Release 2.
BACKGROUND JOB SCHEDULING FOR SAP® SOLUTIONS
A secure, advanced, user-friendly, web-based
background job scheduling solution for SAP®
What’s New in Release 2.0
ESPatrol’s Background Job
Scheduling for SAP® Solutions is
Certified for SAP NetWeaver™:
ESPatrol 2.0 includes a
web-based SAP Background Job
Scheduling solution that
proactively schedules and
manages the SAP enterprise.
This invaluable solution will
allow SAP job scheduling from a
single web-accessible
(Intranet/Internet) interface
and/or the revision of scheduling
tasks from any location.
Features at a Glance
Start a parent job
Retrieve child jobs
Start a job scheduled to run
after an event/raise an event
Intercept a scheduled job or
group to reset job status
Create/edit variants
Create SAP background jobs
including ABAP steps
Create SAP background jobs
with external program steps
Create a new SAP background
job with the copy function
Edit the start of scheduled
jobs
Delete existing jobs
Cancel active jobs
View job status and job log
Set the XMI audit level
Display the job spool list
Display background work
processes
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Traditional scheduling and management
of SAP jobs is a thing of the past.
International Computer Services, Inc.
(ICSI) has designed, engineered, and
developed an innovative, multi-platform
integration with SAP solutions.
ESPatrol’s job scheduling solution
reduces the steps needed to schedule a
job, resulting in personnel time savings,
as well as infrastructure efficiencies.
ESPatrol allows scheduling of SAP jobs
within multiple SAP solution-based
environments, i.e., development, QA, and
production, from a single interface.
One of ESPatrol’s greatest benefits is its
easy-to-navigate, uncluttered screens.
Implementation of a job scheduling
interface for SAP is one of the key
success factors in achieving advanced,
seamless SAP solution-based system
productivity.
ESPatrol also delivers the power and
reliability to schedule and control the
SAP-based job scheduling workload
without requiring an intensive change in
operational procedures.
This web-based solution
enables personnel to
work from remote
locations.
Team members overseeing the SAP
solution can enjoy the benefits of
telecommuting, attending a conference,
or conducting an off-site meeting, while
still maintaining access to their job
scheduling functions from anywhere
there is an Intranet/Internet connection.
Prior to ESPatrol, job schedulers had the
capability of performing, routine, pre-
scheduled functions. However,
administrators were unable to easily
schedule a dependent job or cancel an
active job.
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ESPatrol increases the efficiency of a
SAP solution-based system by delivering
hassle-free automated scheduling
capabilities 24/7. ESPatrol 2.0 is SAP-
certified for integration via SAP’s latest
interface, BC-XBP version 2.0 and
consists of a web interface and an SQL
server backend.
The process of viewing the status of SAP
jobs scheduled for future processing is made
even easier with ESPatrol, thereby increasing
productivity of staff and the SAP solution-
based system.
Increase team productivity of those using
SAP solutions with ESPatrol’s web-
accessible interface scheduling solution
for SAP.
Build complex jobs with multiple
ABAP steps easily—Create/edit SAP
background jobs that include ABAP or
external program steps.
Execute special exceptions on
demand—Start jobs immediately and
delete/cancel jobs as necessary.
ESPatrol also supports the creation of
special schedule exceptions that
override the conventional schedule.
Start dependent jobs—Start a
dependent job when all its prerequisites
are met, i.e., raise an event.
Intercept/reset a scheduled job—
Intercept one job or hold a sequence of
jobs and restart the procedure at any
desired point.
View a comprehensive job
spool/status log—Obtain fast and
easy details of job spools or status
information directly from ESPatrol
without exporting data to another
program format.
Seamless Integration between SAP
Netweaver and ESPatrol 2.0
No change to the existing SAP solution-based
configuration is required for setup, installation,
or operation of ESPatrol. A user-friendly
graphical user interface is used for scheduling
and controlling all procedures in ESPatrol.
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 ESPatrol’s user-friendly job scheduling screen: Create a Job with ABAP Steps.

For more information about

ESPatrol Background Job Scheduling for SAP® Solutions
or ICSI’s integrative systems,
ESPatrol BW Job Scheduling for SAP® Solutions,
ESPatrol Background Job Monitoring for SAP® Solutions,
and ESPatrol System Monitoring for SAP® Solutions,
call 1-800-450-9484 or visit www.icsi.com .

About International Computer Services, Inc.

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, International Computer Services, Incorporated (ICSI) is a full service
information technology software and consulting firm specializing in providing job scheduling and monitoring solutions for SAP BW and
other SAP solutions, consulting on SAP solution-based projects, and project support services.

With the launch of its new ESPatrol product, Certified for SAP NetWeaver™, ICSI has designed, engineered, and developed an innovative
and intelligent, multi-platform SAP solution. ESPatrol provides SAP BW-based job scheduling and proactive visibility into the health,
availability, and performance of SAP applications and jobs on a 24/7 basis. ESPatrol includes an intelligent web-based scheduling and
monitoring solution that proactively schedules, monitors, and manages SAP solution-based enterprise environments. ESPatrol interfaces are
also SAP-certified for integration with the BC-XBP version 2.0 interface for job scheduling from SAP Web Application Server 6.20.
ICSI’s solutions help further maximize a customer’s enterprise investment in SAP solutions.

ICSI, the ICSI Software logos and all other product or service names are the exclusive property of International Computer Services, Inc. SAP, SAP NetWeaver and all SAP product
and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries around the world. All other registered
trademarks or trademarks belong to their respective companies. © ICSI 2004. All rights reserved.

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