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File tab of Process Runner DB

This section contains information about the different options in the File tab, which presents a backstage view of all the major operations related to Process files. The backstage menu of the File tab enables you to manage the Process files; you can perform tasks such as creating, saving, opening, and closing Process files.

Note: To return to the Process file instantly from the backstage view, select Back. Alternatively, press ESC button from keyboard.

This section contains the following topics:

Info

This section describes the backstage container of the Info tab that displays information about the Process file in the Basic and Advanced tabs.

To view the Process file details,

  1. In Process Runner DB, select File. The backstage view is displayed with the Basic tab that contains information such as the file name, its location, file type, version, who created the file, when the file was last run, and others. Also, the following details appear.
    • SAP Release: Displays the version of the SAP system on which the Process file was created.
    • SAP System Info: Displays the SAP System ID and language on which the Process file was created.
  2. Select Advanced. The following information is displayed.
    • OS-Off-C-info: Displays the language of the file that is currently opened in the Process Runner.
    • Creation Framework: Displays the version of the .Net framework in which the Process file was created.
    • Last Framework: Displays the current .Net framework of the file
    • Created ProR Version: Displays the Process Runner DB version in which the Process file was created.
    • Changed ProR Version: Displays the Process Runner DB version in which this file was last edited.
  3. Optionally, perform the following steps:
    1. To disable SAP version check for the Process file when it is run, select Disable SAP version check on run.
    2. To not check for the difference between the original Process file version and its current version, select Disable future version file check.

    Note: For information about how to set Disable SAP version check on run and Disable future version file check globally for all Process files, see Updates/Backup.

  4. To close the Process file, select Close and to close Process Runner DB, select Exit.

New Process

This section describes how to record a Process file. Process Runner DB supports the following technologies:

  • Transaction
  • BAPI/RFM
  • GUI Script
  • Data Extractor

To start recording a Process file,

  1. In Process Runner DB, select File. The backstage view appears.
  2. Select New Process from the pane on the left side of the window.
  3. Double-click New Transaction, New RFM/BAPI, New GUI Script, or New Data Extractor. The New Process window appears.

Open Process File

This topic describes how to open a Process file in Process Runner DB.

If you do not have permission to open and run the Process file because the auto-assign settings are not enabled in Control Panel, send an access request to your Control Panel administrator. For more information, see Send Access Request for Process, SAP System to Control Panel.

To open a Process file,

  1. Open Process Runner DB. The backstage view appears.

  2. To open an already recorded and saved Process file that is available on your computer, perform the following steps:
    1. Select Open > Open From Local. The Open window is displayed.
    2. Select the Process file and click Open. The Process file is opened.
  3. To open a Process file from EShare, which is a network environment where numerous Process Runner DB users can use a single centralized database, perform the following steps:
    1. Select Open > Open From EShare. The Open from EShare window appears.
    2. Select the Process file and select Open. The Process file is opened.
    3. Optionally, you can select Open (Smart EShare) to generate, download and open a copy of the Process file that is saved on EShare. In such a scenario, the original file in EShare is not modified.
  4. To open a Process File from local ready-to-run Template, which are the sample Process files that are in the Documents\Innowera\Samples path on your computer, perform the following steps:
    1. Select Open > Local Ready-to-Run Template. The Open window appears.
    2. Select the Process file and select Open. The Process file is opened.
  5. To open a Process file from cloud ready-to-run-template, perform the following steps:
    1. Select Open > Cloud Ready-to-Run Template. The Ready to Run Template from Cloud window appears.
    2. Select the Process file, right-click, and select Download and Open. The Process file is opened. If you try to open a password-protected sample, you are prompted to enter the password; please create a support case on Salesforce for the password.

      3. Note:

      • You can right-click a Process file and select View Details to view information about the file such as the file name, its ID, when the file was uploaded, the category, and description are displayed.
      • You can search for a Process file either by Process File Type or SAP Version or Category filters. The Process File Type filter can used for all type of views, but the SAP Version and Category filters are available only in grid view.

    Refer to the video to understand about the various ready-to-run samples that are available.

  6. Run the file.

Save

This section describes how to use the Save option to save the progress of Process file in Process Runner DB.

To save the Process file,

  1. Select File. The backstage view appears.
  2. Select Save from the pane on the left side of the window. The file is saved.
  3. To close the Process file, select Close and to close Process Runner DB, select Exit.

Save As

This topic describes how to save the Process File as a Process file on your computer at a custom location or on EShare; EShare is a central database that enables other Process Runner DB to save, open and share the Process files.

To save the Process File,

  1. Select File. The backstage view appears.
  2. Select Save As.
  3. Select one of the following options to save the Process file as a Process file:
    • Save As Local: Indicates that the Process file is saved on the computer with the name that you entered.
    • Save As on EShare: Indicates that the Process file is saved on EShare with the name that you entered and the specified sharing type.
  4. To enhance the compatibility of Process File, select Save Process file with Compress format.
  5. To close the Process file, select Close and to close Process Runner DB, select Exit.

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