How To Fix HR_BIW_PP002 - Posting runs are locked. Restart the transfer later

HR_BIW_PP002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HR_BIW_PP - Message class for HR posting data extractors

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Posting runs are locked. Restart the transfer later

What causes this issue?

The system tried to lock update runs for BW transfer, but they had
already been locked by another process (for example, update run
processing).

How to fix this error?

Restart the BW transfer at a later time.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HR_BIW_PP002 - Details

• The SAP error message HR_BIW_PP002 indicates that posting runs are currently locked, which prevents the transfer of data from being completed. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP HR (Human Resources) when there are ongoing processes that are locking the data for posting.
  Causes:
  
  Ongoing Processes: Another process or job is currently running that is locking the data. This could be a data transfer, a report generation, or any other job that requires exclusive access to the data.
  System Lock: The system may have a lock due to a previous job that did not complete successfully, leaving the data in a locked state.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings that are causing the locks to persist longer than necessary.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Wait and Retry: The simplest solution is to wait for the current process to complete. Once the locking job finishes, you can attempt the transfer again.
  Check Running Jobs: