Definition
Time delay from start planned time to actual start time.
How to check
You can find and check any delay job in transaction code SM37. Enter the job name and choose any job status. Press execute (F8). You can see delayed time at delay row. The time is in seconds.
Cause
Normally, the job delay is caused by the non availability of background process. The job will wait the background process to be free and then the job will start to kick off.
Solution
1. Go to transaction code SM50. Verify there background process is in waiting status.
2. Go to transaction code RZ11. Check the rdisp/btctime parameter. This parameter specifies the intervals at which the periodic background scheduler runs. Default value is set to 60 seconds. So, you can still ignore the delayed time if it is 60 seconds or less.
