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The aim of this document is to give the processus to ensure that Broadcasts are correctly updated and sent.
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When to check broadcasts
If possible, check the broadcasts 3 times a day.
- 6:00 AM
- 2:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
(Given schedule is on Paris Time)
Check Broadcasts still running after 1 hour
Most broadcasts are executed within a minuteten minutes.
It may happen that a broadcast fails and runs endlessly. We usually kill them manually after an hour.
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2. Execute the transaction with the following settings:
Job Name = *
User Name = ALEBW
Job Status = Active
3. Look for jobs which have a duration > 3600s
Those JobNames should start whith "BIBCAST...."
4. Identify which broadcast is concerned
Double clic on the Active Job to display its properties.
Clic on "Job Log" to display the logs. Find the name of the broadcast and the name of the workbook/query broadcasted.
4. Kill these broadcasts
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The cancelled job is now visible if you do a search on SM37 with "Job Status" = Cancelled.
Check Broadcasts not updated successfully
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You should check that these broadcasts are correctly sent.
Please note that broadcast transmission is not immediate: Mails are sent to the Mail Server every 10 minutes.
1. Open transaction SOST
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- 73 : the broadcast has been sent successfully (green light)
- 672 : the broadcast is waiting to ben sent to the mail server. Please check within 10 minutes (orange light)
- Other status : the broadcast is in error. You may need to restart it. (red light)
Note: some broadcasts may have a "826" error message. This is not an error, broadcast is sent normally.
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Do not fill "Created By".
3. Select the Broadcast and clic on "Edit"
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4. Select the broadcast and execute it manually by clicking on "Execute"
Note: if you need to restart all instances of a broadcast, check if the broadcast is part of a Process Chain (transaction RSA1 / Administration / Process Chains). Restartting the full Process Chain is sometimes easier than restarting manually hundreds of braodcasts.
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