Process Chain Tips

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Summary
The objective of this Article is to share some tips and tricks on the Process chain. Author: Chandiraban singu

Company: Capgemini Created on: 24 August 2009

Author Bio
The author is a NetWeaver 2004s Certified Consultant. He has been involved in SAP BW Implementation and Support Services.

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Table of Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Process chain: .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Transaction code used in Process chain management. ..................................................................................... 3 How to copy the Process Chain? ....................................................................................................................... 3 How to Get the Process chain name from the Job (SM37)? .............................................................................. 5 How to add Process chain in RSPCM? .............................................................................................................. 7 How to remove Process chain from schedule? .................................................................................................. 7 How to move the Process chain from one directory (Display Grouping) to another? ........................................ 8 How to find the Parent Meta chain of the Process chain with Start Using Meta Chain or API selection? ....... 9 Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 11

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Overview Process chain:

A Process chain is a sequence of processes that wait in the background for an event. Some of these processes trigger a separate event that can start other processes in turn. If you use Process chains, you can automate the complex schedules in BW with the help of the event-controlled processing, visualize the schedule by using network applications, and centrally control and monitor the processes.

This article will provide you a few (Seven) tips in the management of Process chain. 1. Transaction code used in Process chain management. 2. How to copy the Process Chain? 3. How to Get the Process Chain name from the Job (SM37)? 4. How to add Process chain in RSPCM? 5. How to remove Process chain from schedule? 6. How to move the Process chain from one directory to another? 7. How to find the Parent Meta chain of the process chain with Start Using Meta Chain or API selection?

Transaction code used in Process chain management.

The few transaction codes used to manage the Process chain. RSPC RSPCM RSPC1 RZ20 BWCCMS => Process Chain Maintenance => Monitor daily process chains => (Single) Process Chain Display => CCMS Monitoring => CCMS Monitor for BW

How to copy the Process Chain?

The below steps explain the procedure to copy the existing Process chain within the system. From the Process chain Planning View , Transaction Code => RSPC. Open the interested Process Chain, Double click on the Process Chain. To copy the process chain, enter the transaction code COPY.

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Enter the Name and Description for new Process Chain in the prompted window.

Thus the process chain is copied, Activate and Schedule with the required modification.

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How to Get the Process chain name from the Job (SM37)?
The below steps explains the procedure to get the Process chain name from the job name. Go to SM37. All those jobs that have name BI_PROCESS_TRIGGER are created and triggered by process chains. Select the interested job and click on Step

Select the line and from Goto Menu path click on Variant.

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The process chain name is displayed in the output screen.

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How to add Process chain in RSPCM?

The RSPCM Monitor Daily Process chain is the central environment where we could monitor all the interested process chain. A single window monitoring for all the interested process chain. The below steps explains the procedure to add the Process chain into the Monitor Daily Process chain (RSPCM). Go to Transaction code RSPCM Click on Add chain button from Application tool bar and add the interested process chain.

How to remove Process chain from schedule?

The below steps explains the procedure to remove the (already scheduled) Process chain from the Schedule. Select the interested Process Chain from transaction code RSPC. For SAP BW 3.x, Go to Menupath Process Chain and select Remove from Schedule.

SAP BW 3.x For SAP BI 7.0, From the Menupath Execution click on Remove from Schedule.

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How to move the Process chain from one directory (Display Grouping) to another?
The below steps explains the procedure to move the Process chain from one Display Group to another. Select the interested Process Chain from transaction code RSPC. Click on Display Components

Select Desired Directory/Display Grouping.

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Thus process chain into the allocated Display Group

How to find the Parent Meta chain of the Process chain with Start Using Meta Chain or API selection?
The below steps explains the procedure to find the Parent Meta chain from the Child Process chain (with Start Using Meta Chain or API selection). Table RSPCCHAIN is used to find the Meta chain. Go to table RSPCCHAIN . Provide the Process chain name in the selection field Process chain. In result the Meta chain name is displayed.

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