Batch lock of the material by user

[Former Member]

Hi,

The scenerio is-

User1 is doing the following transaction-Create stock transport PO fora material (plant 1000 to plant 1100) - Create outbound delivery VL10B(Goods issue is also done- and he is in the screen MIGO(goods receipt in plant 1100 against outbound delivery for which goods issue is done.Automatic batch determination is activated and the batch is determined by FEFO method.

User2 is creating a sale order for the same material from plant 2000.Subsequently, delivery is created and batch is determined and also the batch determined is the same as that of the previous one.

Now both are in the same screen.When the user2 is trying to do PGI the system is giving error message the batch of the material is locked by the user but the interesting this if it is viceversa ie with the user2 in the delivery screen and the user1 is trying to take goods receipt in plant 1100,the system is allowing to take the goods receipt of the material.

I also tried the following change in configuration-SPR0->Materials Management->General Settings for Materials Management->Set material block for goods movements.

I changed from lock exclusively to late lock but the system is still not allowing in the above mentioned scenerio.

Can any one tell why it is so and what is to be to rectify the same.

regards,

Nithin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Nithin,

The "late lock" is the best solution for locking problems in the material master and therefore should be activated.

Regarding the lock on the batch, I was not aware of this situation, my consulting customers have not reported lock problems with batches.

You might want to check the lock situation for user1 alone then user2 alone.

Is the batch locked in "lock" list transaction or does it get temporally locked during the PGI or Goods Receipt?

I see no obvious solution: it looks like standard functionality.

Is it really a big problem from a business point of view or something they can live with?

Regards,

Franck

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.The lock is only taking time the user takes to do the transaction MIGO which is rather quick.But the thing which is puzzling me is that the transaction is happening in 2 different plants and material is valuated at that level. How is that the system will lock if it is posting to different plants.

However,I also searched for the notes there are quite a few notes But I am not sure which will be relevant like 633750,157423,1386253 and 70865.If any body encountered the same issue please share your experience.

Regards,

Nithin.

[gabo2050]

Hi

I have a similar problem where I am using Migo and PGI with the same material and same match in same plant but the system shows me the message that "Batch is locked at material by user". And I have configured the late block and the problem of used the same material is solved but not the situation of being using same batch.

Hope you can help me where I can configure this situation, so the system does not locked a same batch.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi Gabo,

Check please if Late Lock is configurated.

If you still having the problem, please check note

0001422983 - MIGO: Message M3682 during goods movement to same batch

If you decide implement this note, please check your 'Z' programs that call many module functions or updates to tables in order to have the 'COMMIT & WAIT' necesary (this note could be cause of incorrect update of characteristics in batch if you already have perfomance issues in your server or poor time response of this 'Z'programs).

Regards.

Tania

[former_member217082]

Hi Nithin

If user1 has already created the PO for the Material and if User2 has created the sales order and doing delivery then the Batch number should be different. If user1 & user2 screens are getting blocked then take help of the BASIS consultant and try to unlock the user1 & user 2 screens and then check. as you have changed from lock to lock exclusively to late lock.

Regards

Srinath

[Former Member]

Hi,

It is not always the batch be different.Sometimes the batch of the particular material could have already been dispatched to plant A and the sale is happening at that plant A.Simultaneously, the remaining material could be dispatched to plant B.

Regards,

Nithin.

[Former Member]

Kindly check & Confirm that the Material & Availability Check is the same or the different one.

Go to IMG > SD > Basic Function > Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements > Availability Check > Availability Check with ATP Logic or Against Planning > Define Material Block For Other Users.

Here check the Block is activated against the Availability Check.

Best Regards,

Ankur

[Former Member]

Dear Ankur.

Thanks for your reply.But as already informed,the problem is that both the user are in transaction of 2 different plants but are using the same batch.Morover, in the material master the availability check is 02 and for indicator A and B block is activated and not for C(reservation).

Regards,

Nithin.

[Former Member]

Dear Nithin,

That's fine but you are doing two different Transactions and if you don't want the User to show as Block while PGI , then remove the Check against the Availability Check .

Now, it would not allow you to show any Blocking Error & can perform the Same functionality as you do while MIGO.

Best Regards,

Ankur

[Former Member]

Dear Ankur,

Refer to my earlier comment"When the user2 is trying to do PGI the system is giving error message the batch of the material is locked by the user but the interesting this if it is viceversa ie with the user2 in the delivery screen and the user1 is trying to take goods receipt in plant 1100,the system is allowing to take the goods receipt of the material".

The system is allowing to do MIGO but not PGI from the sale order and delivery.

Regards,

Nithin.

Edited by: Nithin N on Sep 28, 2009 8:17 AM

Edited by: Nithin N on Sep 28, 2009 1:26 PM