How To Fix 29780 - Sales order & is locked

29780 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 29 - Bills of Material

• Message number: 780

• Message text: Sales order & is locked

What causes this issue?

You want to edit a BOM for sales document &V1&. However, one of the
following situations triggered this error message:
You are already editing the sales document in another session.
Another user is currently editing the sales document.
Another user has just been editing the sales document, but the system
has not yet updated the sales document.

How to fix this error?

Try again later.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

29780 - Details

• The SAP error message "29780 Sales order & is locked" typically indicates that the sales order you are trying to access or modify is currently locked by another user or process. This can happen for various reasons, such as:
  Causes:
  
  User Lock: Another user is currently editing the sales order.
  Background Job: A background job is processing the sales order, which can temporarily lock it.
  Transaction Lock: The sales order is being processed in a transaction that has not yet been completed.
  System Lock: The system may have a lock due to a previous error or an incomplete transaction.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Wait and Retry: If another user is editing the sales order, you may need to wait until they finish and then try again.
  Check Lock Entries: Use transaction code SM12 to check for lock entries. You can see which user or process is holding the lock on the sales order.
  If you have the necessary authorizations, you can delete