How To Fix UMG123 - Job already exists. Use a different suffix

UMG123 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UMG - Message Class for the Unicode Migration Tool.

• Message number: 123

• Message text: Job already exists. Use a different suffix

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UMG123 - Details

• The SAP error message UMG123, which states "Job already exists. Use a different suffix," typically occurs when you are trying to create a background job in SAP with a name that is already in use. Each background job in SAP must have a unique name, and if you attempt to create a job with a name that already exists, you will encounter this error.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Job Name: The most common cause of this error is that you are trying to create a job with a name that is already assigned to another job in the system.
  Job Suffix: SAP allows you to differentiate jobs by using suffixes. If the base name of the job is already taken, you need to modify the name by adding a different suffix.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Change Job Name: Modify the job name by adding a unique suffix or prefix to ensure it does not conflict with existing job names. For