How To Fix EEDMIDESERVPROV085 - Service provider with external ID &1 not unique

EEDMIDESERVPROV085 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EEDMIDESERVPROV - Service Provider Messages

• Message number: 085

• Message text: Service provider with external ID &1 not unique

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EEDMIDESERVPROV085 - Service provider with external ID &1 not unique ?

  The SAP error message EEDMIDESERVPROV085 indicates that there is a problem with the uniqueness of a service provider's external ID in the system. This error typically arises in scenarios where the system expects a unique identifier for a service provider, but it finds multiple entries with the same external ID.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple service provider records in the system that share the same external ID. This can happen due to data entry errors, data migration issues, or incorrect configuration.
  Data Consistency Issues: If the data was imported or migrated from another system, it may not have been properly validated for uniqueness.
  Configuration Errors: There may be issues in the configuration of the service provider settings that allow for non-unique external IDs.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify Duplicates:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE16 or SE11 to access the relevant database tables (e.g., EEDM_SERVICE_PROVIDER) and search for the external ID