How To Fix 00572 - Job & does not contain any steps yet

00572 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 00 -

• Message number: 572

• Message text: Job & does not contain any steps yet

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 00572 - Job & does not contain any steps yet ?

  The SAP error message "00572 Job & does not contain any steps yet" typically indicates that a background job has been created but does not have any steps defined for it. This can occur for various reasons, such as an incomplete job definition or an error during the job scheduling process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incomplete Job Definition: The job was created but no steps were added to it.
  Job Scheduling Error: There may have been an error during the scheduling process that prevented steps from being added.
  User Error: The user may have inadvertently created a job without specifying any steps.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Job Definition:
  
  Go to transaction code SM37 (Job Monitoring).
  Search for the job using the job name or user who created it.
  Check the job details to confirm that no steps have been defined.
  
  
  
  Edit the Job:
  
  If the job is found and has no steps, you can edit it.
  Use transaction code