Tasks to be completed when documenting an SAP Transaction, Report or Message code.

 1. Title of the page = SAP Transaction code, SAP Report or SAP Message

2. Add the following Labels, respectively : 

    • SAP Transaction => "sap_transaction", Transaction code "xxxx"

    • SAP Report => "sap_report"

    • SAP Message => "sap_msg"

3. On the left section, describe the steps. On the right section, insert respective print screens and additional guidelines, if needed (e.g. Main selections of the transaction...)



Use transaction code: 


: Initial Screen


  • To Schedule a Tasklist  implies providing the system the match between the first relative time defined in SAP SM and the first calendar day of the SAP SM run. The scheduling will be reflected in the Daily overview.

  • To Release a Tasklist () implies unlock of the automatic launch of Programs and Workflows. 

    • If we don’t release a Tasklist, all programs will remain with the following status and will not be launched automatically.
    • If we release a Tasklist, all programs will have the following status  and will be launched autonomously at the scheduled Day and hour.




After creating a tasklist, the following screen will be retrieved:


The last 2 columns on the right side are related with the relative time defined.

SAP SM can be schedule and release for a complete tasklist, a single task or a group of task.



Complete tasklist schedule and release

Select the highest node of the tasklist (example: ).

Click on the icon .

Specify to which calendar day concerns the first day of the closing tasks defined in SAP SM (first relative time). Additionally add a text specifying the country and closure to which concerns the Schedule and Release of SAP SM:


The Schedule and Release must be done one day before the first calendar day foreseen for the first task run.




Task schedule and release

1)  In case of a Flow Definition  select the task on the tasklist and with the right button of the mouse, select the option “Schedule” accessing the following screen:

Please define the day and hour for the Flow Definition Run..

By Scheduling a Flow Definition the Release is immediately performed (we don’t have the option “Release Jobs”).


2) In case of a Program, select the task on the tasklist and with the right button of the mouse, select the option “Schedule” accessing the following screen:

Then, define the date and time for the task execution. The program can be scheduled  and additionally released .


3) In case of a transaction, see point 2.4. (error)of this document. 



Daily/Weekly tasklist schedule and release 


The Daily/Weekly tasklist can be scheduled and released in transaction SCMA.

Right-click the mouse button in the folder you want to release and choose the option “Schedule”:

The following screen will appear:


Fill the following information:

  • Start Date
  • Flag Release Jobs in Task List
  • Txt for Instance
  • Choose the Period Scheduling
  • Select workday
  • Ends on


When releasing Weekly tasks take into account that we can only choose 1 weekday per folder.


When you’re done press 

If the following screen appears click again on 


The Tasklist was now released.



Undo the release of a complete tasklist, if applicable


In case there is the need to undo the release of a tasklist, please proceed as follows:

Select the highestnode of the task list

Click on the icon 

If the following screen appears, click on the icon , to change the layout and transferring all the items to the left side of the box:


Change the Layout in order to acess the Schedule+Release list:


The system retrieves the list of the Schedule and Release made in the chosen Tasklist. 


Then delete entry concerned to the Scheduling + Release Description foresaw. Click “continue” and then “yes”.

Be aware with the “notes” , because even thought you undo the release of a tasklist the “notes” will remain released. In this case you must delete them manually.