How To Fix 60397 - Account & was entered several times (Delete one entry)

60397 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 60 - Real Estate

• Message number: 397

• Message text: Account & was entered several times (Delete one entry)

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60397 - Details

• The SAP error message 60397, which states "Account & was entered several times (Delete one entry)," typically occurs when you are trying to post a transaction that involves a specific account, and that account has been entered multiple times in the same transaction. This is often seen in financial postings, such as journal entries or invoice postings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Account Entries: The most common cause of this error is that the same account has been entered more than once in the line items of a transaction. For example, if you are trying to post a journal entry and you have listed the same GL account in multiple line items, SAP will trigger this error.
  Incorrect Data Entry: Sometimes, this can happen due to a simple data entry mistake where the user inadvertently adds the same account multiple times.
  
  Configuration Issues: In some cases, this could be related to specific configurations in the system that