How To Fix 37553 - Name & has already been assigned to a graphical element

37553 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 37 - Screen Painter

• Message number: 553

• Message text: Name & has already been assigned to a graphical element

What causes this issue?

You are editing an input/output field (template) or a field text (key
word) and want either to assign a field name or change the existing
one.
However, a graphical element (pushbutton, box, checkbox, radio button)
already has this name.

System Response

The system identifies elements by the field names. Elements of the same
name belong together. Only the following element pairs can have the
same name:

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

an input/output field and a field text
a radio button and its field text
a checkbox and its field text
Therefore, the system rejects the new name.

How to fix this error?

Use another unique name.
If you want to assign a text field to a checkbox or radio button which
previously had no field text, you must first use the <LS>Cancel
graphic</> function to reconvert the checkbox or radio button to an
input/output field and then, together with the field text of the same
name, convert this once more to a graphical element.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 37553 - Name & has already been assigned to a graphical element ?

  The SAP error message 37553, which states "Name & has already been assigned to a graphical element," typically occurs in the context of SAP GUI or SAP Business Objects when there is a naming conflict in graphical elements, such as charts, reports, or other visual components. This error indicates that the name you are trying to assign to a graphical element is already in use by another element within the same context.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Naming: The most common cause is that you are trying to create or rename a graphical element (like a chart, report, or other visual component) with a name that is already assigned to another element in the same context (e.g., the same report or dashboard).
  Copying Elements: If you have copied an element and are trying to rename it, you might inadvertently try to assign it the same name as the original.
  Namespace Issues: In some cases, if you are