SAP Message 5G318 - Personnel number & is locked by another user

Diagnosis
If two users change a person's data at the same time, the system cannotdecide which changes have priority. For this reason, only one user isever permitted to make changes at any one time.
Another user is currently editing this person.

System Response
The system does not allow you to edit this person.

Procedure
You must wait until the current user has stopped editing the person,before you can make your changes.