How To Fix M3703 - Prod. versions for material & in plant & locked by &

M3703 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 703

• Message text: Prod. versions for material & in plant & locked by &

What causes this issue?

You have attempted to maintain production versions.

System Response

This is not possible at the moment since the user &V3& is already
processing the production versions of the material &V1& in
plant &V2&.

How to fix this error?

Try again later.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3703 - Details

• The SAP error message M3703 indicates that there is a problem with the production version for a specific material in a particular plant. The message typically states that the production version is locked by a user or process, which prevents any changes or operations that require access to that production version.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Locked Production Version: The production version for the specified material and plant is currently locked. This can happen if:
  
  Another user is currently editing or using the production version.
  A background job or process is holding a lock on the production version.
  The production version was locked due to a previous transaction that did not complete successfully.
  
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the production version.
  
  
  System Configuration: There may be configuration settings in the system that are causing the production version to be locked.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Lock Status:
  
  Use transaction code SM12 to check for locks on the production