JobScheduler certified integration with SAP

Status

• Early feature proposal: this issue is not intended for immediate development
• We ask for you feedback, please vote if you are interested in this feature
• Add your comments for specific requirements (requires self-registering with JIRA)

Feature

• Development of an RFC client for access to XBP
• Certification Process
• On-going commercial support

Integration Scenarios

• Integration with SAP NetWeaver
• Full support of the BC-XBP interface inclduding the functionality
  • Job definition
  • Job control
  • Job deletion
  • Starting jobs (using immediate start)
  • Canceling active jobs
  • Accessing information about jobs (status, logs, etc.)
  • Accessing information about SAP Job Scheduling System resources
• JobScheduler has been integrated with Tivoli Workload Scheduler Master for an SAP environment, see Controlling JobScheduler with a Tivoli Workload Scheduler Master
  • This solution is available and would replace TWS Agents by JobScheduler instances for improved flexibility

Community Effort

• This feature requires funding for development and for the commercial certification process
• Interested parties can support this feature by specifying requirements and by providing access to their SAP test environments

Resources

• Background Processing, Job Scheduling (BC-XBP)
• Connecting External Job Management Systems to the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP CCMS Job Scheduling System