How To Fix COM_IL004 - A relationship with the same destination already exists

COM_IL004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_IL - Object Relationships (Interlinkages)

• Message number: 004

• Message text: A relationship with the same destination already exists

What causes this issue?

The relationship cannot be created because the cardinality of the
relationship type does not allow another relationship with the same
destination.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_IL004 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_IL004 indicates that there is an attempt to create a relationship in the SAP system that already exists for the same destination. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification and object relationship management, particularly when dealing with characteristics and their relationships in the classification system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by trying to create a duplicate relationship between objects in the classification system. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  When you are trying to assign a characteristic to a class or object that already has that characteristic assigned.
  When you are trying to create a relationship between two objects that already have an existing relationship.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the COM_IL004 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Relationships:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., CL02 for class maintenance or similar) and check if the relationship you are trying to create already exists.
  If it does, you may not