How To Fix ESH_SE_SEARCH026 - Overlapping job is released

ESH_SE_SEARCH026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_SE_SEARCH - Search

• Message number: 026

• Message text: Overlapping job is released

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ESH_SE_SEARCH026 - Details

• The SAP error message ESH_SE_SEARCH026: Overlapping job is released typically occurs in the context of the SAP Enterprise Search (SAP ESH) framework. This error indicates that a background job that is responsible for indexing or updating the search data is already running, and a new job cannot be started until the existing one completes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Jobs: The error is primarily caused by an attempt to start a new indexing job while another job is still in progress. This can happen if the indexing process takes longer than expected or if multiple jobs are scheduled to run at the same time.
  Job Scheduling: If jobs are scheduled too closely together, they may overlap, leading to this error.
  System Performance: Performance issues in the system can cause jobs to take longer than anticipated, resulting in overlaps.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Running Jobs: Use transaction code SM37 to check for any running background jobs related to the search index. If