How To Fix BAPI1080013 - Item ID=& has been assigned to variant ID & several times (FC = &)

BAPI1080013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BAPI1080 - Message - BAPIS for BOR object BUS1080 (Mat. BOMs)

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Item ID=& has been assigned to variant ID & several times (FC = &)

What causes this issue?

The given item has been transferred as to add or to delete more than
once for the given variant/alternative.

System Response

The system skips to the transfer of the next BOM group.

How to fix this error?

Check the input data.

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

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BAPI1080013 - Item ID=& has been assigned to variant ID & several times (FC = &) ?

  The SAP error message BAPI1080013 indicates that an item ID has been assigned to a variant ID multiple times, which is not allowed. This typically occurs in the context of using BAPIs (Business Application Programming Interfaces) for creating or updating data in SAP, particularly when dealing with variants in configuration or master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignments: The primary cause of this error is that the same item ID is being assigned to the same variant ID more than once. This can happen if the data being processed contains duplicates or if the logic in the program is incorrectly attempting to assign the same item multiple times.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be issues with the data integrity in the system, where the same item is inadvertently linked to a variant multiple times due to previous operations or incorrect data entry.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check for Duplicates: Review the data being passed to the BAPI to ensure that