How To Fix SLS523 - Data has been changed. Continue with new data.

SLS523 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SLS - PAW - Message class

• Message number: 523

• Message text: Data has been changed. Continue with new data.

Self-Explanatory Message

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SLS523 - Details

• The SAP error message SLS523 ("Data has been changed. Continue with new data.") typically occurs in the context of data entry or processing within SAP, particularly when there is a discrepancy between the data that the user is trying to save and the data that has been modified by another user or process in the meantime. This can happen in various modules, such as Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), or others.
  
  Cause:
  
  Concurrent Data Changes: Another user or process has modified the data you are trying to save after you retrieved it but before you attempted to save it.
  Session Timeout: If your session has been idle for a while, the data may have been updated in the background.
  Data Locking: The data you are trying to edit may be locked by another transaction or user.
  Background Jobs: Background jobs or batch processes may have updated the data while you were working on