How To Fix RT218 - Number of background work processes

RT218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RT - Monitoring infrastructure MSG and alert texts

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Number of background work processes

What causes this issue?

Technical Constraints:
At least one background work process must exist system-wide, and at
least two must exist during an upgrade.
You can set the number of these work processes using the system
parameter <ZH>rdisp/wp_no_btc</>.
For further information about this topic, see SAP Note 39412 (How many
work processes to configure).

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 RT218 - Number of background work processes ?

  The SAP error message RT218 typically indicates that the number of background work processes configured in the SAP system is insufficient to handle the current workload. This can lead to delays in processing background jobs, which can affect overall system performance and job scheduling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Configuration: The number of background work processes configured in the system is lower than what is required for the current workload.
  High Job Volume: There may be a sudden increase in the number of background jobs due to batch processing, data uploads, or other scheduled tasks.
  Long-Running Jobs: If there are jobs that take a long time to complete, they can occupy the available background work processes, leading to a backlog.
  System Performance Issues: Other performance issues in the system can also affect the availability of background work processes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Background Work Processes:
  
  You can increase the number of background work processes in the SAP system profile parameters. This is done