How To Fix APO_BAPI075 - Mapping entry for order &1 already exists

APO_BAPI075 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: APO_BAPI - Message Class for APO BAPIs

• Message number: 075

• Message text: Mapping entry for order &1 already exists

What causes this issue?

You tried to assign an external number to an order in the SCM system.
This was not possible as there already is an assignment.
The following reasons are possible:
This external order number was already assigned to a different order.
There already is an assigment to an external order number for the order
specified.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message APO_BAPI075 - Mapping entry for order &1 already exists ?

  The SAP error message APO_BAPI075 indicates that there is an attempt to create a mapping entry for an order that already exists in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when using BAPIs (Business Application Programming Interfaces) to create or update orders.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Entry: The order you are trying to map already has an existing mapping entry in the system.
  Incorrect Data: The data being sent to the BAPI may not be correctly formatted or may contain duplicate identifiers.
  Concurrency Issues: If multiple processes are trying to create or update the same order simultaneously, it may lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the APO_BAPI075 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Mappings:
  
  Verify if the order already has a mapping entry. You can do this by querying the relevant tables in APO to see if the order exists.
  
  
  
  Modify the