SYSTEM_SHM_AREA_OBSOLETE SAP ABAP Runtime Error system shm area obsolete

SYSTEM_SHM_AREA_OBSOLETE is an ABAP runtime error which you may come across when using or developing within an SAP system. See below for the standard details explaining what it means and how you can avoid or fix this runtime error.

Short Dump Classification: A - ABAP Programming Error

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SYSTEM_SHM_AREA_OBSOLETE ABAP Runtime Error

Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Access to a shared object area that has already been released. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

An attempt was made to to access a shared objects area that has already been released. Possible reasons for the area already being released are:
- Local application server release from an ABAP program: * Methods FREE_AREA, FREE_INSTANCE, INVALIDATE_AREA, INVALIDATE_INSTANCE of the generated area class.
To release a write lock, these methods offer the optional parameter TERMINATE_CHANGER.
* Addition DETACHING_OLDEST_READER with methods ATTACH_FOR_WRITE and ATTACH_FOR_UPDATE of the generated area class
- System-wide release from an ABAP program:
* Methods FREE_AREA, FREE_INSTANCE, INVALIDATE_AREA, INVALIDATE_INSTANCE of the generated area class with addition AFFECT_ALL_SERVERS or AFFECT_ALL_SERVERS_BUT_LOCAL
* Method CL_SHM_ADMIN_UTILITIES=>FREE_ALL_AREAS_OF_CLIENT This method should only be called when deleting a client. Before deleting a client, make sure that no other users are currently working in it.
- Release from the shared object administration transaction

The area to be accessed was in shared object area <runtime parameter> and was locked using handle object <runtime parameter>.

The release was triggered in include <runtime parameter>, row <runtime parameter>. Check why this point in the program is executed when the shared objects area is accessed. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.