How To Fix ARCH_PROT222 - No background job or spool available for the selected entry

ARCH_PROT222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ARCH_PROT - Archiving: Logs

• Message number: 222

• Message text: No background job or spool available for the selected entry

What causes this issue?

The background job or the spool was probably already deleted, or the
corresponding program was executed in dialog mode, and therefore a
background job or spool does not exist.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ARCH_PROT222 - No background job or spool available for the selected entry ?

  The SAP error message ARCH_PROT222 indicates that there is no background job or spool request available for the selected entry in the Archive Management system. This error typically arises when you are trying to access or manage archived data, but the system cannot find the corresponding background job or spool request that was supposed to handle that data.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Background Job: The background job that was supposed to process the archiving task may not have been created or may have failed.
  Spool Request Not Found: The spool request associated with the archiving process may have been deleted or not generated correctly.
  Incorrect Selection: The entry you are trying to access may not have been archived properly, or you may be selecting an incorrect entry.
  Authorization Issues: Lack of proper authorizations to view or manage the background jobs or spool requests.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Background Jobs:
  
  Go to transaction SM37 to check for any background jobs related to archiving.