How To Fix RSPC003 - Job &1, waiting for event &2 &3, has no predecessor

RSPC003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSPC - Process Chains

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Job &1, waiting for event &2 &3, has no predecessor

What causes this issue?

Although job &V1& has been started by event &V2& &V3& and is recognized
in the process chain, the current run for this process has no job
preceding it.
This is why the system was unable to determine a log ID, and the chain
is broken.

System Response

The job has been terminated.

How to fix this error?

With the exception of the start process, each process must have a
process that precedes it.

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.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSPC003 - Job &1, waiting for event &2 &3, has no predecessor ?

  The SAP error message RSPC003 indicates that a job in the SAP Process Chain (PC) is waiting for an event to trigger its execution, but it has no predecessor defined. This situation typically arises when the job is set up to be event-driven, but the necessary event that should trigger it has not been configured or is not being raised.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Predecessor: The job is configured to wait for an event, but there is no predecessor job that is supposed to trigger this event.
  Event Not Raised: The predecessor job may have completed, but the event that should have been raised to trigger the next job did not occur.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the process chain where the event linkage is not properly set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Process Chain Configuration:
  
  Open the process chain in transaction RSPC.
  Verify that the predecessor job is correctly defined and that it is supposed to raise the