How To Fix UMG312 - A background job for the additional preparation steps was started.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 312

• Message text: A background job for the additional preparation steps was started.

What causes this issue?

A background job for the additional preparation steps was started
automatically. The name of the background job is ''UMG_PMIG_PREP_JOB'.
Depending on the database size and CPU speed, the job is running several
minutes to several hours. You can check the status of the job in
transaction SM37.
An overview about the reports and logs of the reports can be seen in
report UMG_ADD_PREP_STEP (SPUMG menu Extras -> Additional Preparation
Steps). Please read the online documentation to find out more about
UMG_ADD_PREP_STEP.
For MDMP systems you should not start the table scans before the
background jobs is finished.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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