How To Fix /SCMTMS/SCH174 - Schedule locked; changes to &1 departure locations will be applied later

/SCMTMS/SCH174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/SCH -

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Schedule locked; changes to &1 departure locations will be applied later

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/SCH174 - Schedule locked; changes to &1 departure locations will be applied later ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/SCH174 Schedule locked; changes to &1 departure locations will be applied later typically occurs in the SAP Transportation Management (TM) module. This message indicates that the schedule for a particular transportation request or shipment is currently locked, preventing any changes from being made to the departure locations at that moment.
  
  Cause:
  
  Schedule Locking: The schedule may be locked due to ongoing processes such as planning, execution, or other transactions that are currently being processed. This is a common scenario in systems where multiple users or processes may be trying to access or modify the same data simultaneously.
  Background Jobs: There may be background jobs running that are updating the schedule, which can lead to temporary locks.
  User Sessions: Another user may have the schedule open in their session, causing a lock on the data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Wait and Retry: Often, the simplest solution is to wait for a few moments and then try