How To Fix CM_EHFND_API_SUBST028 - &1: Listed substance &1 is specified as "Substance Group".

CM_EHFND_API_SUBST028 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CM_EHFND_API_SUBST -

• Message number: 028

• Message text: &1: Listed substance &1 is specified as "Substance Group".

What causes this issue?

You want to assign listed substance &V2& to the substance with number
&V1&. The listed substance is specified as <LS>Substance Group</>.

System Response

The system does not change or create the substance with number &V1&.

How to fix this error?

Assign a listed substance that is not specified as <LS>Substance Group
</>.

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.

CM_EHFND_API_SUBST028 - Details

• The SAP error message CM_EHFND_API_SUBST028 typically indicates that a substance you are trying to work with is classified as a "Substance Group" rather than an individual substance. This can occur in the context of managing chemical substances in SAP, particularly in the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to perform an operation (like creating, updating, or deleting) on a substance that is defined as a substance group.
  The system expects an individual substance but receives a substance group instead.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Substance Type:
  
  Check the substance you are trying to use. Ensure that it is not a substance group. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction in SAP (e.g., using transaction codes like C223 for substance management) and reviewing the details of the substance.
  
  
  
  Use Individual Substance:
  
  If you need to perform an operation that requires an individual substance, you