How To Fix PH157 - Personnel number test has already begun for this archiving group

PH157 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PH - PA: Archiving & Reorganization

• Message number: 157

• Message text: Personnel number test has already begun for this archiving group

What causes this issue?

The test run for HR preparations for archiving has already begun for
this archiving group.

System Response

The action continues.

How to fix this error?

If you assign more personnel numbers to the archiving group, you are
advised to run the test again.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PH157 - Personnel number test has already begun for this archiving group ?

  The SAP error message PH157, which states "Personnel number test has already begun for this archiving group," typically occurs during the archiving process in the Human Resources (HR) module of SAP. This error indicates that an archiving session for a specific personnel number or group of personnel numbers is already in progress or has been initiated, preventing a new archiving session from starting for the same group.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Archiving Sessions: The most common cause of this error is that there is already an ongoing archiving process for the same personnel number or archiving group.
  Incomplete Previous Archiving: If a previous archiving session was not completed successfully, it may still be locked, causing this error.
  System Lock: The system may have a lock on the personnel number due to a previous operation that has not been released.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Active Archiving Sessions: 
  
  Use transaction code SARA to check if there are any active archiving sessions for