SAP CPS Administration Guide

SAP CPS Administration Guide

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1. Welcome ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Use ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 See Also ........................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Release Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Browser Versions ............................................................................................................................... 3 Reverting from Chargeable back to Free of Charge Version is NOT Supported ............................................... 3 Run As Fields and Special Characters in Passwords .................................................................................. 3 Redwood Platform and Oracle Prerequisites ............................................................................................ 3 Tablespace Usage - Upgrading from Version 7 ......................................................................................... 4 Killing RedwoodScript Jobs ................................................................................................................. 4 FileInUseCommand Process Server Parameter Changed Default Value on Unix ............................................. 4 SAP Application Return Codes ............................................................................................................. 5 Dates are Lenient ............................................................................................................................... 5 SQL Server Deadlocks ........................................................................................................................ 5 Job Chain Status ................................................................................................................................ 5 Preconditions .................................................................................................................................... 6 Job Run Order Change ........................................................................................................................ 6 OnChange Trigger .............................................................................................................................. 6 Firefox 3.6 and Java Plugins ................................................................................................................. 6 Debian-based Systems and Java Networking ........................................................................................... 7 Import Jobs and Clusters ..................................................................................................................... 7 SQL Server JDBC Driver Settings ......................................................................................................... 7 SAP Interception ................................................................................................................................ 7 JVM Time Zone Settings ..................................................................................................................... 8 HTTP Worker Threads ........................................................................................................................ 8 Oracle Globalization Support ............................................................................................................... 8 Clients Require Time Zone Data ........................................................................................................... 8 File Event Move Directories ................................................................................................................. 8 Default Pagesize on DB2 is insufficient .................................................................................................. 8 Queues, Time Windows and Time Zones ................................................................................................ 9 Platform Agent Network Timeout .......................................................................................................... 9 Fail-over Timeouts ............................................................................................................................. 9 File:// links and Mozilla Firefox ............................................................................................................ 9 Fail-over Timeouts ............................................................................................................................ 10 Time Windows and the Custom Library ................................................................................................ 10 Shell .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Transport Files ................................................................................................................................. 10 Changing the SAP System of a Job with Default Queue ........................................................................... 10 SAP Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Upgrade Issues ................................................................................................................................ 10 Upgrading from 26 to 28 ............................................................................................................ 10 SAP Job Definitions .................................................................................................................. 11 SAP Job Names ....................................................................................................................... 11 Events and Job Files ................................................................................................................. 11 Application Renames ................................................................................................................ 11 Platform Agents on Linux .................................................................................................................. 11 Platform Agents on Tru64 .................................................................................................................. 12 JCo Dependency Issues ..................................................................................................................... 12 On UNIX and GNU/Linux ......................................................................................................... 12 Windows ................................................................................................................................ 12

3. New Features ....................................................................................................................................... 13

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Import Jobs and Clusters ........................................................................................................ 13 Audited Objects have and Audit Trail tab .................................................................................. 13 Improved Security with sudo .................................................................................................. 13 Platform Agent Network Timeout ............................................................................................ 13 Fail-over Timeouts ................................................................................................................ 13 Permalink Module ................................................................................................................ 13 Links in Comment Fields ....................................................................................................... 13 SAP SNC Support ................................................................................................................ 14 Advanced Auditing Rules ....................................................................................................... 14 Advanced Search for all Objects .............................................................................................. 14 Easy Retrieval of Process Server Logs ...................................................................................... 14 Controlling Communication Channels with SAP PI .................................................................... 14 New Features in M26 ............................................................................................................ 14

SAP Applications API Integration .................................................................................... 14 Mail Job Definition Type ............................................................................................... 14 Period Functions .......................................................................................................... 15 Reports ....................................................................................................................... 15 Credentials .................................................................................................................. 15 Dashboard .................................................................................................................. 15 Library and Triggers ..................................................................................................... 15 Isolation groups ........................................................................................................... 15 4. SAP CPS ................................................................................................................................. 16 Use .................................................................................................................................... 16 Implementation Considerations ............................................................................................... 16 Integration .......................................................................................................................... 17 Features .............................................................................................................................. 17 Activities ............................................................................................................................ 17 More Information ................................................................................................................. 18 5. Architecture ............................................................................................................................. 19 Technical System Landscape .................................................................................................. 19 Use ............................................................................................................................ 19 Integration .................................................................................................................. 19 See Also ..................................................................................................................... 20 Central Scheduling Concepts .................................................................................................. 20 Use ............................................................................................................................ 20 Jobs, Job Chains, Job History ......................................................................................... 20 Queues and Process Servers ........................................................................................... 21 Distribute Workload ...................................................................................................... 23 SAP Systems ............................................................................................................... 25 Events and Event Definitions .......................................................................................... 27 Scheduling .................................................................................................................. 27 Applications ................................................................................................................ 30 6. Getting Started - Using SAP CPS ................................................................................................. 31 Use .................................................................................................................................... 31 Logging on ......................................................................................................................... 31 Use ............................................................................................................................ 31 Version Information and Help ......................................................................................... 31 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................ 32 Procedure ................................................................................................................... 32 Navigation .......................................................................................................................... 32 Use ............................................................................................................................ 32 The Title bar and Tool bar .............................................................................................. 34 Actions ....................................................................................................................... 35 Restrictions on Actions .................................................................................................. 36 Navigating with Screen Readers ...................................................................................... 36

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Performing Basic Actions ...................................................................................................... 37 Use ............................................................................................................................ 37 Procedure ................................................................................................................... 40

Locating Objects Quickly ...................................................................................................... 41 Use ............................................................................................................................ 41 Procedure ................................................................................................................... 42 Result ........................................................................................................................ 42 Example ..................................................................................................................... 42 Advanced Object Search ................................................................................................ 42

Advanced Actions ................................................................................................................ 44 Use ............................................................................................................................ 44 Editing Objects in XML ................................................................................................ 44

7. Administering the Scheduling Landscape ....................................................................................... 46 Use .................................................................................................................................... 46 Checking Your License .......................................................................................................... 47 Use ............................................................................................................................ 47 Special Restrictions ...................................................................................................... 49 See Also ..................................................................................................................... 50 Different Versions ......................................................................................................... 50 Configuring the Central and Satellite Systems ............................................................................ 53 Use ............................................................................................................................ 53 Understanding the Different XBP Interface Releases ........................................................... 54 Enhanced SAP Interfaces with Redwood Transports ............................................................ 57 SAP Communication Channels with PI/XI ........................................................................ 60 Configuring an SAP System for Central Process Scheduling ................................................. 61 Connecting to SAP Systems ........................................................................................... 64 Managing Roles and Users ..................................................................................................... 98 Use ............................................................................................................................ 98 Isolating Users and Objects ............................................................................................ 99 Managing Users and Roles in External Systems ................................................................ 100 Managing Users and Roles in SAP CPS .......................................................................... 107 Creating Isolation Groups and Assigning them to Users ..................................................... 107 Assign Users from External Platforms to Jobs with Credentials ........................................... 108 Privileges .................................................................................................................. 114 Auditing Object Changes ..................................................................................................... 174 Use .......................................................................................................................... 174 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 177 Example ................................................................................................................... 178 Generating Reports ............................................................................................................. 178 Use .......................................................................................................................... 178 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 180 Example ................................................................................................................... 181 Basic Notification and Alerting with the Mail Module ................................................................ 181 Use .......................................................................................................................... 181 See Also ................................................................................................................... 182 Configuring Mail and Sending Emails ............................................................................ 183 Customizing Emails .................................................................................................... 186 Advanced Notification and Alerting with the Active Monitoring Module ....................................... 187 Use .......................................................................................................................... 187 Triggering Alerts ........................................................................................................ 189 Defining Escalation Routes ........................................................................................... 205 Email Alert Gateways .................................................................................................. 209 Setting User Parameters in the Options dialog .......................................................................... 214 Use .......................................................................................................................... 214 Locale Format ............................................................................................................ 215

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The Registry ...................................................................................................................... 215 Use .......................................................................................................................... 215 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 216

Scaling the Scheduling Resources on the Central System ............................................................ 217 Use .......................................................................................................................... 217 Using Process Servers ................................................................................................. 218 Using Queues ............................................................................................................ 231 Prevent Simultaneous Execution of Processes ................................................................... 242 Creating Event-Driven Schedules with Events .................................................................. 244 Tuning SAP CPS ........................................................................................................ 253 Tuning Memory Usage/Garbage Collection ..................................................................... 255 Balancing the Load ..................................................................................................... 257 High Availability ........................................................................................................ 262

Organizing Processes ........................................................................................................... 272 Use .......................................................................................................................... 272 See Also ................................................................................................................... 274 Creating Applications .................................................................................................. 274 Managing Applications with RedwoodScript .................................................................... 275

Importing and Exporting SAP CPS Objects ............................................................................. 275 Use .......................................................................................................................... 275 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 279 Example ................................................................................................................... 280

Managing Job Output Formats .............................................................................................. 282 Use .......................................................................................................................... 282 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 284 Example ................................................................................................................... 285 See Also ................................................................................................................... 285

Regular Activities for SAP CPS ............................................................................................. 285 Use .......................................................................................................................... 285

Backup and Recovery of SAP CPS ......................................................................................... 287 Use .......................................................................................................................... 287 Architecture ............................................................................................................... 287 Backup ..................................................................................................................... 288 See Also ................................................................................................................... 289 Database Backup ........................................................................................................ 289 Restore Data from Backup ............................................................................................ 291

8. Automating Processes Across the System Landscape ...................................................................... 293 Creating and Editing Job Definitions ...................................................................................... 293 Use .......................................................................................................................... 293 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 296 See Also ................................................................................................................... 297 Setting Job Definition Properties ................................................................................... 297 Redwood Job Definition Types ...................................................................................... 319 Creating Job Chains ............................................................................................................ 324 Use .......................................................................................................................... 324 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 328 Job Chain Steps .......................................................................................................... 329 Job Chain Jobs ........................................................................................................... 330 Creating Job Chains with Sequential Jobs ........................................................................ 332 Creating Job Chains with Parameter Handling .................................................................. 334 Creating Job Chains with Parallel Jobs ............................................................................ 336 Creating Job Chains with Job Dependencies .................................................................... 337 Creating Job Chains for Multiple SAP Systems ................................................................ 340 Precondition Functions ................................................................................................ 342 Redwood Expression Language ..................................................................................... 344

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