How To Fix WS362 - Termination due to timeout: & creditors processed

WS362 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 362

• Message text: Termination due to timeout: & creditors processed

What causes this issue?

The latest termination time has been overrun. Not all documents have
been processed. The number of the creditor to be processed next is
&V3&.

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?

To continue the program run:
Enter run name &V2&
Delete the <LS>new run</> indicator.
Enter the additional selection criteria (purchasing organization etc.)
or use a selection variant, if one was created.
The system automatically determines the creditor still to be processed.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS362 - Termination due to timeout: & creditors processed ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WS362 Termination due to timeout: & creditors processed
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  The error message WS362 indicates that a background job or a process related to creditor/vendor processing was terminated because it exceeded the allowed runtime (timeout). The placeholder "&" in the message typically shows the number of creditors processed before the timeout occurred.
  Common causes include:
  
  The program or report processing creditors is taking longer than the maximum allowed runtime.
  System performance issues causing delays.
  Large volume of data (many creditors) being processed in a single run.
  Inefficient or unoptimized custom code or standard SAP program.
  Insufficient system resources (CPU, memory).
  Timeout parameters set too low for the job.
  
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  During batch jobs or background processing related to vendor/creditor master data or transactions.
  Common in reports or programs that process multiple creditors, e.g., mass changes, payment runs, or data loads.
  
  
  Solution / How to fix:
  
  
  Check Job Runtime and Timeout Settings:
  
  Review the background job's maximum runtime settings.
  Increase the allowed runtime