How To Fix PO213 - Page format & & is already in use

PO213 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PO - Spooler message

• Message number: 213

• Message text: Page format & & is already in use

What causes this issue?

This page format cannot be deleted because it is used in other tables.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

To delete the page format, proceed as follows:
-- Press F3 to return to the page formats.
-- From this list, call the delete function again. You will see a list
of tables in which this page format is used.
-- Delete the page format from these tables before it can be deleted
from the list of page formats.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PO213 - Details

• The SAP error message "PO213 Page format & & is already in use" typically occurs when there is an attempt to use a page format that is currently being utilized by another document or process in the SAP system. This can happen in various contexts, such as when printing or generating documents that require specific page formats.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Usage: The specified page format is already in use by another print job or document.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the page format settings or the print layout.
  Locking Mechanism: SAP uses a locking mechanism to prevent multiple processes from using the same resources simultaneously, which can lead to this error if the resource is locked.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Active Print Jobs: Verify if there are any active print jobs using the same page format. You can do this by checking the spool requests in transaction code SP01 or SP02.
  Wait and Retry: If the page