How To Fix BGRFC374 - Incorrect lifetime for logging

BGRFC374 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BGRFC - qRFC - New Background RFC

• Message number: 374

• Message text: Incorrect lifetime for logging

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Enter a lifetime for logging entries that is greater than zero.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BGRFC374 - Details

• The SAP error message BGRFC374, which indicates "Incorrect lifetime for logging," typically occurs in the context of the Background RFC (BGRFC) framework. This error is related to the management of the lifetime of BGRFC logs, which are used to track the status of asynchronous function calls in SAP systems.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The BGRFC configuration parameters may not be set correctly, leading to inconsistencies in the logging lifetime.
  Database Issues: Problems with the database, such as corruption or misconfiguration, can affect the logging mechanism.
  System Time Discrepancies: If there are discrepancies in system time settings between the application server and the database server, it can lead to incorrect lifetime calculations for logs.
  Expired Logs: If the logs have exceeded their defined lifetime and are still being referenced, this can trigger the error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BGRFC374 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Review the BGRFC configuration settings