SAP Note 18416 - PA40 - Batch input data not found

Symptom:

PA40
A batch input session that is processed in the background is handled differently by the system than a batch input session that is processed in the foreground. Data for a different screen sequence is expected.

Cause and prerequisites

The events menu for PA40 and the Info groups of the events can be defined on the basis of user groups. The user group is determined at run time from the user parameter "UGR".
If no menu and/or info group is found for the user group, the data is determined with the reference user group.
For background processing, no user parameters are read, which means that the reference user group is always used.
If the reference user group differs from the user group in the user master, data in the session is not passed to the screens that were actually called.

Solution
The screens in the batch input session must always correspond to either the menu and/or the Info group that belongs to the reference user group.
Furthermore, we suggest that you do not program any batch input to PA40, because the events sequence must be intrepreted to the menu. Batch inputs should be carried out to PA30.

Set the following fields:
RP50G-CHOIC = '0000' (Events)
RP50G-SUBTY = '10' (Current event type, e.g., hiring)
RP50G-BEGDA = entry date
FCODE = 'INS'/'COP' (insert, copy)