Importing Process Chain Definitions

You import the definition of an imported process chain to be able to maintain restart-related properties of the process chain within Redwood Server. These properties are available on the Maintain Object dialog of the SAP system inside Redwood Server.

Process Definitions to use

The following process definitions allows you to import process chains and their definitions:

• SAP_BW_ImportProcessChains - used to import the process chain to fill LOV's, allows you to also import the definition of the process chain which allows you to modify it.
• SAP_BW_ImportProcessChainDefinition - used to import or update the definition of a process chain in Redwood Server.SAP_BW_ImportProcessChains ParametersSAP_BW_ImportProcessChainDefinition Parameters

SAP_BW_ImportProcessChains Parameters

Tab	Parameter	Description	Direction	Data Type	Default Expression	Values
Parameters	SAP_SYSTEMS	SAP System	InOut	String
Parameters	PCHAIN_NAME	Technical Name of SAP BW Process Chain	In	String
Parameters	PCHAIN_TEXT	Description of SAP BW Process Chain	In	String
Parameters	MAX_COUNT	Maximum Count	In	Number
Parameters	IMPORT_CHAIN_DEFINITION	Import Process Chain Definition?	In	String	N	Y, N
Parameters	CREATE_JOBDEFS	Create a Job Definition?	In	String	N	Y, N
Parameters	DROP_OLD_SELECTION	Drop Old Matching Values?	In	String	Y	Y, N
Parameters	TEST_RUN	Test run?	In	String	N	Y, N
Parameters	CCMS_JOB_DEFINITION	CCMS process definition	In	String
Parameters	CLIENT	Target Client; the client the process will use.	In	String
Generation Settings	NAME	Name of Generated Job Definition	In	String
Generation Settings	JOBNAME_GENERATION	Use name as	In	String
Generation Settings	APPLICATION	Application	In	String
Generation Settings	PARTITION	Partition	In	String
Generation Settings	OVERWRITE	Overwrite Existing Job Definitions?	In	String	Y	Y, N
Generation Settings	CHAIN_RESTARTABLE	Make Processes Restartable If Errors Occur?	In	String	F	F (Failed) A (All) N (Not restartable)
Generation Settings	SYNCHRONOUS	Synchronous Run?	In	String	N	Y, N
Generation Settings	SIMULATE	Simulate Run?	In	String	N	Y, N
Generation Settings	NOPLAN	No Plan?	In	String	N	Y, N
Job Output Parameters	SHOWLOG	Retrieve Job Log?	In	String	Y	Y, N
Job Output Parameters	SHOWSPOOL	Retrieve Spool Lists?	In	String	Y	Y, N
Job Output Parameters	SHOWAPPLLOG	Retrieve Application Logs?	In	String	N	Y, N
Job Output Parameters	IGNORE_APPL_RC	Ignore Application Return Code?	In	String	Y	Y - Ignore return code N - Use system default U - Use return code

SAP_BW_ImportProcessChainDefinition Parameters

Parameter	Description	Direction	Data Type	Default Expression	Values
SAP_SYSTEMS	SAP System	In	String
PCHAIN_NAME	Technical name of the SAP BW Process Chain	In	String
DROP_OLD_SELECTION	Drop old selection?	In	String	Y	Y, N

Procedure

Importing an SAP Process Chain Definition

1. Navigate to "Definitions > Processes".
2. Choose Submit from the context-menu of the process definition SAP_BW_ImportProcessChains.
3. Fill the fields and choose Submit.
4. Choose Submit.

Example

1. Navigate to "Definitions > Processes".
2. Choose Submit from the context-menu of the process definition SAP_BW_ImportProcessChains.
3. Select the SAP System PR1, Technical Name of SAP BW Process Chain OTCT_C2_INIT_P01, leave the other parameters at the default value.
4. Choose Submit.

See Also

• Handling Process Chains
• Import Process Chains