How To Fix ITOB051 - You may not use any other screens when assigning a full screen

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ITOB - Messages for development class ITOB

• Message number: 051

• Message text: You may not use any other screens when assigning a full screen

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ITOB051 - You may not use any other screens when assigning a full screen ?

  The SAP error message ITOB051, which states "You may not use any other screens when assigning a full screen," typically occurs when you are trying to perform an action that requires exclusive access to a full-screen transaction or program in SAP. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when you are trying to assign a full-screen transaction to a user or when you are working with certain configuration settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exclusive Access Requirement: The error indicates that the system requires exclusive access to the full-screen transaction you are trying to work with. This means that you cannot have multiple sessions or screens open that are trying to access the same full-screen transaction.
  Session Management: If you have multiple sessions open in SAP and one of them is using a full-screen transaction, you may encounter this error when trying to perform actions in another session that also involves that transaction.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may