How To Fix CNV_DMC_SIN321 - Purchasing Info record &1 already exists for &2 &3 &4

CNV_DMC_SIN321 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV_DMC_SIN - Messages for s-innovations migration

• Message number: 321

• Message text: Purchasing Info record &1 already exists for &2 &3 &4

What causes this issue?

With this migration object you can only extend already existing
purchasing info records with new purchasing organization, new purchasing
info record category or new plant.
Purchasing organization = &V2&, purchasing info record category = &V3&,
plant = &V4&

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?

Delete these records from the template.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CNV_DMC_SIN321 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV_DMC_SIN321 indicates that there is an attempt to create a Purchasing Info Record (PIR) that already exists in the system. This error typically arises during data migration or data transfer processes, particularly when using the SAP Data Migration Cockpit or similar tools.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because:
  
  The Purchasing Info Record you are trying to create already exists in the system for the specified vendor and material combination.
  There may be duplicate entries in the source data being migrated.
  The migration process is not correctly handling existing records, leading to conflicts.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records:
  
  Use transaction code ME11 (Create Purchasing Info Record) or ME12 (Change Purchasing Info Record) to check if the PIR already exists for the specified vendor and material combination.
  If it exists, you may need to update the existing record instead of creating a new one.
  
  
  
  Data Cleansing:
  
  Review the source data for duplicates.