How To Fix IW229 - System: PM notification & cannot be locked

IW229 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 229

• Message text: System: PM notification & cannot be locked

What causes this issue?

You want to allocate the <GL:maintenance_notification>maintenance
notification</> to a <GL:maintenance_order>maintenance order</>.

System Response

The system tries to lock the PM notification but is unable to do so.

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE 'SYSTEMVERWALTER' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

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IW229 - Details

• The SAP error message IW229 indicates that a PM (Plant Maintenance) notification cannot be locked because it is currently being processed or accessed by another user or session. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when multiple users are trying to access or modify the same notification simultaneously.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Access: Another user or session is currently editing or viewing the PM notification.
  System Lock: The notification is locked due to a previous transaction that did not release the lock properly.
  Database Lock: There may be a database-level lock on the notification record.
  Long-running Transactions: A long-running transaction may be holding the lock longer than expected.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Wait and Retry: If another user is accessing the notification, wait for them to finish and then try again.
  Check Lock Entries: Use transaction code SM12 to check for lock entries. You can look for locks related to the specific notification number and see if you can identify the user