How To Fix EDCMP009 - Transaction still in development. Data may be lost.

EDCMP009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EDCMP - ABAP Workbench: Splitscreen editor

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Transaction still in development. Data may be lost.

What causes this issue?

This transaction is still under development but may be used for test
purposes. When you save the source after change or comparison
operations, data loss is possible.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EDCMP009 - Details

• The SAP error message EDCMP009 ("Transaction still in development. Data may be lost.") typically occurs when a transaction is in a state that is not fully completed or finalized. This can happen in various contexts, such as during the development of a custom transaction or when changes are being made to a transaction that has not yet been activated or released.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incomplete Development: The transaction is still in a development phase and has not been fully tested or finalized.
  Transport Issues: The transaction may not have been transported correctly from the development environment to the production environment.
  Locking Issues: There may be locks on the transaction that prevent it from being completed.
  Configuration Errors: There may be configuration settings that are not properly set, leading to the transaction being in a development state.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Complete Development: Ensure that the transaction is fully developed and tested. If you are a developer, finalize the changes and activate the