HCL Workload Automation, Version 9.4

Mapping between HCL Workload Automation and SAP job states

When an SAP job is launched by HCL Workload Automation, you can monitor its progress. The status transitions in HCL Workload Automation (internal status) and the corresponding SAP status are listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Status transitions in HCL Workload Automation (internal status) and the corresponding SAP R/3 status
HCL Workload Automation Job State SAP Job State
INTRO Not Available
WAIT Ready, Release
EXEC Active
SUCC Finished
ABEND Canceled

The INTRO state indicates that HCL Workload Automation is in the process of introducing the job, but in SAP, the job has not yet entered the ready state. Because it takes some time to get a job queued and into the ready column, the INTRO state might last a few minutes if the SAP system is particularly busy.

Even if a job is finished in SAP, HCL Workload Automation keeps it in the EXEC state if its BDC sessions are not complete and you have not selected the Disable BDC Wait option. For details about this option, see Using the BDC Wait option.