How To Fix SIG521 - Save your changes before signing again (see long text)

SIG521 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SIG - Digital Signature

• Message number: 521

• Message text: Save your changes before signing again (see long text)

What causes this issue?

You have cancelled a signature process in
<DS:GLOS.3526BEE3AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>engineering change
management</> or in an
<DS:GLOS.3526BF10AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>object management record</>,
and want to open a new signature process for the same signature object
in the same step.
However, before you start the new signature process, you must save the
changes to the cancelled signature process.

System Response

The system does not allow the opening of a new signature process for
the signature object.

How to fix this error?

Save your entries.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SIG521 - Details

• The SAP error message SIG521, which states "Save your changes before signing again," typically occurs in the context of workflows or document approvals within the SAP system. This error indicates that the user is attempting to sign or approve a document or workflow item without first saving any changes made to it.
  
  Cause:
  
  Unsaved Changes: The primary cause of this error is that the user has made changes to a document or workflow item but has not saved those changes before attempting to sign or approve it.
  Workflow Process: In workflows, certain steps may require that all changes be saved before proceeding to the next step, such as signing or approving.
  User Actions: The user may have navigated away from the document or workflow item without saving, leading to this error when they try to sign.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Save Changes: The immediate solution is to save any changes made to the document or workflow item. Look for