How To Fix WB2BW020 - Termination because time exceeded: &1 documents processed

WB2BW020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WB2BW -

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Termination because time exceeded: &1 documents processed

What causes this issue?

The latest possible termination time you entered has been reached.

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

System Response

The last document processed was number &V3&.

How to fix this error?

You can continue to run the program:
Enter run name &V2&.
Delete the flag <LS>New Run</>.
Enter the remaining selection criteria (for example, sales organization)
and, if available, use a selection variant.
The system determines which documents still have to be processed.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB2BW020 - Termination because time exceeded: &1 documents processed ?

  The SAP error message WB2BW020 indicates that a process has been terminated because it exceeded the allowed time limit while processing a specified number of documents. This typically occurs in batch processing jobs or data transfer processes where the system has a predefined time limit to complete the task.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Long Processing Time: The processing of the documents is taking longer than expected, which could be due to various reasons such as:
  
  Large volume of data being processed.
  Inefficient processing logic or algorithms.
  Resource contention or system performance issues.
  Locks on database tables that are being accessed.
  
  
  
  System Configuration: The timeout settings in the system may be too strict for the volume of data being processed.
  
  
  Background Job Settings: If the job is running in the background, it may have a time limit set that is too low for the amount of data being processed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Time Limit: 
  
  You can adjust the time limit for the job in the