Defining the global options
Table 1 lists the options that can be specified only in
the global configuration file r3batch.opts.
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| dep_sem_proj | (Optional) The project ID for the external dependency semaphore used for handling SAP R/3 background processing events as external follows dependencies. | d |
| icp_sem_proj | (Optional) The project ID for the job interception semaphore. | c |
| job_sem_proj | (Optional) The project ID for the job semaphore. | a |
| primm_enable | (Optional) Enables (ON) the SAP print parameter PRIMM (Print Immediately) for all jobs. | OFF |
| prnew_enable | (Optional) Enables (ON) the SAP print parameter PRNEW (New Spool Request) for all jobs. | OFF |
| prrel_enable | (Optional) Enables (ON) the SAP print parameter PRREL (Immediately delete the spool output after printing) for all jobs. | OFF |
| prsap_enable | (Optional) Enables (ON) the SAP print parameter PRSAP (Print SAP Cover Page) for all jobs. The default value is OFF. | OFF |
| prunx_enable | (Optional) Enables (ON) the SAP print parameter PRUNX (Print Operating System Cover Page) for all jobs. | OFF |
| var_sem_proj | (Optional) The project ID for the variant semaphore. | b |
Modifying the default values of the semaphore options is particularly useful when the IDs that are generated would be the same as the IDs already used by other applications.
On UNIX and Linux, to resolve the problem of duplicated IDs, HCL Workload Automation for SAP uses system-5 semaphores to synchronize critical ABAP function module calls. It uses one semaphore for job-related tasks and another one for tasks related to variant maintenance.
To synchronize
on the same semaphore, the communication partners must use the same
identifier. There are several ways to choose this identifier. HCL Workload Automation for SAP uses
two parameters: a path name and a project ID (which is a character
value). The path name parameter is the fully qualified path to the
options file. The project ID is taken from the options described in Table 1. If these options are omitted, HCL Workload Automation for SAP uses
default values, which work for most installations.
Note:
- The semaphore options must be edited directly in the global options file using a text editor; you cannot use the options editor to modify these values.
- If two semaphore
options are assigned the same value, all the semaphore values are
reset according to the following rule:
- job_sem_proj
- It keeps the value assigned, or its default value.
- var_sem_proj
- It is reset to the first character that, in the ASCII table, follows the value assigned to var_sem_proj.
- icp_sem_proj
- It is reset to the second character that, in the ASCII table, follows the value assigned to var_sem_proj.
- dep_sem_proj
- It is reset to the third character that, in the ASCII table, follows the value assigned to var_sem_proj.