How To Fix AU241 - Additional entries were made when selecting automatic restart.

AU241 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AU - FI-AA utility program error messages

• Message number: 241

• Message text: Additional entries were made when selecting automatic restart.

What causes this issue?

You selected the field for automatic restart. However, you made
additional entries that only apply for a manual restart.

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?

Either carry out a manual restart, for which you supply the necessary
information, or carry out an automatic restart by removing the entries
that only apply for manual restarts.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AU241 - Details

• The SAP error message AU241 ("Additional entries were made when selecting automatic restart") typically occurs in the context of background job processing, particularly when there are issues with job scheduling or execution. This error indicates that there are additional entries in the job queue that were not accounted for during the automatic restart process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Job Queue Conflicts: The error may arise if there are multiple jobs scheduled to run at the same time, leading to conflicts in job execution.
  Job Status: The job may have been terminated or ended abnormally, and the system is trying to restart it while other entries are also being processed.
  Database Locking: There may be database locks or other resource contention issues that prevent the job from restarting properly.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration settings for job scheduling or background processing can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Job Status: Use transaction code SM37 to check the status of the job