How To Fix PO361 - Server & does not have a spool work process

PO361 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PO - Spooler message

• Message number: 361

• Message text: Server & does not have a spool work process

What causes this issue?

You have selected a spool server that neither has a spool service nor
is there an alternate server with spool service defined.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Choose a spool server that has a spool service or is assigned a spool
service.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PO361 - Details

• The SAP error message PO361 indicates that the server does not have a spool work process available. This can occur in an SAP system when there are issues related to the configuration or availability of the spool work processes, which are responsible for handling print requests and generating spool files.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The SAP system may not be configured correctly to allocate spool work processes.
  Resource Limitations: There may be insufficient resources (CPU, memory) on the server to start a spool work process.
  Work Process Configuration: The number of spool work processes may be set to zero or too low in the system configuration.
  System Load: High system load or other processes consuming resources may prevent the spool work processes from starting.
  System Errors: There may be underlying system errors or issues with the SAP kernel.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction RZ10 or RZ11 to check the profile parameters related to work processes.
  Ensure that the number of