Symptom
- An error occurs when attempting to change a job from "released" to "scheduled" status in transaction SM37.
- The error message states: "Within background processing, it was found that the data of the specified job in the table TBTCO could not be updated. Error possibilities: The specified job does not exist in table TBTCO. Database problems."
Error saving job <JOBNAME> to database
Message No BT117
Diagnosis
The SAP system was unable to save the current job in the database. The failure suggests that there is a problem with the database system or with the network connections between the SAP application servers and the database system.
System Response
Job not saved and not scheduled
Procedure
To analyze this problem, start by checking the system log for messages referring to network or database problems. - The transaction SM21 has recorded information about when the issue occurred.
06.02.2025 03:16:31 <instance_name> DIA 015 <client> <user> EGZ BP_JOB_MODIFY : Cannot modify job ; reason:
06.02.2025 03:16:31 <instance_name> DIA 015 <client> <user> EGH > Error at UPDATE job <JOBNAME> / in table TBTCO
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Environment
SAP NetWeaver 7.52 onwards
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
Product
ABAP platform 1809 ; ABAP platform 1909 ; ABAP platform 2020 ; ABAP platform 2021 ; ABAP platform 2022 ; ABAP platform 2023 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.5 ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP all versions
Keywords
Error, Update, Job Status, Table TBTCO, SAP S/4HANA, BTC_CHECK_NOTIFICATION, Released, Scheduled, Database problems, EGZ, BP_JOB_MODIFY, EGH, Error at UPDATE job , KBA , BC-CCM-BTC , Background Processing , Problem
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