How To Fix 53140 - Employee &1 locked

53140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 53 - Incentive Wages Data

• Message number: 140

• Message text: Employee &1 locked

What causes this issue?

If you want to create additional time tickets:
The user specified has locked the personnel number for
maintaining data.
If you want to maintain time tickets:
The user specified has locked the personnel number for
maintaining or creating additional data.
Other users may also create additional time tickets.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 53140 - Employee &1 locked ?

  The SAP error message "53140 Employee &1 locked" indicates that the employee record you are trying to access or modify is currently locked. This can happen for various reasons, such as:
  Causes:
  
  User Lock: The employee record is locked by another user who is currently editing or processing data related to that employee.
  System Lock: The system may have placed a lock on the employee record due to a background job or a transaction that is currently being processed.
  Data Consistency: The employee record may be locked to maintain data consistency during updates or changes.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Wait and Retry: If the lock is temporary (e.g., another user is editing the record), wait for a while and then try again.
  Check Lock Entries: Use transaction code SM12 to check for lock entries. You can see which user has locked the employee record and, if necessary, you can delete the lock entry (if you have the appropriate authorizations).
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