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    The document discusses different types of locking activities (exclusive, late, shared) that can occur for goods movements, material master data, and invoice verification in SAP. It explains how each locking type works and how they can be configured using customization settings.

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    The document discusses different types of locking activities (exclusive, late, shared) that can occur for goods movements, material master data, and invoice verification in SAP. It explains how each locking type works and how they can be configured using customization settings.

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    The document discusses different types of locking activities (exclusive, late, shared) that can occur for goods movements, material master data, and invoice verification in SAP. It explains how each locking type works and how they can be configured using customization settings.

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    createdbyDibyenduPatraon14Feb201513:20,lastmodifiedbyDibyenduPatraon14Feb201513:47

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    Sometimeswegettheseerrormessagenumbers:M3022Thegroupdataforthe
    material&islockedby&,M3023Plantdataislockedbytheuser&,M3024Valuation
    dataformaterial&islockedbytheuser&,M3897Theplantdataofthematerial&is
    lockedbytheuser&.Thatdoesmeansomeotheruseriscurrentlyworkingonthesame
    material.youcan'tmakethesemessagesaswarningoryoucan'tswitchoffthese
    messagesfromcustomization.Letsexplainhowsystemworksinternallyastheresultof
    thesemessagesexternallyandhowtocontrolthesemessages.

    ExclusiveLock:

    Exclusiveblockisquitelikeimmediateblock.Whenyouuseamaterialmasterduringa
    goodsmovementtransaction,thensystemwillblocktheparticularmaterialmasterforany
    othergoodsmovementtransactionuntilyoupostorleavethecurrenttransaction.That
    meansyouonlycanabletopostothermovementorchangemasterdataifthematerialis
    notusedinanyothergoodsmovementtransaction.Inthatcase,onlyoneusercanposta
    goodsmovement,anotherusercan'tusethematerialmasterforanygoodsmovement
    transaction.Itisusedtoposttheallgoodsmovementcorrectly,sothatthevaluationdata
    areupdatedcorrectlyinthematerialmasterandtherearenoinconsistentduringupdate
    thequantityandvalue.Buthereisadisadvantage:Onlyoneusercanpostagoods
    movementtransactionatatime,hencethiscanbeabigissueforthesetypesof
    organizationswhereahugeofgoodsmovementsarepostedperday.
    Inthatcase,systemwillissuetheseabovemessagesaserror.

    LateLock:

    Lateblockdoesmeansystemwillnotblockimmediatelyorexclusivelythematerialmaster
    whenanotheruserisusingagoodsmovementtransactionforthesamematerial.Itwilltry
    toblockexclusivelyonlywhenyouwillgotosavethedata,sothatthismaterialwillbe
    blockedforacertainpointoftime(shorttime).Youneedtoenterawaitingtimetousethe
    lateblock(bydefaultsystemwilltake10)anditwillbeassecond.Waitingtimeisacertain
    numberoflockingattemptswhichwillcreatedbysystembeforethegoodsmovement
    posted.Ittriestolockthematerialmasterdatabeforethepostinggoodsmovement,so
    thatallpostingwouldbeconsistent(correct).Ifanyotheruseruseagoodsmovementfor
    thematerialmaster,thensystemwillwaitforacertaintimeandthenagaintriestosetthe
    block.

    SharedLock:

    Sharedlockdoesmeantosharethelockingactivitybetweengoodsmovementand
    materialmaster.Suppose,anuserisprocessingagoodsmovementtransaction,thenyou
    canabletochangethematerialmasterdatawithoutvaluationrelatedandinventory
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    managementrelateddata(suchasmaterialprice,valuationcategory,unitofmeasure,
    indicatorforbatchdeterminationetc).Ifyougoforchangeamaterialmasterandyouhave
    donesomechangesandbeforepressingsaveanotheruserhaspostedagoods
    movementinthemeantime,thensystemwillrefuseyourentryandsystemwillthrougha
    message"MM628Thefieldcannotbechangedatthemomentduetoagoods
    movement",andyouneedtoleavethetransactionanddoitagain.Ifanotheruseris
    postingagoodsmovementtransactionandduringthetimeyouaretryingtochangesome
    datarelatedtothevaluationorinventorymanagement,thensystemwillissuethe
    message"M3024Valuationdataformaterial&islockedbytheuser&".Butyoucanstill
    abletosavethechangesofotherdata(likeasmaterialdescription,materialgroup,
    division,tickoptionofautomaticPO,sourcelist.Anythingnotrelatedtovaluationor
    inventorymanagement).Theonlydisadvantageofthesharelock,youcan'tchangethese
    fieldswhosearerelatedtovaluationandinventorymanagementlevel.
    Sharedlockwillworkwhenyouareusingthelatelock.Systemwillrefusethesharelockif
    yousetthethelockingactivityas"LockExclusively"incustomization.

    Customization:

    Therearetwocustomizationstousetheseabovefacilities.Inonecustomization,youhave
    tosetthelockingactivityaseither"LockExclusively"or"LateLock",andinother
    customizationyouneedtosetthe"SharedLock".
    IntheIMGpathSPROIMGMaterialsManagementGeneralSettingsforMaterials
    ManagementSetmaterialblockforgoodsmovements,youcansetthelockingactivity
    forgoodsmovementtransactionoryoucanusethetcodeOMJI.Hereyoucanchoose
    yourdesireoption:

    (Note:YoumaycanseedifferentscreenforIMGpathandtransactionOMJI,butthese
    botharesame)
    Tousethesharedlockfunction,youneedtogototheIMGpathSPROIMGLogistics
    GeneralMaterialMasterBasicSettingsMakeGlobalSettingsoryoucanusetcode
    OMT0.Hereyoucansettheindicatorasperyourdesirerequirement:

    MaterialblockduringInvoiceposting:

    Youcanalsoblockmaterialmasterrecordduringinvoiceverification,youcanuse3
    methodsforthisblockingactivity:
    1.Allmaterialswillbeblockedduringinvoiceposting(Materialisblockedatfirstread):
    Inthisactivity,ifyouwillchooseapurchasingdocumentforinvoicepostingwithregardsto
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    somematerials,thenthesematerialswillbeblockedforanychangesrelatedtovaluation
    datalevel.
    Suppose,youareprocessinganinvoicewhichcontainsamaterial,thenthismaterialwill
    beblockedforvaluationdatalevel.Youwillreceiveanerrormessage"M3024Valuation
    dataformaterial&islockedbytheuser&".

    2.Particularmaterialblockedduringinvoiceposting(Materialisblockedwheninvoiceis
    simulated/posted):
    Inthisactivity,onlythesematerialswillbeblockedwhosestockstobeupdated(forthe
    reasonofanyvarianceofGRvalueandinvoicevalue).
    Suppose,youareprocessinganinvoicewhichcontainsamaterial,andduringsimulation,
    therearesomevaluegoestothematerialaccount(inventoryaccount),thensystemwill
    blockthematerialatvaluationdatalevel.Systemwillissuethemessage"M3024
    Valuationdataformaterial&islockedbytheuser&".

    3.Materialblockduringdirectposting:
    Inthiscase,whenyouwillusethetabmaterialinMIROduringpostingtheinvoice,then
    systemwillblockthematerialatvaluationlevelimmediately.
    Ifyouareusingtheinvoiceandgoodsmovementtransactionparallel,thenyoushould
    choosetheoption"Materialisblockedwheninvoiceissimulated/posted".
    ConfigurationcanbecontrolledbythepathSPROIMGMaterialsManagement
    GeneralSettingsforMaterialsManagementSetUpMaterialBlockforInvoiceVerification
    :

    Selectyoudesireoptionfromthese3methods.
    Referencehelpdocuments:
    LateExclusiveMaterialBlock(Enqueue)forGoodsReleasenotesforrelease3.0D
    SAPLibrary
    MaterialBlock(MaterialEnqueue)forGoodsMovementsInventoryManagementand
    PhysicalInventory(MMIM)SAPLibrar

    SAPNotes:
    322989Lateblock:Numberofblockingattempts
    1166612Lockingerrorformaterialduringparallelgoodsmovements
    1985306Performanceguideforgoodsmovements
    1766569VL02Nlockingissue:M3024raised
    KBA
    1744780ErrormessageM3024duringInvoiceVerificationprocess

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    NarendraKonnipati14Feb201518:48

    NicedocumentDP.

    Inmysystem,int.codeOMJI,Iamabletoseeanothercheckmark(ActivatelateDBUpdate)
    also.SAPistellingthatifwetickthischeckboxthenindatabaseforgoodsmovements,willupdate
    lately.

    BR
    KNR
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    MehmetOzgurUnal14Feb201519:42(inresponsetoNarendraKonnipati)

    Hiall

    Wepreferexclusiveblocksoimmediatelyblock.Thereasonisthatwedonotwantto
    negativestockincustomizing.Lastyear,wegetnegativestockafterthatwefindrootof
    problem:Weusebapitopostmovementsinproductionandtransfermovements
    automatically.Ossadvisethatupdateproblemcanbesolvedtorestrictmovementsin
    paraleltime.

    Regards.

    M.OzgurUnal
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    MohsinAbbasi15Feb201513:59

    DearDev,
    Niceone.....:D
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    PradeepMani15Feb201515:43

    Thanksforsharing..
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    amirarashed16Feb201510:26

    niceblogDev,
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