838 SAP Message of Class 00 Deletion not possible; a background job still exists for folder &

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838(00) - Deletion not possible; a background job still exists for folder &

Message number 838 of class 00 is used to display message "Deletion not possible; a background job still exists for folder &" and can be triggered using the following ABAP code:

DATA: lv_val1(100) TYPE C.
lv_val1 = '123'.

    MESSAGE E838(00) WITH lv_val1. "Error message example

    MESSAGE W838(00) WITH lv_val1. "Warning message example

    MESSAGE I838(00) WITH lv_val1. "Information message example
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What causes this issue

Before the batch input folder &V1& can be deleted, the system searched
for the associated background (batch) jobs. While doing so, it found ajob whose status was not yet set to 'Complete'.When this folder is deleted, the folder may be deleted in dialog mode orin the background, AND the existing job may still be executed.This could lead to multiple deletion of the folder, or to inconsistentprocessing of the folder.

System Response

Folder &V1& cannot be deleted.

How to fix

Analyze the relevant background job using transaction SM37:
Job name: ,,&V1&User name: ,,&V2&Planned start date: ,,&V3&Planned start time: ,,&V4&Check whether the job can still be run, and if it can, it does not needto be deleted.Otherwise delete the job and then try to delete the folder again.&SYS_ADMIN&

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