You can define start options for the individual modules according to your system requirements. If you confirm the dialog field without making any settings, the import tool assumes the default start options, depending on the selected import mode. If you change any settings, you can save them as a template for future import activities.
Prerequisites
You have started importing the queue.
If you want the import to run in the background, your system must have at least two free background processes available. Make sure that no other background jobs are executed at the same time.
Procedure
In the Start Options for the Queue dialog, you can select the options you require for each module from the relevant tab page:
- Immediate start/continue in dialog immediately
- Choose this option if you want the module to be processed immediately in the dialog. If you select this option for multiple modules, they are processed consecutively without interruption. The mode is blocked for the duration of the import.
- Immediate start/continue in background immediately
- Choose this option if you want the module to be processed immediately in the background. If you select this option for multiple modules, they are processed consecutively without interruption.
- Later start/continue in background later
- Choose this option if you want to start the module in the background later. Select the required start date and time using input help. If you choose No Start After, the module is processed only in the period between Planned Start and No Start After. If no background processes are available during this time, the module is not processed.
- Manual start/continue manually
- Choose this option if you want to process the module manually. The import tool interrupts the process after processing the previous module.
If you change the start option for a module, start options for other modules can be affected too. You can see an overview of the current start options for all modules in the summary in the upper part of the dialog sequence. If changes have been made, this summary is usually refreshed automatically, however some changes do no lead to an automatic refresh (such as entering a start time). In this case, use the function Refresh.
If you want to save your selection as a template for future import activities, choose Save As Template. The template is then used by default whenever the import process is started again in the same import mode.
Note: Note that you can only save the selected options as a template if you are starting a new queue import and are defining the options for the entire import process. If you continue the import process after a module has been processed or after an error has occurred, then it is no longer possible to save the changed options as a template.
If you have saved a start time in a template, the start time is automatically adjusted to the current date when you use this template (start the import process for a new queue). If you have specified a time slot, this is also copied and adjusted to the new start time.
Confirm your selection by choosing Continue.
Result
The import tool starts importing the queue using your start options.
If the import tool interrupts the processing procedure after processing a module, you can check the start options before the next module starts and change them if required. If you have scheduled modules to be processed in the background, you can only make changes using Job Administration. To do this, choose Environment > Background Processing in the import tool.
Default SAP Settings for the Start Options
- Default Settings for Unchanged Use of the Conventional Import Procedure
If you have chosen the conventional import (import mode Downtime-minimized not activated), the following settings are made by default:
Module Option
Preparation Immediate Start in Dialog
Import 1 Continue in Dialog Immediately
Import 2 Continue in Dialog Immediately
Clean up Continue in Dialog Immediately
- Standard Settings for Unchanged Use of the Import Mode Downtime-Minimized
Note: The import mode Downtime-minimized is only available for import-only processes. This means that the default settings of the regular import process apply to uninstallations and combined import and uninstallation processes.
If you have selected the import mode Downtime-minimized, the following settings are made by default:
Module Option
Preparation Immediate Start in Dialog
Import 1 Continue in Dialog Immediately
Import 2 Continue Manually
Clean up Continue Manually
