner in which the Wizard runs is dependent on your choice of Logon Type, and the parameters are displayed accordingly. At the end of the Wizard, a summary screen is displayed, providing a Check Account option, for you to verify your account definition. 102 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

103 Accessing the Account Management utility Figure 14 Account Adding Wizard (first screen) To add an account using the Java GUI, follow the procedure below. To add an account using the Java GUI 1 Access the account utility, as described in Accessing the Account Management utility on page 98. The Account Management utility is displayed. 2 Click Add to open the New Account dialog box. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 103

104 Accessing the Account Management utility Figure 15 New Account dialog box For a detailed description of the parameters in the Accounts Management utility and the New Account dialog box, see Table 16 on page Enter account-configuration parameters. The account can be defined either: as a regular connection (direct) or by using logon groups 4 If your account uses a logon group connection, select Use Logon Group. If you are entering a direct-connection account, ensure that Use Logon Group is not selected. In either case, specify the appropriate information for all available account configuration parameters. All enabled parameters are mandatory. 104 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

105 Accessing the Account Management utility 5 If your account uses a direct connection, proceed directly to step 6. If you are using logon groups, you must add a new line to the services file on the computer on which CONTROL-M/Agent is running, as follows: sapms<sid> 36<SYSNR>/tcp SID represents the System ID, and SYSNR represents the System number of the computer on which the SAP Message Server is running. EXAMPLE sapmsdev 3619/tcp The services file can be found in the following folders: On Unix: /etc/ On Windows: <system drive>:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc On Windows 2003 or later: <system drive>:\windows\system32\drivers\etc This should be done for each System ID for which you defined a logon group. For more information about Logon Groups and load balancing, go to the BMC Software Customer Support web site at ==> Resolution Knowledge Database and see Resolution Click OK to save the new account. The New Account dialog box closes, and the new account information is added to the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Management utility window. If you just defined an account for the first time since installing CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, the Copy, Edit, and Remove buttons in this window are now enabled. You can use these buttons to add accounts, or edit or delete existing accounts. 7 Click Save to save the Accounts list. When deleting an existing account you must ensure that all Rules defined for this account in the Extractor Management utility are removed. You should also ensure that you do not use ctmextract with Rules for deleted accounts. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 105

106 Accessing the Account Management utility To check an account configuration 1 Select the required account in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Management window. 2 Click Check Account. The Account utility checks whether a connection can be established with the SAP server, using the specific account parameters, and displays a message, according to the result of the check. To configure an Administrator password Use the following procedure to configure an Administrator password. This password prevents unauthorized users from using or modifying the Account utility. WARNING This functionality is only available when using this utility in the Java GUI. 1 Click Administrator Password in the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account Management window. 2 Choose Add/Change Administrator Password, and click OK. Select Delete if you want to delete an Administrator Password. 3 Enter and confirm the password as required, and click OK. After an Administrator password is set, the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Account utility cannot be activated without entering this password. The Administrator password is also used to open the Extractor Management utility. For more information, see Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

107 Configuring general parameters CONTROL-M/CM for SAP support for CJK Languages CONTROL-M/CM for SAP now supports CJK when viewing the Sysout file. Configuring CONTROL-M/CM for SAP for CJK Support To enable CJK support, the following criteria must be fulfilled: The Foreign Language Support parameter in CONTROL-M/Agent must have CJK specified. One of the CJK languages in the Account Management utility must be selected. CJK languages must also be installed on the SAP system itself. For more information regarding the use of CJK functionality, see Add ABAP dialog box parameters on page 61. CONTROL-M/EM User privileges required for the Account Management utility: User Privilege BROWSE UPDATE FULL Ability View already defined accounts Update an existing account Test Account Add new account Delete account Configuring general parameters This section describes how to access and use the Configuration Management utility. Accessing the Configuration Management utility The following topics are included: Accessing Configuration Management from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager on page 108 Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 107

108 Configuring parameters Accessing Configuration Management from the Java GUI on page 108 Accessing Configuration Management from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager To configure CONTROL-M/CM for SAP parameters from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, navigate to the required CONTROL-M/Agent, right-click the specific CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and select Configuration Management. The Configuration Management utility is displayed (see Figure 16): Accessing Configuration Management from the Java GUI On Unix, ensure that you are logged in as the CONTROL-M/Agent user, and that the Unix DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly. Run ctmag, select the SAP tab, and select Configuration Management. On Microsoft Windows, go to Start => Programs => CONTROL-M/Agent <agent>. Select the SAP tab, and select Configuration Management to open the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Configuration Management window. Configuring parameters The CONTROL-M/CM for SAP configuration utility is used to change the default operating parameters of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. To change the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP operating parameters 1 Access the Configuration utility, (see Accessing the Configuration Management utility on page 107). The Configuration Management window is displayed (see Figure 16). 108 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

109 Configuring parameters The Configuration Management utility parameters are described in Table 17 Figure 16 Configuration management window Table 17 Configuration Management utility parameters (Part 1 of 3) Parameter Audit Level Description Sets the audit level for the current session. Valid values are: 0: No additional audit level information to be added to the SAP server 1: Add audit level 1 information to the SAP server 2: Add audit level 2 information to the SAP server 3: Add audit level 3 information to the SAP server Default: 0 Max List Entries Max Wait for SAP Recovery Note: Additional audit level information can be viewed in the RZ15 SAP transaction. Specifies the maximum number of rows to be produced for a Load list. Valid values are: Default: 250 The Max Wait for SAP Recovery (minutes) parameter enables you to maintain an Executing status for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs running in a SAP system even when the connection to the SAP system is lost. Range: Default: 0 (minutes). An alert is sent to CONTROL-M/EM when the connection to SAP is lost or reconnected. Note: If the connection is still lost after the set number of minutes has elapsed, the job fails and is assigned a status of Disappeared. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 109

110 Configuring parameters Table 17 Configuration Management utility parameters (Part 2 of 3) Parameter Run Copy Mode Description Indicates which job should be copied if Copy mode is set without a JOBCOUNT value. Valid values are: LAST_SCHEDULED: Last job with scheduled status LAST: Last job (any status) FIRST_SCHEDULED: First job with scheduled status FIRST: First job (any status) Run Org Mode Default: LAST_SCHEDULED Indicates which job should be released if Original mode is set without a JOBCOUNT value. Valid values are: LAST_SCHEDULED: Last job with scheduled status FIRST_SCHEDULED: First job with scheduled status Sysout file name Mixed Case Job Name (External Jobs) Default: LAST_SCHEDULED Name of the Sysout file. You can assign a specific prefix to this file name. Valid values are: JOBNAME: as defined in the CONTROL-M/EM job definition MEMNAME: as defined in the CONTROL-M/EM job definition None (default) Allow mixed case job name for External Mode jobs. (For job monitoring purposes only.) Valid values are: Cleared = No (Upper case only) (Default) Selected = Yes (Mixed case permitted) Note: When this parameter is cleared, searches only find job names with all uppercase characters, regardless of how information was entered. When this parameter is selected, all searches are run exactly specific to the character information entered. Mixed Case Job Name (Other CTM Jobs) Applicable for the External job mode only. Allow mixed case job name for other CONTROL-M jobs. (For creating or submitting jobs.) Valid values are: Cleared = No (Upper case only) (Default) Selected = Yes (Mixed case permitted) Note: When this parameter is cleared, searches only find job names with all uppercase characters, regardless of how information was entered. When this parameter is selected, all searches are run exactly specific to the character information entered. Applicable for Create, Copy, and Original job modes. 110 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

111 Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility Table 17 Configuration Management utility parameters (Part 3 of 3) Parameter Log Spool Maximum size Description Sets the maximum size of the spool log that CONTROL-M/CM for SAP can read, in MB. Valid values: Options: Unlimited maximum size (default) Set Maximum size 2 Modify the Configuration parameters, if necessary. 3 Click OK to save your choices. If you are working in the Java GUI on Microsoft Windows, you must restart CONTROL-M/Agent after modifying any CONTROL-M/CM for SAP operating parameters, in order for the changes to take effect. CONTROL-M/EM User privileges required for the Configuration Management utility: User Privilege BROWSE UPDATE Ability View already defined configuration parameters Update configuration parameters Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility The Extractor Management utility mechanism intercepts and controls SAP CCMS jobs detects running SAP CCMS jobs detects spawned jobs Each of these functions is a separate procedure. All three are managed by the Extractor Management utility, to coordinate these functions to work simultaneously and without conflicts. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 111

112 Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility These functions, plus the various options for general configuration of the Extractor Management utility, can be configured from the Extractor Management utility. When the Extractor process is running, you can also use another function, that enables you to schedule jobs, and to raise conditions in CONTROL-M, according to SAP events. For more information, see SAP Event Based Scheduling on page 131. If you are working in a Unix environment, ensure that you are logged in as the CONTROL-M/Agent user. The following topics are included: Configuring the Extractor Management utility, as described in General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114 SAP Interception Criteria and CTM Interception Rules, as described in Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility on page 115 Extraction Rules, as described in Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs on page 121 The configuration for detecting spawned jobs is performed separately, using the Job Editing form. For more information, see Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) on page 127. The Extractor Management utility uses the CONTROL-M ctmorder utility to create jobs in CONTROL-M. Therefore, you may need to adjust the security settings in CONTROL-M/Server. CONTROL-M job confirmation in SAP Each SAP job that is submitted in CONTROL-M, regardless of whether it was created or copied by CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, or whether it was extracted or intercepted, or handled by the SAP Based Event Scheduling utility is marked in SAP as Confirmed. This procedure enables the Extractor process to work cyclically according to predefined rules, so that only new jobs, that have not yet been submitted in CONTROL-M, are created in CONTROL-M, and duplication is prevented. 112 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

113 Accessing the Extractor Management utility Activating Interception and Parent/Child functions in SAP The following functionalities must be enabled in SAP before using them with the CONTROL-M Extractor Management utility. Interception of SAP jobs Detection of spawned jobs (Parent/Child functionality) To activate these functions, run the INITXBP2 ABAP program in your SAP system and switch on the required actions. Accessing the Extractor Management utility Accessing Extractor Management from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager To configure CONTROL-M/CM for SAP parameters from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, navigate to the required CONTROL-M/Agent, right-click the specific CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and select Extractor Management. The Extractor Management utility is displayed. Accessing the Extractor Management utility from the Java GUI On Unix, ensure that you are logged in as the CONTROL-M/Agent user, and that the Unix DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly. Run ctmag, select the SAP tab, and select Extractor Management. On Microsoft Windows, go to Start => Programs => CONTROL-M/Agent <agent>. Select the SAP tab, and select Extractor Management to open the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Extractor Management window. If you defined an Administrator password for the Account Management utility, you are prompted to enter it now. (See To configure an Administrator password on page 106.) Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 113

114 General configuration of the Extractor Management utility General configuration of the Extractor Management utility The Extractor Management utility enables you to set priorities for job types to be detected in SAP. This is because SAP jobs can be identified with more than one criterion. EXAMPLE A job could be a spawned job and fulfill interception criteria. However, CONTROL-M can only create a job with one job type, and, therefore, you must set job type priorities. This is to indicate to the Extractor Management utility how a job should be handled when it matches more than one rule. You must ensure that potential rule overlapping is avoided wherever possible, or handled if necessary. WARNING You should not use more than one Extractor Management utility on the same system and client, since this may cause unexpected results. If you have two accounts configured to work with the same system and client (for a different user), you must ensure that no more than one of them is configured to work with the Extractor. Extracted jobs cannot have a higher priority than Intercepted or Spawned jobs. To set job type priorities from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager 1 Access the Extractor Management Utility, (see Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page 113). The Extractor Management window is displayed. 2 In the General Configuration section, at the top of the window, select the priority from the list for each job type field. You can set first, second, or third priority to a job type, and you can also select not to have a job type detected. If Intercepted Jobs is assigned a priority, you must ensure that at least one CTM Interception Rule is selected, as described on page CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

115 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility 3 Select the Activity Log check box, to have a log created and saved in the CONTROL-M/Agent proclog directory. This log has the following name structure: xt_log_<yymmdd>. 4 In the Interval Time field, enter the required number of seconds between loops cycles of the Extractor. 5 Click Apply. To set job type priorities from the Java GUI 1 Access the Extractor Management Utility, (see Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page 113). 2 The Extractor Management window is displayed, overlaid with the Select SAP Account dialog box. Select the required SAP Account. 3 In the Extractor Management window, select the priority for each job type from the dropdown list. You can set first, second, or third priority to a job type. You can also select not to have a job type detected. If Intercepted Jobs is assigned a priority, you must ensure that at least one CTM Interception Rule is selected, as described on page Select the Activity Log check box, to have a log created and saved in the CONTROL-M/Agent proclog directory. This log has the following name structure: xt_log_<yymmdd>. 5 In the Interval Time field, enter the required number of seconds between loops cycles of the Xtractor. 6 Click Save. Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility Job interception and control is a two-stage process. You set all job interception criteria using the Extractor Management utility. Stage 1: Which jobs should be intercepted by SAP? You must set rules to determine which jobs in SAP should be intercepted. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 115

116 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility An intercepted job is a job created in SAP, that fulfills the interception criteria as set by the Extractor Management utility. Once intercepted by SAP, these jobs are put on hold in Scheduled status, until they are released by CONTROL-M. Stage 2: How should the Extractor Management utility handle these jobs? You must define sets of rules to be applied to these intercepted jobs. These rules are constructed according to Job Names and User Names. For each rule, an action must be set. These actions indicate how the Extractor should handle these jobs. All intercepted jobs must be processed by CONTROL-M to avoid jobs being stuck in Scheduled status forever. Before you begin Ensure that the Interception function is enabled in your SAP system (see Activating Interception and Parent/Child functions in SAP on page 113). Assign a priority to Intercepted jobs in the Extractor General Configuration tab (see General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114). Activate the Extractor Management utility (see Activating the Extractor Management utility on page 130). To define SAP interception criteria from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager 1 Access the Extractor Management utility (see Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page 113). The Extractor Management utility window is displayed. 2 Select an account from the drop-down list. The tabs section is now enabled. 3 Select the SAP Interception Criteria tab. 4 Click Load to download all available SAP interception criteria from the SAP server. 5 Select whether to Add, Edit, Copy or Delete any of the downloaded SAP interception criteria. 6 Click Apply and select the CTM Interception Rules tab. 116 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

117 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility 7 Click Add (or Edit, Copy or Delete as required) to display a dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure 17. The parameters in this dialog box are described in Table 18. Figure 17 Add/Update CONTROL-M Interception Rule 8 Click OK. The data is saved in the Extractor Management utility, but no information is passed to the Extractor process until you click Apply. The Copy, Edit, and Remove buttons are now enabled. 9 When you are satisfied that all criteria in the CTM Interception Rules panel are set according to your requirements, click Apply. All criteria in this tab is representative of the corresponding selected account. Changing the account will alter all previously defined criteria. WARNING Carefully consider how you set Job Name and User Name criteria. Anything too general (for example, entering * in both fields), could cause system or other user jobs to be intercepted. Additionally, you should ensure that you have no more than one account that uses Interception rules using the same system and client. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 117

118 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility To define SAP interception criteria from the Java GUI 1 Access the Extractor Management utility (see Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page 113). The Extractor Management utility window is displayed. 2 The Extractor Management window is displayed, overlaid with the Select SAP Account dialog box. The Change Account button can be used at any time to open the Select SAP Account dialog box and configure a different account. Click Load to load the Interception Criteria table from SAP. The Add, Copy, Edit, and Remove buttons are now enabled. 3 To add new Interception criteria, click Add. 4 Set the Job Name criteria (for example BTC_*) and the User criteria (for example, DEB*), and click OK. The * symbol can be used as a wildcard filter for both parameters. 5 When you are satisfied that all criteria in the SAP Interception Criteria panel are set according to your requirements, click Save. Information is sent to SAP, and all jobs that match the Interception Criteria are intercepted by SAP. WARNING Carefully consider how you set Job Name and User Name criteria. Anything too general (for example, entering * in both fields), could cause system or other user jobs to be intercepted. Additionally, you should ensure that you have no more than one account that uses Interception rules using the same system and client. 6 Click the CTM Interception Rules tab, and click Add to display the following dialog box: 7 Set the parameters, as described in Table CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

119 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility 8 Click OK. The data is saved in the Extractor Management utility, but no information is passed to the Extractor process until you click Save. The Copy, Edit, and Remove buttons are now enabled. 9 When you are satisfied that all criteria in the CTM Interception Rules panel are set according to your requirements, click Save. Table 18 CTM interception rules parameters (Part 1 of 2) Parameter Description Job Name Intercepted SAP job name, to be extracted from SAP to CONTROL-M. The *wildcard can be used. User SAP user that created the job. The *wildcard can be used. Program LEAVE AS DEFAULT (*) Template Job Name Name of existing SAP-type CONTROL-M job (not submitted) to be used as a template for creating the job in CONTROL-M. Template Scheduling Table User Exit Mandatory unless User Exit is selected. Existing CONTROL-M scheduling table to which the Template Job Name belongs. Mandatory, unless User Exit is selected. Path to an executable or script file that includes user-specific definitions about how to create the intercepted jobs in CONTROL-M. Mandatory, unless Template Job Name is selected. If User Exit is selected, you must do one of the following: Enter a valid path to a pre-defined executable or script file. Click Select to select an existing file. Note: If you access this file from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, it has to exist in the USER_EXIT directory. This is located in the CONTROL-M/Agent directory, under CM/SAP. For more information about User Exits, see Defining a user exit on page 129. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 119

120 Job interception and control with the Extractor Management utility Table 18 CTM interception rules parameters (Part 2 of 2) Parameter Into Group Description Set into which CONTROL-M group scheduling table the job should be submitted. Valid values are: None (Default) - use when the job template does not belong to a group scheduling table Recent - add the job to the group scheduling table that was most recently ordered Standalone - order the job with adding it to a group scheduling table New Group - order the job to a new group scheduling table Specific - set a group scheduling table Order ID to which to add the job The last four options are similar to the Force Into options of CONTROL-M/EM. For more information about CONTROL-M group scheduling tables and Force Into parameters, see the CONTROL-M/EM User Guide. Preventing intercepted jobs from being discarded in SAP This procedure describes how to avoid a situation in which jobs are intercepted, but remain in SAP in scheduled status and are never acquired by the Extractor Management utility. A special interception rule must be defined to prevent this. Additionally, a default job that is associated with a specific scheduling table must be predefined and stored in CONTROL-M. These should be set as part of the following procedure. Click the CTM Interception Rules tab, and click Add. Set the parameters, as described in the following table: Table 19 Parameters for avoiding discarded intercepted jobs Parameter Value Job Name * User * Program * Template Job Name Default SAP-type job Template Scheduling Table Default scheduling table User Exit Can be defined instead of a Template Job Name and Template Scheduling Table 120 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

121 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs If you do not follow this procedure, a predefined User Exit is used by the Extractor. For more information, see Pre-defined User Exit for the Extractor Management utility on page 130. Example of job interception with the Extractor Management utility Previously, to supervise the background job load in SAP, the SAP administrators removed users Release Authorizations, and released these jobs manually, according to the overall load in the system. The Extractor Intercept functionality now enables SAP administrators to provide users with Release Authorizations, and then manage the background job load by creating intercept rules and scheduling these jobs through CONTROL-M. Following is an example of how you can use the job interception functionality to control Background Work Process (WP) availability in your SAP system. 1 Define SAP interception criteria to intercept all jobs created by a specific group of users. 2 In CONTROL-M/EM, define Quantitative Resources as WP_emp with a value of eight units. Eight is the number of WPs to be available for this group of users. 3 In CONTROL-M/Desktop, define a job (to be used as a template) that requires one unit of WP_emp. 4 In the CTM Interception Rules panel, set the job that you just defined as the Template Job Name. In this example, if your system has ten Background WPs available, the selected group of users cannot use more than eight, and, therefore, the system always leaves two WPs available for other purposes. Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs The CONTROL-M/CM for SAP Extractor Management utility can be used to create one or more mirror-image jobs by using criteria identical to that of specific jobs already running in SAP. These are then monitored (but not submitted), enabling CONTROL-M to track the progress of the actual job in SAP. This mirror image is stored in the Active Jobs file in the CONTROL-M/Server database. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 121

122 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs The functionality available in previous versions of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP using the ctmextract utility is still supported. For details, see Appendix A, Extracting and monitoring jobs. Before you begin Assign a priority to Extracted jobs in the Extractor General Configuration tab (see General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114). Activate the Extractor Management utility (see Activating the Extractor Management utility on page 130). To extract running SAP CCMS jobs from within the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager 1 Access the Extractor Management utility, as described in Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page Select the Extraction Criteria tab. Figure 18 Extractor Management utility - Extraction Criteria tab This tab is divided into two sections: Job Extraction Criteria and Extraction Rules [for specific criteria]. 122 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

123 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs In the Job Extraction Criteria section, you can define extraction criteria for the kinds of SAP job that CONTROL-M will extract. All jobs that have these criteria will be extracted from SAP and mirrored in CONTROL-M. Jobs will only be mirrored in CONTROL-M if they meet the criteria of an extraction Rule. Once you have specified Job Extraction criteria, the Extraction Rules section is enabled. You can define specific extraction rules that will affect which SAP jobs are extracted and how they will be represented in CONTROL-M. 3 In the Job Extraction Criteria section, click Add to display the Add Extraction Criteria dialog box. The parameters in this dialog box are described in Table 20 on page Specify the parameters as required, and click OK. The Extraction Rules section is now enabled. 5 In the Extraction Rules section, click Add to display the Add Extraction Rule dialog box. The parameters in this dialog box are described in Table 21 on page 125. You can click Advanced Parameters to display a list of extra job parameters that can be used to filter the extracted jobs. 6 Specify the parameters as required, and click OK. All criteria in this tab is representative of the corresponding selected account. Changing the account will alter all previously defined criteria. To extract running SAP CCMS jobs using the Java GUI 1 Access the Extractor Management utility, as described in Accessing the Extractor Management utility on page The Extractor Management dialog box is displayed, overlaid with the Select SAP Account dialog box. The Change Account button can be used at any time to display the Select SAP Account dialog box and configure a different account. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 123

124 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs Click the Extraction Criteria tab, and click Add. 3 An Add dialog box is displayed, in which you can set values for the Extraction Criteria parameters. These criteria set which jobs should be extracted from SAP. The available fields and definitions are described in Table 20 on page Click Rules to display the Rules Viewer. 5 Click Add in the Rules Viewer to display another Add dialog box where you can assign sub-rules to jobs or sets of jobs. These rules determine how jobs are created and monitored in CONTROL-M, and are described in Table 21. This step can be repeated to add additional rules in the Rules Viewer. 6 Click OK. The data is saved. The Rule Viewer is re-displayed, with the Copy, Edit, and Remove buttons enabled. You can either add additional rules or proceed to step 7. 7 Click OK. All of the information that you set during this procedure is displayed as one entry in the Extraction Criteria panel. The Copy, Edit, Rules, and Remove buttons are enabled. Click Rules to directly access the Rules Viewer of a specific extraction criterion, in the Extraction Criteria panel. You can now modify the existing rules, or add new ones. 8 When you are satisfied that all criteria in the Extraction Criteria panel are set according to your requirements, click Save. Table 20 Job Extraction Criteria parameters (Part 1 of 2) Field Name JOBNAME Field Description Name of the job in SAP. Can be either a specific or generic name. Valid values are: any generic value, for example: JOB_* Mandatory. Free text. JOBCOUNT JOBGROUP Note: In a Job Name, SAP perceives an underscore _ and a space to be the same character. This means that two jobs, named respectively JOB GOLD and JOB_GOLD, for example, would be recognized as one and the same job. This is a known SAP problem. CCMS job number. 8-digit number. Optional. Group to which the jobs belong. Free text. Optional 124 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

125 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs Table 20 Job Extraction Criteria parameters (Part 2 of 2) Field Name USERNAME FROM_DATE FROM_TIME TO_DATE TO_TIME NO_DATE WITH_PRED EVENTID EVENTPARAM PRELIM SCHEDULED READY RUNNING FINISHED ABORTED Field Description Owner of the job in SAP. Mandatory. Valid values are: any generic value, for example: *Y* Scheduled start date for CCMS job. Optional. Valid format: YYYYMMDD Scheduled start time for CCMS job. Optional. Valid format: HHMMSS Note: This parameter depends on the specification of both FROM_DATE and TO_DATE for the same day. Scheduled end date for CCMS job. Optional. Valid format is: YYYYMMDD Scheduled end time for CCMS job. Optional. Valid format: HHMMSS Note: This parameter depends on the specification of both FROM_DATE and TO_DATE for the same day. Selection flag for jobs with no start date. Optional. Valid values are: X/N Selection flag for jobs with start after predecessor. Optional. Valid values are: X/N Background event ID. Free text. Optional Background Event parameter. Free text. Optional. Status of CCMS job. Valid values are: X/N (Default: X). Optional. Table 21 Extraction Rules parameters (Part 1 of 3) Field Name JOBNAME Field Description SAP job name. Mandatory Can be either a specific or a generic name. Note: The following parameters are used to set how the job should be created in CONTROL-M. You can define either according to a predefined job and scheduling table (Template Job Name and Template Scheduling Table), or according to a user-defined script (User Exit). Template Job Name Name of an existing CONTROL-M job (not submitted) to be used as a template for creating a SAP-type job in CONTROL-M. Mandatory, unless User Exit is selected. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 125

126 Extracting and monitoring SAP CCMS jobs Table 21 Extraction Rules parameters (Part 2 of 3) Field Name Template Scheduling Table User Exit Field Description An existing CONTROL-M scheduling table to which the Template Job Name belongs. Mandatory, unless User Exit is selected. The path to an executable or script file, that includes user-specific definitions about how to create the extracted jobs in CONTROL-M. Mandatory, unless Template Job Name is selected. If User Exit is selected, you must enter a valid path to a pre-defined executable or script file or Click Select to select an existing file. Note: If you access this file from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, it has to exist in the USER_EXIT directory. This is located in the CONTROL-M/Agent directory, under CM/SAP. For more information about User Exits, see Defining a user exit on page 129. All the following parameters are optional. Note: From the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, these parameters are available when you click Advanced Parameters. JOBCOUNT Job ID. Optional. 8-digit number. STEPCOUNT Job step ID number. Optional. SDLSTRTDT Scheduled start date for background job. Optional. SDLSTRTTM Scheduled start time for background Job. Optional. BTCSYSTEM Target system to run background job. Optional. SDLDATE Date of job or step scheduling. Optional. SDLTIME Time of a scheduled job or step. Optional. SDLUNAME Initiator of job or step scheduling. Optional. LASTCHDATE Date of last job change. Optional LASTCHTIME Time of last job change. Optional LASTCHNAME Name of user who made last job change. Optional. RELDATE Release date for background schedule. Optional. RELTIME Release time of scheduled background job. Optional. RELUNAME User that released scheduled batch job. Optional. STRTDATE Job start date. Optional. STRTTIME Batch job start time. Optional. ENDDATE Job start date. Optional. 126 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

127 Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) Table 21 Extraction Rules parameters (Part 3 of 3) Field Name ENDTIME PERIODIC STATUS AUTHCKNAM AUTHCKMAN SUCCNUM PREDNUM LASTSTRTDT LASTSTRTTM WPNUMBER WPPROCID EVENTID EVENTPARM JOBCLASS CALENDARID EXECSERVER REAXSERVER Field Description Batch job start time. Optional. Periodic jobs indicator ('X'). Optional. Status of background job. Optional. Background user name for authorization check. Optional. Background client for authorization check. Optional. Number of successor jobs. Optional. Number of previous jobs. Optional. Latest run date for batch job. Optional. Latest run time for batch job. Optional. Work process number. Optional. Work process ID. Optional. Background event ID. Optional. Background Event parameters (for example, Jobname/Jobcount). Optional. Job classification. Optional. Factory calendar ID for background processing. Optional. Server name. Optional. Server name. Optional. Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) A spawned job is a job created by another (parent) job, and monitored by CONTROL-M. The Extractor Management utility can detect and extract spawned jobs into CONTROL-M. Before you begin Ensure that the Parent/Child function is enabled in your SAP system (see Activating Interception and Parent/Child functions in SAP on page 113). Assign a priority to Spawned jobs in the Extractor General Configuration tab (see General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114). Activate the Extractor Management utility (see Activating the Extractor Management utility on page 130). Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 127

128 Initiating a mass parallel process (detecting spawned jobs) Detecting the spawned jobs of a parent job 1 Define a regular SAP-type job in CONTROL-M. (For more information see Creating and monitoring SAP R/3 jobs on page 48.) 2 In the SAP panel, click Detect Spawned Jobs to display the Detect Spawned Jobs dialog box. 3 Select your choice, according to the available options: Parameter Start Spawned Job No Detection Needed Detect and Create According to: Description If you select Start Spawned Job, CONTROL-M/CM for SAP checks the status of each spawned job and starts any spawned job with Scheduled status. No spawned jobs are detected. Parent (current) job definition: Detect spawned jobs of the current job, and extract these jobs to CONTROL-M, with identical properties to the parent job. Notes: This means that if the spawned jobs create spawned jobs of their own, they are also detected. Additionally, all generations of spawned jobs are created in the scheduling table to which the original parent job belongs. A specific job definition: A field is displayed, in which you can enter a specific SAP-type job name. Detected spawned jobs of the current job are extracted to CONTROL-M with identical properties to the selected (not the current) job. Important: The selected job must exist in the same scheduling table as the current job. Note: To detect further generations of spawned jobs, select the Detect Spawned Jobs option in the Job Editing form of the selected set job. 128 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

129 Defining a user exit For more information about the Job Editing form and defining a CONTROL-M job, see the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager User Guide. 4 Click OK. The Extractor Management utility detects spawned jobs, according to the priority set in the General Configuration panel of the Extractor Management utility. For more information see General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114. Defining a user exit When processing intercepted or extracted jobs, you can either extract them to the CONTROL-M environment, as described in the earlier part of this section, or you can assign a different manner in which these jobs should be processed. A user exit is a user-defined script (or executable) that can be used for this purpose. For each intercepted or extracted job, the Extractor Management utility runs the script, and passes a list of parameters with values of the specific intercepted or extracted job. The parameters are described in Table 22 on page 129. Table 22 User Exit script parameters Parameter number Parameter value 1 <SAP Job Name> 2 <Job count> A successful return value of the script is 0 (zero). Any other return value causes the job to be intercepted or extracted again, at the next iteration of the Extractor Management utility. The User Exit script can run a user-defined action, and can use other CONTROL-M utilities (for example, ctmorder and ctmcreate) to handle the Extracted or Intercepted job. When using the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, the User Exit script can only exist in the following location: <Agent_dir>/cm/SAP/USER_EXIT Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 129

130 Activating the Extractor Management utility Pre-defined User Exit for the Extractor Management utility Extractor Management automatically defines a default CTM Interception Rule that meets the conditions described in Table 19 on page 120. This Interception Rule calls a pre-defined User Exit script with the following name and location: On Unix: <Agent_homedir>/ctm/cm/SAP/exe/default_order On Microsoft Windows: <Agent home directory>\cm\sap\exe\default_order.bat This User Exit script is called by the default Interception Rule if the intercepted job has not met the conditions of any preceding rule. This script submits the job using the CONTROL-M ctmcreate command. You can use this script as one example of how to create a User Exit. Activating the Extractor Management utility The Extractor Management utility should not be activated before configuring its parameters. For more information, see Configuring and working with the Extractor Management utility on page 111. To activate and stop the Extractor Management utility in Unix To activate the Extractor Management utility mechanism for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, use the following procedure: At the command prompt enter start-xt. To stop the Extractor Management utility, enter shut-xt. If the computer on which CONTROL-M/Agent is installed is rebooted while the Extractor process is active, CONTROL-M/Agent automatically restarts the Extractor Management utility. (A similar procedure occurs with CONTROL-M/Tracker.) To activate and stop the Extractor Management service in Microsoft Windows If the computer has not been restarted since the installation of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, you must restart it before activating the Extractor Management service. 130 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

131 SAP Event Based Scheduling 1 Select Start => Settings => Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Services to display the Services dialog box. 2 Select CONTROL-M SAP CM XT, and either click Start to start the Extractor Management service or click Stop to stop the Extractor Management service CONTROL-M/EM User privileges required for the Extractor Management utility: User Privilege BROWSE FULL Ability View extractor general configuration View SAP Interception Criteria View CTM Interception Rules View Extraction Criteria and Rules Change extractor general configuration Change SAP Interception Criteria Change CTM Interception Rules Change Extraction Criteria and Rules SAP Event Based Scheduling The SAP Event Based Scheduling utility is a CONTROL-M/CM for SAP feature that enables jobs to be triggered in a specific order, and conditions to be raised or deleted, based on events within the SAP system. The Extractor Management service (for UNIX, read process) must be running for you to use the SAP Event Based Scheduling functionality. WARNING No more than one Extractor service (process) can be running at one time. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 131

132 Modifying the default configuration file To work with SAP Event Based Scheduling, you must create and define a configuration file, and an event-based rule file. See: Modifying the default configuration file on page 132 Modifying the default event-based rule file on page 133 Default examples of both of these files are provided with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and are installed on your computer during the Installation process. For more information about the installation process, see Chapter 2, Installation. Before you begin Before using the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility, you should go into your SAP system and ensure that all events in the event history have a status of Confirmed. This is to ensure that action items are not triggered by previous events when you run the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility. If the event history has not yet been configured, events will not be displayed in the Event History tab. Use the SAP transaction sm62 to add appropriate entries in the Criteria and Reorganization tabs, which ensures that events are included in the Event History. Modifying the default configuration file 1 Navigate to the following file location, on the computer on which CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is installed: <CM SAP directory>/data/event_cfg.dat 2 Open the event_cfg.dat file in a text editing application. 3 Configure the parameters according to your requirements. The parameters in the event_cfg.dat file are described in Table CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

133 Modifying the default event-based rule file Table 23 SAP Event Based Scheduling Configuration file Parameter EXTRACT_EVENT_FROM_SAP Description Enables the monitoring of specified events in SAP, when the value is set to Y. Valid values: Y N (default) ORDER_MAX_RETRY <number> The maximum number of times the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility retries an unsuccessful action. Valid values: Any integer between Default: 3. 4 Close and save the event_cfg.dat file. Since the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility is embedded in the Extraction Manager service/process, the specified general parameters in the Extractor Management utility (Interval time in seconds, and Activity log) are also effective. For more information, see General configuration of the Extractor Management utility on page 114. Modifying the default event-based rule file Rules for how the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility runs are defined in a specific event-based rule file. A default version of this file (event_rules.dat) is provided and installed during the installation process. The file can be found in the following location: <CM SAP directory>/data/event_rules.dat The event-based rule file follows the same conventions as the intercept_rules.dat file. (Each condition is followed by at least one Action.) Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 133

134 Modifying the default event-based rule file To create a rule file 1 Open the event_rules.dat file, in a text editing application. 2 Configure the parameters according to your requirements. The file is structured as displayed in Figure 19. The parameters are described in Table 24. If either type of action (CTMORDER or CTMCONTB) fails, they will retry again as many times as specified according to the value of the ORDER_MAX_RETRY parameter in the event_cfg.dat configuration file. Once the maximum number of retries is reached, a message is displayed in the Activity log (if active), and an Alert is sent to CONTROL-M/EM. Figure 19 Example of event-based rule file [CONDITION_1] SAPR3-ACCOUNT MYDXI SAPR3-EVENT_ID ER1 SAPR3-EVENT_PARM [CTMORDER] JOBNAME Job1 SCHEDTAB Table1_erez [CTMORDER] JOBNAME Job2 SCHEDTAB Table2_erez [CONDITION_2] SAPR3-ACCOUNT MYDXI SAPR3-EVENT_ID ER1 SAPR3-EVENT_PARM * [CTMORDER] JOBNAME Job1 SCHEDTAB Table1_erez %%gili %%shok1 ok %%shok2 ok [CTMCONTB] [CTMCONTB] COND_ACTION ADD [CONDITION_3] SAPR3-ACCOUNT MYDXI SAPR3-EVENT_ID SAP_END_OF_JOB SAPR3-EVENT_PARM * 134 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

135 Modifying the default event-based rule file [CTMORDER] JOBNAME Job1 SCHEDTAB Table1_erez %%lego go for it! [CONDITION_4] SAPR3-ACCOUNT DJGH3 SAPR3-EVENT_ID * SAPR3-EVENT_PARM * [CTMCONTB] COND_ACTION DELETE COND_DATE **** The rule file consists of Conditions and Actions, described in Table 24. As soon as all the criteria of a condition are met by an event, the actions specified within that condition are performed. Any further conditions for which the event could have matching criteria are ignored. Table 24 Rule File parameters (Part 1 of 3) Parameter [Condition] SAPR3-ACCOUNT SAPR3-EVENT_ID SAPR3-EVENT_PARM [CTMORDER] Description A section of the rule file which must contain at least one action. There is no limit to the number of actions that be contained within a condition. Note: Two valid action types exist. CTMORDER and CTMCONTB. Mandatory condition parameter. Indicates account as defined by the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP account utility. Valid characters: Alphanumeric Mandatory condition parameter. The SAP event ID. Valid characters: Alphanumeric and the asterisk (*) wildcard. Mandatory condition parameter. The SAP event parameter. Valid characters: Alphanumeric and the asterisk (*) wildcard. Can also be left blank, since this parameter value is optional in SAP. Valid type of action. This is a CONTROL-M utility that orders a job. Note: CTMORDER is always run with a parameter value of FORCE -Y. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 135

136 Modifying the default event-based rule file Table 24 Rule File parameters (Part 2 of 3) Parameter JOBNAME SCHEDTAB GROUP_ID AutoEdit variable ODATE [CTMCONTB] Description Mandatory CTMORDER parameter. Name of the job to be ordered. Note: The job specified in this parameter value should be defined in CONTROL-M/EM before the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility is run. Mandatory CTMORDER parameter. Indicates the scheduling table of the job to be ordered. Note: The job specified in this parameter value should exist in this scheduling table before the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility is run. Optional CTMORDER parameter. Indicates defined group of jobs to be ordered. Valid values: LAST Corresponds to the Recent parameter in the Intercept functionality. ALONE Corresponds to the Standalone parameter in the Intercept functionality. NEWG Corresponds to the New Group parameter in the Intercept functionality. Free text string (alphanumeric characters). Corresponds to the Specific parameter in the Intercept functionality. Note: All of the above Intercept functionality parameters are described in Table 18 on page 119 Optional CTMORDER parameter. Valid values: AutoEdit Name AutoEdit Value (Blank spaces permitted) Structure: %%<autoedit name> <autoedit value> Note: Certain AutoEdits exist within the SAP Event Based Scheduling utility, and can be used when defining CONTROL-M/CM for SAP jobs, in connection with SAP events. For more information, see Using the SAP Event Based Scheduling functionality to trigger a job on page 50. CTMORDER parameter. Any ctmorder date value. Default value: ODAT Valid type of action. This is a utility that adds or deletes conditions from CONTROL-M. See the Notes section at the end of this table. 136 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide

137 Import SAP Calendar utility Table 24 Rule File parameters (Part 3 of 3) Parameter COND_NAME COND_ACTION COND_DATE Description Name of the condition. Optional. Maximum length: 255 characters Optional parameter that specifies the action for a CTMCONTB condition. Valid values: ADD DELETE DELETENOWILD Note: When not specified, the default is ADD. Optional parameter that represents the CTMCONTB date value. Maximum length: 4 characters Note: When not specified, the default is ODAT. Notes If the COND_NAME parameter is not specified for CTMCONTB, the condition created in CONTROL-M has the following template-like structure: sap_<event_id>_<event_param> 1. In such a condition, if the Event Param value is empty, the name of the condition name has the following structure: sap_<event_id> 2. In such a condition, if the Event_ID is SAP_END_OF_JOB, the Event_Param value is truncated, resulting in the job count number being omitted from the condition. 3. In such a condition, if there are spaces in the Event Param value, they are automatically converted to underscores. Import SAP Calendar utility In addition to the current CONTROL-M/EM calendars, you can now import SAP calendars, using CONTROL-M/CM for SAP. Using the Import SAP calendar utility, you can import the calendars from your SAP machine to your CONTROL-M environment, in order to use them when defining your batch jobs. The Import SAP Calendar utility can only be accessed from the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager. Only SAP factory calendars can be imported. Chapter 4 Administrator tasks 137

138 Import SAP Calendar utility To access the Import SAP Calendar utility 1 In the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager, locate the required iteration of CONTROL-M/CM for SAP, and right-click. 2 Select Import SAP Calendar. The following dialog box is displayed: Figure 20 Import SAP Calendar The parameters are inter-dependent. Most are disabled until you have defined an account and then a calendar associated with that account. The parameters in this dialog box are described in Table 25. All fields in Table 25 are mandatory. Table 25 Import SAP Calendar parameters Parameter Description Calendar to Import Account Name Name of the CONTROL-M/CM for SAP account. SAP Calendar Name The SAP calendar. SAP Calendar year CONTROL-M Definitions Note: Disabled until an account is specified. The SAP calendar year. Note: Disabled until an account is specified. 138 CONTROL-M/Control Module for SAP Administrator Guide