How To Fix EG071 - Piece of equip. with serial no. &1 already exists (serialization mat.)

EG071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EG - IS-U device management

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Piece of equip. with serial no. &1 already exists (serialization mat.)

What causes this issue?

The <DS:GLOS.serial number>serial number</> you have entered for the
<DS:GLOS.material>material</> already exists in the system.

System Response

Material &V3& has the same serialization material as material &V2&. The
serial number entered was already assigned to material &V2& in the
serialization material of both materials. It is not possible to assign
this serial number again.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries and enter another serial number.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EG071 - Piece of equip. with serial no. &1 already exists (serialization mat.) ?

  The SAP error message EG071 indicates that there is an attempt to create or register a piece of equipment with a serial number that already exists in the system. This typically occurs in the context of equipment management and serialization, where each piece of equipment must have a unique serial number.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Serial Number: The most common cause of this error is that the serial number you are trying to assign to a piece of equipment is already in use for another piece of equipment in the system.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may have been a typographical error in entering the serial number, leading to confusion with an existing entry.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may be duplicates that were not properly handled.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may not be configured correctly to handle serialization, leading to conflicts.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Equipment: Use transaction codes like IE03 (Display Equipment) or