How To Fix WS_MASS004 - Job & has been completed

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_MASS - Settlement Management: Messages for Mass Processing

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Job & has been completed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS_MASS004 - Job & has been completed ?

  The SAP message WS_MASS004: Job & has been completed is an informational message indicating that a background job has finished its execution. Here's a detailed explanation:
  
  Cause:
  
  The message WS_MASS004 is generated by the SAP Workflow system.
  It indicates that a background job (identified by the job name or job number) has successfully completed.
  This message is typically logged or displayed after a workflow-related background job finishes processing.
  
  
  Meaning:
  
  This is not an error but an informational message.
  It confirms that the scheduled job has run to completion without issues.
  The ampersand (&) in the message is a placeholder for the actual job name or job number.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Since this is an informational message, no corrective action is required.
  You can use this message to verify that the background job has completed successfully.
  If you are monitoring workflow jobs or batch jobs, this message serves as a confirmation.
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Background jobs in SAP are scheduled via transaction SM36 and monitored via SM37.
  Workflow jobs are often processed in the background to handle asynchronous tasks.
  If you are troubleshooting workflow or batch job issues, check the job logs in SM37 for detailed information.
  If you expected the job to continue running or to perform certain actions and it ended prematurely, then further investigation into the job logs and workflow logs (transaction SWI1) is needed.
  For workflow errors, check transaction SWI2_FREQ or SWI1 for workflow logs.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message ID
  WS_MASS004
  
  
  Message Text
  Job & has been completed
  
  
  Type
  Informational message
  
  
  Cause
  Background job has finished successfully
  
  
  Solution
  No action needed; message confirms completion
  
  
  Related Tcodes
  SM36 (schedule job), SM37 (monitor jobs), SWI1 (workflow logs)
  
  
  
  
  If you are seeing this message in a context where a job is expected to continue or if subsequent steps are not triggered, then you may need to check the job definition or workflow configuration.
  
  In short:
  
  WS_MASS004 means the background job has completed successfully. No error or problem is indicated by this message.