How To Fix EG050 - A device already exists with equipment number &1

EG050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EG - IS-U device management

• Message number: 050

• Message text: A device already exists with equipment number &1

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

A device can only be specified once.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EG050 - Details

• The SAP error message EG050, which states "A device already exists with equipment number &1," typically occurs when you are trying to create or assign a device (such as a piece of equipment) in the SAP system, but there is already an existing device with the same equipment number in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Equipment Number: The most common cause of this error is that the equipment number you are trying to use is already assigned to another device in the system.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in entering the equipment number, leading to an attempt to create a duplicate.
  System Configuration: In some cases, the system configuration may allow for certain types of devices to have unique identifiers, and the equipment number you are trying to use does not meet that requirement.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Equipment: 
  
  Use transaction codes like IE03 (Display Equipment) or IE02 (Change Equipment) to search for the