How To Fix EMMA077 - Choose Prepare Jobs or Delete Preparations

EMMA077 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EMMA - Monitoring of Mass Runs

• Message number: 077

• Message text: Choose Prepare Jobs or Delete Preparations

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EMMA077 - Choose Prepare Jobs or Delete Preparations ?

  The SAP error message EMMA077, which states "Choose Prepare Jobs or Delete Preparations," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Environment Management and Monitoring (EMMA) tool. This error indicates that there are existing preparations that need to be addressed before you can proceed with your current operation.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually triggered when:
  
  There are pending or incomplete preparation jobs in the system.
  The system is trying to execute a new job or operation that cannot proceed until the existing preparations are either completed or deleted.
  The user is attempting to initiate a process that conflicts with the current state of the job preparations.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EMMA077 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Preparations:
  
  Navigate to the job management or monitoring section of your SAP system.
  Look for any jobs that are in a "preparation" state. This can often be found in transaction codes like SM37 (Job Monitoring) or similar.
  
  
  
  Complete or Delete Preparations:
  
  If