How To Fix DPR_APPROVAL055 - Individual approval has now been granted or rejected

DPR_APPROVAL055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DPR_APPROVAL - Development Projects: Approval Messages

• Message number: 055

• Message text: Individual approval has now been granted or rejected

What causes this issue?

You have opened your individual approval in display mode. Meanwhile,
this individual approval has already been granted or rejected in another
session. Therefore, processing for
the existing individual approval is closed
and it can no longer be changed.

System Response

The individual approval remains in display mode.

How to fix this error?

Exit the individual approval.

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.

DPR_APPROVAL055 - Details

• The SAP error message DPR_APPROVAL055 indicates that an individual approval for a project or task has either been granted or rejected. This message typically arises in the context of project management and approval workflows within SAP, particularly in the SAP Project System (PS) or SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) modules.
  
  Cause:
  
  Approval Workflow Status: The error message is triggered when an approval request has been processed, and the status has changed to either "approved" or "rejected." This means that the action you are trying to perform is no longer valid because the approval status has already been determined.
  User Permissions: The user may not have the necessary permissions to change the status of the approval after it has been granted or rejected.
  System Configuration: There may be specific configurations in the approval workflow that dictate how approvals are handled, which could lead to this message if not properly set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Approval Status: Verify