How To Fix /BOBF/LIBRARY037 - Copy draft to active: Active Entity Key already exists

/BOBF/LIBRARY037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BOBF/LIBRARY -

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Copy draft to active: Active Entity Key already exists

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/BOBF/LIBRARY037 - Details

• The SAP error message /BOBF/LIBRARY037 Copy draft to active: Active Entity Key already exists typically occurs in the context of the Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF) when you are trying to copy a draft entity to an active entity, but an entity with the same key already exists in the active state. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when you are trying to save a draft that has not been properly managed or when there is a conflict with existing data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Key: The primary cause of this error is that the key of the entity you are trying to activate already exists in the database. This means that there is already an active record with the same key.
  Improper Draft Management: If the draft entity was not properly managed or if there were issues during the draft creation process, it might lead to conflicts when trying to activate it.
  Concurrency