How To Fix FMCF240 - Processing terminated; &1 documents locked by user &2

FMCF240 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCF -

• Message number: 240

• Message text: Processing terminated; &1 documents locked by user &2

What causes this issue?

More than &V1& documents are locked. A mass transaction is probably
active (for example, a reconstruction program) that locks a number of
transactions simultaneously.

System Response

The processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Start the program again when the mass transaction has finished running.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMCF240 - Processing terminated; &1 documents locked by user &2 ?

  The SAP error message FMCF240 indicates that a processing operation has been terminated because certain documents are locked by a specific user. This typically occurs in financial transactions or document processing where concurrent access to the same document is restricted to prevent data inconsistencies.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Document Locking: The error arises when a user attempts to process a document that is already locked by another user. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  A user is editing or posting a document.
  A transaction is in progress, and the document is being accessed by another session.
  A long-running transaction that has not yet been completed.
  
  
  
  User Session: The user who has locked the document may have an active session that is still processing, or they may have left the session open without completing the transaction.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify the Lock: 
  
  Use transaction code SM12 to view the lock entries. You can check which user has locked the document and the specific