Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/947690 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Summary :
SAP Note addresses the issue where activation or scheduling of a process chain fails with return code 8, accompanied by an error message indicating inability to schedule or activate the job. Potential causes include incorrect background user type, invalid or improperly formatted host and server names, or attempting to use a non-existent server. Solutions recommended involve setting the correct background user profile (see Note 511475), validating and correcting host and server settings in specified transactions (refer Note 23538 for host settings), ensuring server spelling and case are correct, using a valid server, and properly maintaining operation modes and instances as per requirements.
Key words :
process chain scheduled, terms return code 8, wrong case-sensitivity, background user profile, return code 8, background user, chain fails, spelt wrong, correct case, job xxxxxx
Related Notes :
| 511475 | Scheduling jobs with BW background users |
| 23538 |