How To Fix AUT028 - Table &1 locked by user &2. You cannot maintain refs to transactions

AUT028 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AUT - Messages for Enhancement for Audit Trails

• Message number: 028

• Message text: Table &1 locked by user &2. You cannot maintain refs to transactions

What causes this issue?

In Transaction AUT01, you currently cannot assign tables or change
document objects to transactions. Another user is editing the table at
the moment.

System Response

The table is locked by the system.

How to fix this error?

Try to carry out the transaction again later.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AUT028 - Details

• The SAP error message AUT028 indicates that a specific table (denoted as &1) is currently locked by a user (denoted as &2), preventing you from maintaining references to transactions. This typically occurs in scenarios where multiple users or processes are trying to access or modify the same data simultaneously, leading to a lock situation.
  
  Cause:
  
  Table Locking: The table in question is locked by another user or process. This can happen during data entry, updates, or when a transaction is being processed.
  Long-running Transactions: If a transaction takes too long to complete, it may hold a lock on the table longer than expected.
  Uncommitted Transactions: If a user has made changes to the table but has not yet committed those changes, the table remains locked.
  Deadlocks: In some cases, a deadlock situation may occur where two or more processes are waiting for each other to release locks.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify the Lock:
  
  Use transaction code SM12 to view and