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

SAP Error Message - Details

• 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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 3G106 - Personnel number locked by payroll run/reporting ?

  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 codes like PC00_MXX_CALC (where MXX is the country-specific payroll) or PA03 to see if the payroll is still running.
  Contact Payroll Administrator: If you need immediate access to the personnel number, contact your payroll administrator or the person responsible for the payroll process. They may be able to provide information on when the payroll run will be completed or if it can be stopped.
  Review Lock Entries: You can also check for lock entries using transaction SM12 to see if there are any locks on the personnel number and who is holding them.
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes: Familiarize yourself with relevant transaction codes such as:
  
  PA30: Maintain HR Master Data
  PC00_MXX_CALC: Payroll processing
  SM12: Display and manage lock entries
  
  
  Documentation: Review SAP documentation or help files related to payroll processing and locking mechanisms to understand how locks are managed in your specific SAP environment.
  User Roles: Ensure that you have the appropriate user roles and permissions to access payroll processing and related transactions.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the issue related to the 3G106 error message effectively.