How To Fix S1634 - Trace is switched on for & on &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: S1 - Statistik / SAP-Monitor

• Message number: 634

• Message text: Trace is switched on for & on &

What causes this issue?

You want to activate one or more traces. However one or more traces are
already activated for one or all users.
Since the trace can only be activated for one or all users you cannot
change the trace switch.

System Response

After the message the system continues working.

How to fix this error?

Wait until the trace has been deactivated by the user.
If necessary contact the user who activated the trace. You can find the
user name on the screen "Trace requests" (initial screen of the
transaction) under the heading "State of traces".

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message S1634 - Trace is switched on for & on & ?

  The SAP error message S1634, which states "Trace is switched on for & on &," typically indicates that a trace is currently active for a specific user or process in the SAP system. This can happen when a developer or administrator has enabled tracing for debugging or performance analysis purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Active Trace: The most common cause of this message is that a trace has been activated for a user or a specific transaction. This is often done to gather detailed information about the system's behavior during execution.
  Performance Monitoring: Traces are often used for performance monitoring and debugging, and they can be left on unintentionally.
  System Configuration: Sometimes, system settings or configurations may lead to traces being enabled by default for certain users or transactions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Disable the Trace: The primary solution is to disable the trace that has been activated. This can typically be done using transaction codes such as:
  
  ST01: System Trace
  ST05: SQL Trace
  ST12: