Sympton
In transaction code SM50, you’ll see a PRIV reason on a dialog work process.
Cause
User has executed a transaction that using a lot of extended memory and has started using heap memory, which is how SAP handles larger storage requirements. PRIV indicates that a work process is reserved for a single user for memory management use. The work process has exceeded the limit of the SAP memory that is used by other processes. The process is held as long as the current user requires local memory. Extended memory and heap memory is a virtual memory on the OS level.
Solution
1. PRIV is not an abnormal case. There should be no issue if there is only one or two work process is in PRIV mode. Normally, the PRIV mode is only temporary and it will be gone when the user has leave the transaction or log off. If the PRIV mode still occurred with the same transaction, you can advise the user to use a restrictive values/limit a selection criteria. As an example, if the transaction is to generate a financial report, you can advise the person to generate by day instead of 1 month.
2. If there are lots of PRIV mode in the transaction code SM50, you may need to add more memory or adjust the memory parameter in transaction code RZ10.
