How To Fix FG263 - Archiving object & & & is still running

FG263 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FG - Program Error Messages

• Message number: 263

• Message text: Archiving object & & & is still running

What causes this issue?

Data from object &v1& is currently being archived.

System Response

Your requested action is not possible during archiving. It is therefore
blocked.

How to fix this error?

Wait until the system has finished archiving &v1&. If this does not
happen within an acceptable period of time, ask your system
administrator to check the status of job &v2& which is the cause of
this message.
To do this, contact the person in charge of archiving.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FG263 - Archiving object & & & is still running ?

  The SAP error message FG263 indicates that an archiving object is still in the process of being archived, and therefore, you cannot perform certain actions on it until the archiving process is completed. This message typically arises when you attempt to archive or delete data that is currently being processed by another archiving job.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ongoing Archiving Process: The archiving job for the specified archiving object is still running or has not completed successfully.
  Job Overlap: There may be multiple jobs trying to archive the same object simultaneously, leading to conflicts.
  Long Processing Time: The archiving process may take longer than expected due to a large volume of data or system performance issues.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Job Status: 
  
  Go to transaction code SM37 to check the status of the archiving job. Look for jobs related to the specific archiving object mentioned in the error message.
  If the job is still running, you may need to wait for it