How To Fix M3897 - The plant data of the material & is locked by the user &

M3897 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 897

• Message text: The plant data of the material & is locked by the user &

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M3897 - Details

• The SAP error message M3897 indicates that the plant data for a specific material is locked by a user. This typically occurs when a user is currently editing or has locked the material's data in a specific plant, preventing other users from making changes until the lock is released.
  
  Cause:
  
  User Lock: A user is currently editing the material data in the specified plant, which creates a lock on that data.
  Transaction in Progress: The user may have an open transaction that has not been completed, such as creating or changing material master data.
  System Error: Occasionally, a system error or crash may leave a lock in place even after the user has exited the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify the Locking User:
  
  Use transaction code SM12 to view the locks in the system. You can filter by the material number and the user who is locking the data.
  Check the user ID that is locking the material data.
  
  
  
  Contact the