How To Fix CR200 - Hierarchy or Group & plant & already exists

CR200 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CR - (1,099) Work Center; (100,200) Capacity

• Message number: 200

• Message text: Hierarchy or Group & plant & already exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CR200 - Hierarchy or Group & plant & already exists ?

  The SAP error message CR200 ("Hierarchy or Group & plant & already exists") typically occurs when you are trying to create a new hierarchy or group in the SAP system, but a hierarchy or group with the same name already exists for the specified plant. This can happen in various modules, such as SAP Controlling (CO) or SAP Material Management (MM), where hierarchies or groups are used for categorizing data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entry: The most common cause of this error is that you are attempting to create a hierarchy or group that already exists in the system for the specified plant.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a typographical error in the name you are trying to create, leading to confusion with an existing entry.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, there may be duplicate entries that were not cleaned up.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Hierarchies/Groups: Before creating a new hierarchy or