How To Fix RT626 - Percentage of currently used background processing capacity

RT626 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 626

• Message text: Percentage of currently used background processing capacity

<LS>&CAUSE&</>
This performance attribute displays the average usage of all background
work processes, by default averaged over the last hour.

System Response

If an alert is generated in this node, the start of the background job
can be delayed, as it may not be possible to assign jobs whose start
condition is fulfilled to a free work process immediately. When
evaluating the situation, note also the situation of the node
<DS:NA.RT637>ServerSpecificQueueLength</>.

How to fix this error?

Set the number of background work processes using the profile parameter
<LS>rdisp/wp_no_btc</>.
For more information about this topic, see SAP Note 39412 (How many
work processes to configure).

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 RT626 - Percentage of currently used background processing capacity ?

  The SAP error message RT626 indicates that the percentage of currently used background processing capacity has reached a critical level. This typically means that the system is experiencing high demand for background processing jobs, which can lead to performance issues or delays in job execution.
  
  Cause:
  
  High Volume of Background Jobs: There may be too many background jobs scheduled or running simultaneously, consuming the available processing capacity.
  Insufficient System Resources: The system may not have enough CPU or memory resources allocated to handle the current load of background jobs.
  
  Configuration Issues: The background processing configuration may not be optimized for the current workload.
  Long-Running Jobs: Some jobs may be taking longer than expected to complete, leading to a backlog of jobs waiting to be processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Monitor Background Jobs: Use transaction codes like SM37 to monitor the status of background jobs. Identify any long-running or failed jobs that may need attention.
  Optimize Job Scheduling: Review the scheduling of