Variants facilitate processing in SAP as jobs can be processed with ready-set input values. The system supports the use of variants by offering various functions for reading, copying or modifying variants. Deleting and listing them are also possible.
Note: It is important that variants are checked and set just before an ABAP program is processed in order to exclude error sources.
AE JCL for SAP
Use the following JCL script elements for SAP:
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R3_ACTIVATE_REPORT
Executes a report with a specified variant -
R3_COPY_VARIANT
Copies a report variant -
R3_CREATE_VARIANT
Creates a new variant -
R3_DELETE_VARIANT
Deletes a report variant -
R3_GET_VARIANT_CONTENTS
Shows the content of a variant -
R3_GET_VARIANTS
Lists all available variants in the activation log -
R3_MODIFY_VARIANT
Modifies a variant entry
With BC-XBP 3.0 Scheduling Interface, it is possible to pass parameters to ABAP programs without having to create/maintain static variants. For more information, see R3_SET_SELECT_OPTION .