How To Fix 29006 - Variant BOM already exists for this material/plant/usage

29006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 29 - Bills of Material

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Variant BOM already exists for this material/plant/usage

What causes this issue?

You want to add an alternative to the BOM for the material you have
entered (-> Multiple BOM).
As this BOM is a <ZH>variant BOM</>, this is no longer possible.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries for the material, plant and usage.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

29006 - Details

• The SAP error message "29006 - Variant BOM already exists for this material/plant/usage" typically occurs when you are trying to create a new variant Bill of Materials (BOM) for a material that already has an existing variant BOM for the specified plant and usage. This is a common issue in SAP when managing BOMs, especially in industries where variant configurations are prevalent.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Variant BOM: The primary cause of this error is that a variant BOM already exists for the specified material, plant, and usage combination. SAP does not allow the creation of duplicate variant BOMs for the same parameters.
  Incorrect Data Entry: Sometimes, the error can occur due to incorrect data entry, such as specifying the wrong plant or material number.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with how the material or BOM is configured in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing BOMs: 
  
  Use transaction code CS03 (Display BOM) to check if a variant BOM