How To Fix ESH_POST_INSTALL013 - The languages of the back-end systems were already activated

ESH_POST_INSTALL013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_POST_INSTALL - ESH Post Installation

• Message number: 013

• Message text: The languages of the back-end systems were already activated

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ESH_POST_INSTALL013 - Details

• The SAP error message ESH_POST_INSTALL013 indicates that the languages of the back-end systems have already been activated. This typically occurs during the installation or configuration of the SAP Enterprise Search (SAP ESH) component, where the system checks for language activation in the back-end systems.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the system detects that the languages you are trying to activate in the back-end systems are already activated. This can happen if:
  
  The language activation process was previously completed.
  There was an attempt to re-run the language activation steps without needing to do so.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Language Activation:
  
  Verify which languages are currently activated in your back-end systems. You can do this by navigating to the transaction code SMLT (Language Transport) in the SAP GUI. This will show you the list of activated languages.
  
  
  
  Skip Activation:
  
  If the required languages are already activated, you can skip the language activation step in