How To Fix D4614 - Spool file selected has status *FINISHED.'

D4614 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: D4 - DB2/400 specific messages

• Message number: 614

• Message text: Spool file selected has status *FINISHED.'

What causes this issue?

The spool file was removed from the system after being either produced
by a writer or cleared
from an output queue or deleted.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message D4614 - Spool file selected has status *FINISHED.' ?

  The SAP error message D4614 indicates that the spool file you are trying to access or process has a status of *FINISHED. This means that the spool request has already been completed and is no longer in a state that allows for further processing or modification.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the spool file you are attempting to work with has already been processed and is in a finished state. This can happen if:
  
  The spool request has already been printed or outputted.
  The spool file has been deleted or archived.
  You are trying to reprocess a spool file that is no longer available for further actions.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Spool Status: Go to transaction code SP01 (Spool Request) and check the status of the spool file. If it is indeed marked as *FINISHED, you will not be able to modify or reprocess it.
  
  
  Recreate the