How To Fix UJC_EXCEPTION003 - Failed to create comments table of ( &1 - &2 ); table already exists

UJC_EXCEPTION003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UJC_EXCEPTION - BPC: Message Class for UJC Exception

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Failed to create comments table of ( &1 - &2 ); table already exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UJC_EXCEPTION003 - Failed to create comments table of ( &1 - &2 ); table already exists ?

  The SAP error message UJC_EXCEPTION003 indicates that there was an attempt to create a comments table for a specific object (denoted by &1 and &2), but the operation failed because the table already exists in the database. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP's Universal Job Controller (UJC) or similar job management functionalities.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system is trying to create a comments table that already exists. This can happen due to:
  
  A previous job or process that created the comments table but did not clean it up afterward.
  An attempt to reinitialize or recreate the job or object without first checking for existing tables.
  A misconfiguration in the job setup that leads to duplicate creation attempts.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Tables:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE11 (Data Dictionary) or SE16 (Data Browser) to check if the comments table already