How To Fix CB1203 - Characteristic & has been assigned to message more than once

CB1203 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CB1 - PP-PI-PMA: Messages for Process Management (Interfaces)

• Message number: 203

• Message text: Characteristic & has been assigned to message more than once

What causes this issue?

You may only assign a characteristic to a process message once.
You have, however, assigned characteristic &V1& to the message more than
once. The message was therefore not created in the ERP system.

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?

Assign the characteristic &V1& to the process message only once.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CB1203 - Details

• The SAP error message CB1203 indicates that a characteristic has been assigned to a message more than once in the context of variant configuration. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a configuration profile, and the system detects that a characteristic is being used multiple times in the same context, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The characteristic has been assigned to the same message or configuration profile multiple times.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an error in the configuration settings where the same characteristic is inadvertently included more than once.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be issues with the data integrity in the configuration settings, leading to duplicate entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Assignments: Review the configuration profile or message where the error is occurring. Look for the characteristic that is causing the issue and ensure it is only assigned once.
  Remove Duplicates: If you find that the characteristic is assigned multiple times,