Monitoring a background job using transaction SM37

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen use command window to launch transaction SM37. The following screen is displayed.
  2. Provide the job name:
    • For a background extraction job initiated by IRC specify DEE_BG_JOB
    • For a background status job initiated by the user, specify DEE_CLEANUP_JOB .
      Note:  For older adapters, replace DEE_CLEANUP_JOB with DEE_STATUS_JOB.
  3. Provide the user name for scheduling the job
  4. Click Execute or click F8. The background job list is displayed for selected inputs as displayed below.

    The Job Overview screen displays these details:

    • All the background jobs for a specified user.
    • Start date and time for every job.
    • The status of every job (Scheduled, Ready, Active, Finished, Canceled).
    • The duration of the job processing from the time the job was released.
    • The delay between the release and execution start time for a job
    • Job log of the job running in background mode.
    Note: To read the JOB log, click Job log button on the application tool bar.

    The job log gives details of the job execution takes place with time stamp.

    Scheduled

    Job is scheduled in background and waiting for release

    Ready:

    Job is released and initializing to start running

    Active:

    Job is running successfully

    Finished:

    Job is completed successfully

    Canceled

    Job is canceled due to error or system problem