Schedule Background Job

ABAP Editor transaction SE38 can be used to execute program in the background. In SE38 selection screen click on Program -> Execute -> Background and specify the name of the variant. You can schedule the program to run once at a certain time or periodically every month, week, days, hours or minutes.

Moreover Transaction SM36 can be used to Schedule Background Job without selections parameters.

Click on the steps, A popup window will open, Click on ABAP/4 button. The fields ABAP/4 Program name, Variant and Language will become input enable. Type the program name and save it by pressing on save Icon. Now Click on start condition, a popu up will appear asking about start date or Immediate etc.. pls provide applicable details and press on save Icon. and now finally press on Save Icon

From 4.6c onwards you will also see one more button "Job Wizard", this option can also be used to define the Job steps. Also Transaction SM36WIZ is the same as "Job Wizard".