How To Fix BP889 - A unit costing in currency & already exists

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 889

• Message text: A unit costing in currency & already exists

What causes this issue?

You have called the planning transaction with transaction currency &V2&
. However, a unit costing already exists that was created with
transaction currency &V1& .

System Response

Processing of the existing unit costing is not possible.

How to fix this error?

To process the existing unit costing, you must call the planning
transaction with transaction currency &V1& .

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP889 - A unit costing in currency & already exists ?

  The SAP error message BP889 indicates that there is an attempt to create or update a business partner (BP) with a unit costing in a specific currency that already exists in the system. This typically occurs in the context of business partner master data management, particularly when dealing with cost estimates or pricing conditions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entry: The error is primarily caused by trying to create a new entry for a unit costing in a currency that already has an existing entry in the system.
  Data Consistency: SAP enforces data consistency and integrity, which means it does not allow duplicate records for unit costing in the same currency for a business partner.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Entries: Before creating or updating a unit costing, check the existing entries for the business partner in the relevant transaction or table. You can do this by navigating to the business partner master data and reviewing the costing information.
  Modify Existing