How To Fix HRPIQ000473 - Record has been changed in the meantime; edit record again

HRPIQ000473 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPIQ000 - Messages in Development Class PMIQ

• Message number: 473

• Message text: Record has been changed in the meantime; edit record again

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HRPIQ000473 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPIQ000473 ("Record has been changed in the meantime; edit record again") typically occurs in the context of SAP HR (Human Resources) or SAP Personnel Administration when a user attempts to save changes to a record that has been modified by another user or process since it was last read. This is a common issue in systems where multiple users may be accessing and modifying the same data concurrently.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Access: Another user or process has updated the record after you retrieved it for editing but before you attempted to save your changes.
  Session Timeout: If your session has been open for a long time, the data may have changed in the database while you were working on it.
  Data Locking: The record may be locked by another transaction or user, preventing you from saving your changes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Refresh the Record: Re-fetch the record from the database to get the latest version.