About Me: I have expertise in SAP MM/WM/IDOC and SD module. Presently I am working with HCL Tech.

Objective: Configure a back ground job in SAP R/3. This document intents to provide steps which can be done even by a end user to prepare a Job. Preamble: Business User has passed on the requirement that they should receive the Stock report for material in there SAP Inbox. Main Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Change screen layout of stock report as per the requirement. Create variant to run the stock report (MB52) via Job. Access transaction code SM36 to create the Job. Monitor the Job and check the spool Access SAP Business Work place to check the Spool.

Step1: Create Screen layout Assumption: User has loged in transaction code MB52 and has used the selection critera as Plant lets say 1000.

Use these button to move not required fields on right

Name the layout and description starting with /

Step : Create Variant along with the layout which we have created in previous step. Press F4 on the layout field in initial screen and then press save.

Make sure to select the layout here press F4 on layout field

After selecting the layout here please click on save.

Step: Please mention the variant name as per your choice and also mention the description. You may also mark the check box protect variant for the field plant and layout though its not mandatory.

Save Step : Finding the program name for transaction code MB52

Now please notice the Program name RM07MLBS.

Step: Log in transaction code SM36. Mention the Job name as ZDaliystk_MB52_1000.

Name the report

Press enter to get the below screen

Click on the abap program

Click on the ABAP program and mention the program and also select the variant name which was created in initial steps.

Give variant name and program

Click on check and save Step : Now click on the start condition button.

Step In this step we are giving the frequency of running the job. As already mentioned the Job needs to run daily basis.

Mark periodic job and click on period values

Step : click on the period values button and also mark the period check box as the job has to run every day.

1. Click on daily and then on check and save.

2. Click on save

Step Click on the spool recipient button

Click here to get this pop up to mention recipient

Step : Just press enter and save to get the message that job is in release status

Step: Monitor and check the output of job. Access transaction code SM37. Also mention the Job name

Step : execute and check the spool.

Select the row and click on spool button

Step: click on the type

Click here

Step : Here we are with the results which is list of stock in our case

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