Problem calling a program using 'SUBMIT ... AND RETURN'

[Soady, Phil]

Lesson...
any background step should not call anything that causes dialog.
 
If you call a dialog based tool you must call it using batch input in
background mode... as specified below.
 
Alternative, call a BAPI if available.
avoid batch input if possible.
 
 
 
Phil Soady
Senior Consultant
Business Technologies
SAP Australia
M  +61 (0) 412 213 079
E  phil.soady at sap.com
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Kouw, FA - SPLXE
Sent: Monday,3 May 2004 9:41 PM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Problem calling a program using 'SUBMIT ... AND RETURN'
 
 
Hi,
 
Just want to share something we experienced, maybe this helps you in the
future:
 
   * when calling a program from a background task/method using 'SUBMIT
     ... AND RETURN' the workflow step remained in status 'In process'.
     This is caused by the following: when the program is executed in
     the foreground the program displays 2 message boxes, stating the
     result of the program. No further user interaction is needed
     (except selecting the OK-button). When running in the background
     these message boxes cause the step to remain in status 'In
     process'. The solution was to call the program using a "CALL
     TRANSACTION 'xxxx'  USING BDCDATA  MODE 'N' MESSAGES INTO ITAB"
     statement (using BDCDATA for skipping the message boxes).
 
Regards,
 
Fred Kouw
 
 
 
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