How To Fix SKTA013 - No background process available or incorrect logon language

SKTA013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SKTA - Translation: Automatic Distribution

• Message number: 013

• Message text: No background process available or incorrect logon language

What causes this issue?

Automatic distribution cannot be scheduled for the target language that
you have selected.
This is for the following reasons:
No background processes have been set up on the application servers in
order to support the codepage of the target language.
The code page of your logon language is not compatible with the codepage
of the target language.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Find an application server that supports the codepage of the target
language and set up a background process there. Then log on to this
application server to schedule the automatic distribution run.
You need to log on to the system in a language that is compatiable with
the codepage of the target language. Ideally, you should log on in the
target langauge.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SKTA013 - Details

• The SAP error message SKTA013 indicates that there is an issue with the background processing system in SAP. This error can occur for a couple of reasons, primarily related to the availability of background processes or issues with the logon language settings. Here’s a breakdown of the causes, potential solutions, and related information:
  Causes:
  
  
  No Background Process Available: This typically means that there are no background work processes available to handle the job you are trying to execute. This can happen if:
  
  All background processes are busy.
  The background processing system is not configured correctly.
  There are insufficient resources allocated to the background processing.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Logon Language: This can occur if the logon language specified in the user profile does not match the language settings of the background job or if the language is not supported.
  
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Background Process Availability:
  
  Go to transaction SM50 (Process Overview) to check the status of the background processes. Look for any processes