How To Fix WT234 - Error while starting RFC: PBT environment is alrdy initialized for group

WT234 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WT - Retail: Replenishment

• Message number: 234

• Message text: Error while starting RFC: PBT environment is alrdy initialized for group

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WT234 - Error while starting RFC: PBT environment is alrdy initialized for group ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WT234 - Error while starting RFC: PBT environment is already initialized for group
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the Process Control Framework (PBT) environment is being initialized more than once for the same group during an RFC (Remote Function Call) session. Essentially, the system detects that the PBT environment for a particular group is already active or initialized, and a subsequent attempt to initialize it again leads to this error.
  This typically happens in scenarios involving:
  
  Multiple RFC calls trying to initialize the same PBT environment concurrently.
  Incorrect handling of PBT environment lifecycle in custom code or standard SAP processes.
  Repeated calls to the initialization function/module without proper cleanup or termination of the previous environment.
  Issues in background job processing or parallel processing where the same group is being initialized multiple times.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  PBT (Process Control Framework) is used in SAP for managing process control and workflow-related tasks.
  The environment initialization is meant to be done once per