To delete a job:
Go to Transaction SM37. Select a job (or jobs) from the Select Background Jobs screen. In the Job Overview, mark the job or jobs you want to delete by checking the box to the left of the job name. Choose Job --> Delete.


Deleting Jobs That Have Dependent Jobs:

If you delete a job that must be processed before another job can be started, the dependent job can no longer be started. The system will inform you of any such existing dependent, or successor, jobs. You'll then need to either reschedule or delete the dependent job.
If you try to release a job whose predecessor job was deleted, the system sets the status of the job to Planned. To start this job, you must release it and specify the start conditions.

Go to transaction code rz04 then button Operation Modes / Instances. Then select the Operation mode and double click on it. Then you will see a window with no of Background work process. In the field named Class A increase the no to 1 (use the + button to increase that). Default value is zero. Then click on the save button to save the configuration

Automate your routinue task with Schedule Manager. It facilitate the definition, scheduling, execution, and review of tasks that are executed on a regular basis, such as period-end closing.

SCMA - Schedule Manager

Checking your job status with SM50 (processor type BTC) is more accurate then SM37. SAP updates the tables TBTCO wheneveryour background jobs status change. If SAP is shutdown, the currentjobs might not be update ontime to the table. (e.g. a background job wasshown as Active (SM37), in fact it real status should be Cancelled.

The type of work process:

• DIA - work process for executing dialog steps in user transactions
• UPD - update process for executing U1 (time-critical) database changes
• UP2 - update process for executing U2 (non-critical) database changes
• ENQ - for setting and releasing locks on SAP lock objects
• BTC - for executing background jobs
• SPO - for spool formatting processes

I am working in production support and have been asked to stop a scheduled jobs. The job will run on the first of next month and I need to stop it from running.

To delete a job:

Go to Transaction SM37. Select a job (or jobs) from the Select Background Jobs screen. In the Job Overview, mark the job or jobs you want to delete by checking the box to the left of the job name. Choose Job --> Delete.

Deleting Jobs That Have Dependent Jobs:

If you delete a job that must be processed before another job can be started, the dependent job can no longer be started. The system will inform you of any such existing dependent, or successor, jobs. You'll then need to either reschedule or delete the dependent job.

If you try to release a job whose predecessor job was deleted, the system sets the status of the job to Planned. To start this job, you must release it and specify the start conditions.