How To Fix WA873 - Background job for restarting WIs with temporary errors not deleted

WA873 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WA - Messages from Workflow Event Manager

• Message number: 873

• Message text: Background job for restarting WIs with temporary errors not deleted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WA873 - Background job for restarting WIs with temporary errors not deleted ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WA873:
  
  SAP Error Message: WA873
  Text: Background job for restarting WIs with temporary errors not deleted
  
  1. Cause
  This message appears when the system tries to delete a background job that was created to restart Workflow Instances (WIs) which had temporary errors, but the job could not be deleted successfully.
  
  In SAP Workflow, when a workflow instance encounters a temporary error (e.g., system unavailable, locked objects), the system can schedule a background job to automatically restart these instances after some time.
  If for some reason the system attempts to delete this background job (for example, when the workflow is cleaned up or the error condition is resolved), but the deletion fails, the message WA873 is triggered.
  Possible reasons for failure to delete the job include:
  The job is currently running or locked.
  Insufficient authorizations to delete the job.
  Job does not exist or has already been deleted.
  System inconsistencies or database