How To Fix AM605 - Assignment of usage & to communication type & not unique

AM605 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AM - Business Address Services

• Message number: 605

• Message text: Assignment of usage & to communication type & not unique

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AM605 - Assignment of usage & to communication type & not unique ?

  The SAP error message AM605 ("Assignment of usage & to communication type & not unique") typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when there is an issue with the assignment of a usage type to a communication type. This error indicates that the system has found multiple assignments that conflict with each other, leading to ambiguity in how the system should process the data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignments: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple entries in the configuration that assign the same usage type to the same communication type. This can happen if the configuration was modified without proper checks for existing entries.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an incorrect or incomplete configuration in the system settings related to asset management, particularly in the area of communication types and usage types.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AM605 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for