How To Fix 3G106 - Personnel number locked by payroll run/reporting

3G106 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 106

• Message text: Personnel number locked by payroll run/reporting

What causes this issue?

You have tried to carry out a payroll run or evaluation for an employee
for whom a payroll run/evaluation is being carried out in a parallel
process.

How to fix this error?

Ensure that your system is organized so that an employee cannot be
simultaneously included in a payroll run and also in an evaluation.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3G106 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G106 indicates that a personnel number is locked due to an ongoing payroll run or reporting process. This typically occurs when a payroll process is being executed, and the system prevents any changes to the employee's data to ensure data integrity during the payroll calculation.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ongoing Payroll Processing: The personnel number is currently being processed in a payroll run, which locks the employee's data to prevent changes that could affect payroll calculations.
  Reporting Activities: Certain reporting activities may also lock the personnel number to ensure that the data being reported is consistent and accurate.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Wait for Payroll Completion: The simplest solution is to wait until the payroll run or reporting process is completed. Once the process is finished, the lock on the personnel number will be released, and you can proceed with your changes.
  Check Payroll Status: If you have access, check the status of the payroll run in transaction