How To Fix 0A101 - Program &1 / &2 already supplies a hierarchy for &3

0A101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 0A - IM -> BW: Extractors

• Message number: 101

• Message text: Program &1 / &2 already supplies a hierarchy for &3

What causes this issue?

For BW program &V3& / &V2&, the program &V1& / &V2& is already defined
as hierarchy-bearing in the current OLTP.
However, only one hierarchy-bearing OLTP program can exist for a BW
program.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

<DS:DE.BIW_MAIN>Flag: Hierarchy-bearing</>

System Response

The entry cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

Define the programm &V1& / &V2& as non-hierarchy-bearing with a
Customizing entry or change the current entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 0A101 - Program &1 / &2 already supplies a hierarchy for &3 ?

  The SAP error message "0A101 Program &1 / &2 already supplies a hierarchy for &3" typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when there is an attempt to create or modify a hierarchy that already exists for a particular characteristic or InfoObject.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Hierarchy Definition: The error indicates that there is already a hierarchy defined for the specified InfoObject (denoted by &3) in the program (denoted by &1 / &2). This can happen if:
  
  You are trying to create a new hierarchy for an InfoObject that already has an existing hierarchy.
  There is an attempt to load or activate a hierarchy that conflicts with an existing one.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Hierarchy Assignment: The hierarchy you are trying to assign may not be compatible with the existing hierarchy structure.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Hierarchies: 
  
  Go to the hierarchy maintenance transaction (e.g., RSH1 for InfoObjects) and check if a hierarchy already exists for