How To Fix PG550 - Time events for personnel number &1 already locked by &2

PG550 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PG - Error Messages for Master Data Programs

• Message number: 550

• Message text: Time events for personnel number &1 already locked by &2

What causes this issue?

The time events for personnel number &V1& cannot be saved for
one of the following reasons:
The time events are being processed by another user.
Time evaluation is running for personnel number &V1&.
The time events uploaded from the time recording system
to the SAP System are being processed.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PG550 - Time events for personnel number &1 already locked by &2 ?

  The SAP error message PG550 indicates that there is a lock on time events for a specific personnel number, which is preventing the system from processing further actions related to that personnel number. The message typically includes the personnel number (&1) and the user or process that has locked it (&2).
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A user or process is currently editing or processing time events for the specified personnel number.
  There may be a background job or another transaction that is holding a lock on the time events.
  The lock could be due to a previous transaction that did not complete successfully, leaving the data in a locked state.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PG550 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify the Locking User/Process:
  
  Use transaction code SM12 to view the lock entries. You can filter by the personnel number to find out which user or process is holding the lock.
  Check the user ID (&2) mentioned