How To Fix CVI_EI088 - Tax License with key &1 &2 &3 already exists

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CVI_EI - Messages for Complex Interface

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Tax License with key &1 &2 &3 already exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CVI_EI088 - Tax License with key &1 &2 &3 already exists ?

  The SAP error message CVI_EI088 indicates that there is an attempt to create a tax license that already exists in the system. This error typically arises in the context of Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI) when dealing with business partner data.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to create a new tax license for a business partner, but a tax license with the same key (which usually consists of a combination of fields such as country, tax number, and type) already exists in the system.
  There may be duplicate entries in the database, or the system is trying to create a tax license that conflicts with an existing one.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CVI_EI088 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Tax Licenses:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., BP transaction for Business Partner) and check if the tax license with the specified key already exists.
  If it does exist, you may need to update the existing