ONEASITBATCH JOB MANAGEMENT

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Batch Job Management

BJM is a full ABAP batch control tool that allows companies to take control

of their SAP complex batch job chains. An event-based triggering, real-time

alerting and dynamic critical path management, ensure timely availability of

business applications. BJM delivers:

• Easy and user-friendly customizing tool. Users can create, change or

display the company batch chain without need of complex trainings and

without much IT knowledge. Reduce administration costs, as the tool

requires minimal human, hardware or software resources.

• Real Time notification. Users can be informed on real time when issues

occur by mail, SMS. Application logs are created and can be used to

create BPEM cases for extra-business follow up of critical batch chain

error

• Central monitoring and error handling procedures. A very intuitive

monitoring allows administrator and even business users to easily

identify errors in the processes.

• Central documentation repository. In each step of a chain it’s possible

to add a description of the process, failure procedures, etc.

• Full ABAP tool development

• Event and rule based

• Documenting and central scheduling of jobs

• Central monitoring and error handling procedures

• Scheduling by simple management of complex rules

Key Features

Key Benefits• Improve availability of critical business services.

• Respond to real time business events.

• Increase visibility and control and allow better business responsiveness

• Reduce IT costs while improving service delivery

• Speed up deployment of batch services

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Main Modules

BJM consists of four main modules:

• Job Definition – Create jobs and job

chains and related documentation and

error handling procedures

• Job Monitor – Follow up the

execution of a chain or several chains

• List Schedule – Monitor the

execution of a Chain but the

information is shown in a tabular view

• Schedule Chains – A chain can be

schedule in this module with different

trigger events, rules and action

parameters

Job Definition

A Job Chain is a set of Jobs, Rules, Actions and Sub-Chains that can be

executed in parallel or in sequence following a certain order.

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Rules

Rules are pre-defined checks that can get the value TRUE or FALSE. Each

rule is linked to an ABAP class, the implementation of new rules can be

made in the customer name space and customized. The BJM Tool includes

several Rules by default like:

• Previous JOB OK → gets the value TRUE if the previous job was

executed successfully

• Previous JOB NOK → gets the value TRUE if the previous job was

NOT executed successfully

• Previous Job Finished → gets the value TRUE if the previous job was

executed successfully or unsuccessfully

• File Exists → gets the value TRUE if a file exists in a SAP Application

Server or in an External FTP Server

• File Not Exists → gets the value TRUE if a file does NOT exist in a SAP

Application Server or in an External FTP Server

• Dependency Job OK → gets the value TRUE if a specific job was

executed successfully (could be the previous Job or any other Job)

• Dependency Job NOK → gets the value TRUE if a specific job was

NOT executed successfully (could be the previous Job or any other Job)

• Dependency Job Finished → gets the value TRUE if a specific job was

executed successfully or unsuccessfully

• Dependency Job Wait → special rule used when a batch chain needs

to wait for a Job or Action to finish (either from the same batch chain or

from any other batch chain)

• Wait for mass activity →Parent child functionality that allows the

control of a mass activity

Theoretically the BJM Tool could be enhanced with any Rule as long as a

new class is implemented that uses /ONS/CL_BJM_RULE as super class.

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Actions

Actions are special activities we want to perform in a Job Chain. The BJM

Tool has several actions by default, like:

Copy File Copy a file from/to a SAP Application Server or External FTP

Server

Move File Move a file from/to a SAP Application Server or External FTP

Server

Delete File Delete a file from a SAP Application Server or External FTP

Server

Email File Email a file located in a SAP Application Server/External FTP

Server to a email address or a distribution list

Notify by Email Send a text email to an email address or a distribution

list

Notify by SMS Send a text SMS to a mobile or a list of mobile phone

numbers

Theoretically the BJM Tool could be enhanced with any Action as long as

we implement a new ABAP class for each new Action.

Each Action and Rule can have zero or more parameters. These

parameters are specified in the Schedule Chain Module and not in the Job

Definition Module. With this approach, Job Chains can be reused allowing

for instance that the same Job Chain is executed 2 times a day but with

different parameters in each execution.

Sub-Chains are chains that are used to define other Chains. For instance, a

Chain called “Billing and invoicing” can exist that includes all Jobs, Actions

and Rules to bill and invoice the customers of a company. The “Billing and

Invoicing” chain can then be used in 2 different larger chains, one executed

every working day and the other executed in the weekends

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Documentation

It’s also possible to add documentation in each job, event, rule and actions

and all steps inside a batch chain

BJM can control parent/child jobs boxes, this is common in ISU/FICA mass

activities where a process is executed in parallel jobs that are created by a

main program (Ex. RFKK_MA_SCHEDULER). A specific check can be

executed that reads the status of each child job and allow the batch chain

to react depending on that status of the child jobs (Action can be triggered if

a certain number of child jobs cancelled).

Parent Child Functions

Chain Variables

In ISU/FICA, a very important parameter is the batch date, which is the date

when the batch chain started or that should be used a reference date on

some very important batch chain jobs. BJM can control batch variables that

can then be used in every step of a chain, even to replace the standard job

variants variables values.

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Chain Variables

In ISU/FICA, a very important parameter is the batch date, which is the date

when the batch chain started or that should be used a reference date on

some very important batch chain jobs. BJM can control batch variables that

can then be used in every step of a chain, even to replace the standard job

variants variables values.

Application Log per Step

During the execution of a chain, an application log is created for each step

(Rule, action, check), this allow users to easily what was executed and get

right to the root cause on issues that can occur. This logs can be accessed

via the cockpit by double clicking on a step that is not linked to a standard

SAP batch job (For SAP standard jobs, the display of the standard SAP job

log is also available via double click).

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Job Monitor

This module contains an overview of all chains executed, in execution or

scheduled to be executed. By selecting one or more chains, all the chain

steps and their statuses are shown. In this context, a step can be an Event,

a Rule, an Action a Job or a Chain:

The following status allow users and administrators to have a simple and

quick view of the status of a chain and each step of the chain:

• Initial – Step not yet started

• Scheduled – Step scheduled

• Processing – In execution

• Finished – Finished successfully

• Cancelled – Finished with errors

• Paused – Chain execution was paused

• Stopped – Chain execution was stopped

Beside the status, a step has also a result that could be:

• Initial → Initial result

• OK → For Rules means True, for Jobs/Actions means Successful

• Not OK → For Rules means False, for Jobs/Actions means

Unsuccessful.

A Batch Chain can be Paused, Stopped, Deleted or Restarted. This feature

of the BJM Tool it’s very useful and can be used in several situations:

• A Daily Batch Chain should be delayed today due to a problem in the

system: It’s possible to Pause the Batch Chain and Restart it when the

problem was solved.

• A Daily Batch Chain cannot be executed today: It’s possible to Delete

the batch chain (just for today).

• A Batch Chain is being executed but needs to be paused for a while. By

clicking in the Pause button no new Jobs are launched until the batch

chain is Restarted

• A Batch Chain is being executed but it should not continue. The batch

chain can be stopped.

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List Schedule

The List Schedule module can also be used to monitor the execution of a

chain but the information is shown in a tabular view:

For complex chains, this view could be useful to see which steps are being

executed at a certain time. This module could also be useful to export to a

spread sheet the result of a chain execution. However, since all steps are

shown as a list, it’s not so easy to understand what are the dependencies

among all the steps.

Schedule ChainThis module is used to schedule a Chain created in the Job Definition

module.

The execution of a Chain is triggered by an event. The BJM Tool has

several events by default:

• Immediate Start → event used to execute a Chain immediately

• Start Date/Time → event used to execute a Chain in a specific Date and

Time.

• On File Creation → even used to execute a Chain when a specific file is

created or copied in a SAP Application Server or External File Server.

• On File Removal → even used to execute a Chain when a specific file is

removed from a SAP Application Server or External File Server.

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At Oneasit Solution, we believe that working with our customers and

partners is the best way to improve our tools and also the best way to give

customers what they think it’s important for them to run their business.

Feedback from our customers it’s very important for us and we take that

feedback very seriously in consideration. Our tools are build in a way that

any extra requirements or related functionalities can be added, either as a

specific customer development, as an enhancement or as a general

improvement of the tool. You feedback counts a lot for us.

BJM

Batch Job Management is the less expensive SAP batch monitoring and

control tool in the market, but as powerful as any other similar tool. Using

BJM will allow users and administrator to save time in monitoring complex

batch chains.

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