How To Fix /AIF/API_CUST072 - Interface &1 already exists

/AIF/API_CUST072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /AIF/API_CUST -

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Interface &1 already exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /AIF/API_CUST072 - Interface &1 already exists ?

  The SAP error message /AIF/API_CUST072 Interface &1 already exists typically occurs in the context of the Application Interface Framework (AIF) when you are trying to create or register an interface that already exists in the system. This can happen during the configuration of interfaces for data exchange or integration scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Interface Registration: The most common cause of this error is that an interface with the same name (denoted by &1 in the error message) has already been defined in the AIF configuration.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an attempt to create an interface with the same parameters or identifiers as an existing one.
  Transport Issues: If you are transporting configurations from one system to another, it is possible that the interface was already transported and exists in the target system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Interfaces: 
  
  Go to the AIF configuration transaction (usually /AIF/IFC or similar) and check the list of existing interfaces to confirm if