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SAP Solution Manager - Use Cases

This document describes typical use cases for the SAP Solution Manager Integration.

SAP Solution Manager integration allows you to access functions of the Automation EngineThis component drives an Automation Engine system and consists of different types of server processes.. You can even schedule AE tasks from the jobAn Automation Engine object type for a process that runs on a target system. scheduling workcenter in the SAP Solution Manager.
You can either schedule them directly or out of a SAP job documentation. In doing so, you can integrate the Automation Engine in the SAP Change Management or the Service Desk.

For information about configuring and testing the integration, see the chapter SAP Solution Manager Integration.

For the following use cases, start the job scheduling workcenter (SOLMAN_WORKCENTER transaction) of the SAP Solution Manager.

Use Case 1: Searching an AE Job Out of the Solution Manager

  1. In the SAP Solution Manager Workcenter, Job Monitoring section, select the entry External Job Scheduler.
  2. You can now define filters according to criteria that should be used for searching AE jobs. The Isolation groupAn Automation Engine object type that integrates tasks so that they can be processed together. stands for the AE clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients. A particular Automation Engine object type..
  3. Click Apply to have the jobs that were found listed in a table.


 

Use case 2: Scheduling Tasks from a Job Documentation

The following steps are required in order to schedule objects in the Automation Engine out of a SAP job documentation:

  1. Open a SAP job documentation and select a system in the Systems tab.
  2. Click the Scheduling tab to see the interface in which you can schedule your tasks.
  3. Set the required parameters such as the AE client (Separation Group field), the RFC connection, Queue objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task, priority and the name of the object that should start (Job Definition field).



    An input assistant is available for selecting the object that should start (Job Definition). All executable objects of the specified AE client will be listed. You can filter for the folderTop level entities such as Environment, Deployment Target, Activity, … are stored in folders. The permissions a user has on an entity depend on the permissions that are set on the folder for the entities. (ID of an applicationAn application is a software which helps a user to fulfill specific tasks. In the context of ARA see also: Application entity.), the object typeAn individual object is provided for the individual activities: There are User, UserGroup, Notification, Cockpit, CodeTable, Documentation, Event, Agent, FileTransfer, Group, Include, Job, Workflow, Calendar, Login, Client, RemoteTaskManager, Schedule, Script, Server, Sync, Variable and TimeZone objects (Definition Type) or the object name (Job Definition).


  4. Click Schedule/Change Externally in order to schedule the taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities. in the Automation Engine. The AE RunIDShort for "run number". It is a number that provides unique information about a task's execution. The RunID can include 7 to 10 digits. It is assigned by the Automation Engine component . of the activated task will then appear in the upper window area.



  5. By clicking External Notes, you can add comments to an execution.
  6. External Logs will show the task's AE reports. Note that no external reports are available.

 

Use case 3: Directly Scheduling Tasks

When you open the Job Scheduling Workcenter, you can use the menu item Schedule Jobs in order to schedule objects directly in the Automation Engine.

  1. In the Scheduler section, select the entry SMSE for the Automation Engine.
  2. Now select the RFC connection with the corresponding AE client. Note that the AE client is shown in the Separation Group section. This means that when you directly schedule tasks for AE, the Separation Group must always be a number (such as 1010). You can ignore the RFC entry for Separation Group GLOBAL.



  3. Set the required parameter for the object that should start (RFC connection, Separation Group, queueA particular Automation Engine (AE) object type. In AE, a queue determines the maximum number of concurrent tasks, their priorities and the order in which tasks should be executed. In ARA, queues are containers for workflow executions that should be executed at a certain time one after another., priority and object name). Specify the name of the object that should start in the Job Definition field (you can also use the input assistant for this purpose).
    As in use case 2, you can now schedule this task in the Automation Engine by clicking Schedule/Change Externally.

    For the start conditions, the Automation Enginegenerates temporary Calendar objects.



    Setting the option Schedule Stopped has the effect that the scheduled task will remain in the Automation Engine with the statusThis represents the condition of a task (such as active, blocked, generating). "Waiting for manual releaseReleases combine a set of activities and a set of packages as well as other release artifacts under a timeline (a plan including milestones and phases), which can be planned, baselined and tracked." until it is manually released.
    You can also change existing schedules subsequently by adjusting them to your requirements and clicking Reschedule in order to update your Automation Engine

 

 


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