How To Fix 29782 - A BOM already exists for this sales order item/usage

29782 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 29 - Bills of Material

• Message number: 782

• Message text: A BOM already exists for this sales order item/usage

What causes this issue?

You want to create a BOM for a sales document/item and a BOM usage.
However, such a BOM already exists.

How to fix this error?

Please check your entries in the following fields: <LS>Sales
document</>, <LS>Item</>, and <LS>Usage</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

29782 - Details

• The SAP error message 29782, which states "A BOM already exists for this sales order item/usage," typically occurs when you are trying to create a Bill of Materials (BOM) for a sales order item that already has an existing BOM associated with it. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when you are trying to create a new BOM for a sales order item that has already been configured or when there is an attempt to duplicate an existing BOM.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing BOM: The primary cause of this error is that there is already a BOM defined for the specific sales order item and usage combination.
  Incorrect Configuration: The sales order item may have been configured in a way that it automatically links to an existing BOM.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an error in data entry, leading to an attempt to create a BOM that already exists.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing BOMs: 
  
  Use