How To Fix RSCRT171 - For this daemon there is no longer a background job to start in sm37

RSCRT171 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSCRT - Near-To-Real-Time Messages

• Message number: 171

• Message text: For this daemon there is no longer a background job to start in sm37

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSCRT171 - For this daemon there is no longer a background job to start in sm37 ?

  The SAP error message RSCRT171 indicates that there is no longer a background job to start for the specified daemon in transaction SM37. This typically occurs when the background job that was supposed to be executed has either completed, been canceled, or failed, and the system is unable to find any job to start for the daemon process.
  Causes:
  
  Job Completion: The background job has already completed its execution.
  Job Cancellation: The job was manually canceled by a user or by the system due to some error.
  Job Failure: The job may have failed due to an error, and as a result, it is no longer available for the daemon to start.
  Job Deletion: The job may have been deleted from the job management system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the background processing system or the daemon itself.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Job Status: Go to transaction SM37 and check the status of the background