How To Fix KPEP051 - Choose a job for which selection criteria already exist

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KPEP - & & & &

• Message number: 051

• Message text: Choose a job for which selection criteria already exist

What causes this issue?

You want to view the selection criteria for a job in Schedule Manager
Monitor. However, no selection criteria exist for the job that you
selected.

System Response

Processing stops.

How to fix this error?

Choose another job.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KPEP051 - Choose a job for which selection criteria already exist ?

  The SAP error message KPEP051, which states "Choose a job for which selection criteria already exist," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with the execution of reports or jobs that require predefined selection criteria.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when you attempt to execute a job or report that does not have any selection criteria defined. In SAP, selection criteria are essential for filtering the data that the report or job will process. If the job you are trying to run does not have these criteria set up, the system will not know how to proceed, leading to this error message.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KPEP051 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Job Definition: 
  
  Go to the transaction code related to the job you are trying to execute (e.g., transaction codes like SM37 for job monitoring).
  Verify that the job has been defined correctly and that selection