How To Fix BS046 - Status management: Status number not unique (&)

BS046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BS - Status Management

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Status management: Status number not unique (&)

What causes this issue?

You tried to set user statuses &V3& and &V4& of status profile &V2& for
the object &V1&. User statuses &V3& and &V4& both have a status number.

System Response

Not more than one user status with a status number can be active. The
desired processing cannot be performed.

How to fix this error?

The status profile &V2& must probably be corrected. werden. The user
statuses &V3& and &V4& were probably set by the same commercial
procedure.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BS046 - Status management: Status number not unique (&) ?

  The SAP error message BS046, which states "Status management: Status number not unique (&)," typically occurs when there is an attempt to create or modify a status in the status management system, but the status number being used is already assigned to another status. This can lead to confusion and conflicts in status management, as each status should have a unique identifier.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Status Number: The primary cause of this error is that the status number you are trying to use is already in use by another status in the same status profile or system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the status management settings, leading to the same status number being assigned to multiple statuses.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, it is possible that duplicate status numbers were introduced during the migration process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Statuses: Review the existing statuses in the status management configuration