How To Fix BA227 - Job cannot be generated because there is a SUB job with same name

BA227 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BA - Data Archiving

• Message number: 227

• Message text: Job cannot be generated because there is a SUB job with same name

What causes this issue?

If you schedule preprocessing, postprocessing, or write jobs to run
periodically, or if you want to repeat the schedule manually, it is not
possible to schedule any further jobs in SARA, because the assignment
to the SUB-job is not unique.

System Response

The current SUB-job is terminated and a new preprocessing,
postprocessing or write job is not scheduled.

How to fix this error?

In the case of periodic scheduling, first delete the periodically
scheduled SUB-job so that no further job scheduling or terminations
occur.
In the case of a new schedule, a new job name for the SUB-job is
automatically created in transaction SARA so that there is no name
conflict and there are no further terminations.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BA227 - Job cannot be generated because there is a SUB job with same name ?

  The SAP error message BA227 indicates that a job cannot be generated because there is already a sub-job with the same name. This typically occurs in the context of background job scheduling in SAP, where jobs are defined to run certain tasks at specified times.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the existence of a sub-job (or a job step) that has the same name as the job you are trying to create. In SAP, job names must be unique within the same job class and job category. If a job with the same name already exists, the system will not allow the creation of a new job with that name to avoid conflicts.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Jobs: 
  
  Use transaction code SM37 to check for existing jobs. Look for jobs that have the same name as the one you are trying to create.
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