How To Fix EG051 - Device already belongs to device group &1

EG051 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EG - IS-U device management

• Message number: 051

• Message text: Device already belongs to device group &1

What causes this issue?

You have specified a device that is already allocated to
<DS:GLOS.device_group>device group</> &V1&.

System Response

The device cannot be added to the current device group.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries and specify another device, if necessary.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EG051 - Details

• The SAP error message EG051 ("Device already belongs to device group &1") typically occurs when you attempt to assign a device (such as a printer or other output device) to a device group that it is already a member of. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when configuring output devices in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following:
  
  The device you are trying to add to a device group is already included in that group.
  There may be an attempt to duplicate the assignment of the device to the same group.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EG051 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Device Group Membership:
  
  Go to the device configuration in SAP (transaction code SPAD).
  Look for the device in question and check its current device group assignments.
  Confirm that the device is indeed already part of the specified device group.
  
  
  
  Remove Duplicate Assignment:
  
  If the device is already assigned to the group, you do not