How To Fix 69918 - Partner $ is already being processed by $

69918 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 69 - Central Functions of Financial Asset Management

• Message number: 918

• Message text: Partner $ is already being processed by $

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69918 - Details

• The SAP error message 69918, which states "Partner $ is already being processed by $," typically occurs in scenarios involving asynchronous processing or parallel processing of transactions. This error indicates that a particular partner (which could refer to a vendor, customer, or another business partner) is already being processed by another session or transaction, leading to a conflict.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Processing: The most common cause of this error is that the same partner is being processed in multiple sessions or transactions simultaneously. This can happen in scenarios where multiple users or processes are trying to execute the same operation on the same partner record at the same time.
  Locking Mechanism: SAP uses a locking mechanism to prevent data inconsistencies. If one transaction has locked the partner record, another transaction attempting to access it will receive this error.
  Long-Running Transactions: If a transaction takes a long time to complete, it may hold the lock for