How To Fix GA782 - Error during lock. Transfer of assessment costs to CO-PA terminated

GA782 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 782

• Message text: Error during lock. Transfer of assessment costs to CO-PA terminated

What causes this issue?

A system error occurred when a lock on a CO-PA line item was removed.

System Response

Cost center assessment to Profitability Analysis is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator. Transaction SM12 provides additional
information on the error.
Wait for a while before rerunning the cycle.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GA782 - Details

• The SAP error message GA782, which states "Error during lock. Transfer of assessment costs to CO-PA terminated," typically occurs during the process of transferring assessment costs to the Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module. This error is often related to issues with data locking mechanisms in SAP, which are used to ensure data integrity during transactions.
  Causes:
  
  Locking Issues: The error usually indicates that the system is unable to acquire a lock on the necessary data. This can happen if another process is currently using the same data or if there is a deadlock situation.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration in the CO-PA settings or in the assessment cycle can lead to this error.
  Data Consistency: If there are inconsistencies in the data being transferred, it may cause the process to fail.
  User Authorizations: Lack of proper authorizations for the user executing the transaction can also lead to this error.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check for Locks: Use transaction code SM12 to