AUTOMATIC CHAIN OF n CLIENT COPIES FROM CLIENT A TO CLIENT B1...Bn

THE REASONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A CLIENT COPY CHAIN:

- Sometimes  n>10 client copies have to run on a regular nightly basis (training systems)
- It is not advisable to run two client copies from the same client at the same time
- The next client copy has to start right after the finished one
- The client copy chain has to run automatically
- The whole scenario should be set up only once, and shold never be maintained again


HOW TO CREATE A CHAIN OF n CLIENT COPIES FROM CLIENT A TO CLIENT B1...Bn:
 
1.   Create n-1 events: event2...eventn

2.   Write a program called ZRAISE:

     parameters:   event(10)
     call function 'BP_EVENT_RAISE'
     exporting
        eventid = event.

3.   In client B1:
        - Create a periodic background client copy job with SCC0 with start time
          and period value
        - Create a variant for ZRAISE called event2 with the value event2
        - Add ZRAISE to the copy job as a second step with variant event2

     In client Bi (i=1...n-1):
        - Create a periodic background client copy job with SCC0 triggered by eventi
        - Create a variant for ZRAISE called event(i+1) with the value event(i+1)  
        - Add ZRAISE to the copy job as a second step with variant event(i+1)

     In client Bn:
        - Create a periodic background client copy job with SCC0 triggered by eventn