How To Fix ESH_TAU_MSG016 - Recurrying creation of new URLs is already running in background

ESH_TAU_MSG016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_TAU_MSG - Test Automation

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Recurrying creation of new URLs is already running in background

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ESH_TAU_MSG016 - Details

• The SAP error message ESH_TAU_MSG016 indicates that a process related to the creation of new URLs is already running in the background. This typically occurs in the context of the SAP Enterprise Search (SAP ESH) or when working with the SAP Search and Classification (TREX) system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by an attempt to start a new job for creating URLs while another job for the same process is already in progress. This can happen if:
  
  A previous job has not completed yet.
  There is a misconfiguration or a failure in the background job that prevents it from finishing.
  Multiple users or processes are trying to initiate the same background job simultaneously.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Background Jobs:
  
  Go to transaction SM37 (Job Monitoring) in SAP.
  Look for any jobs related to URL creation that are currently running. You can filter by user, job name, or status.
  If you find a job that