How To Fix EG083 - Device info record already exists for specified equipment number &1

EG083 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EG - IS-U device management

• Message number: 083

• Message text: Device info record already exists for specified equipment number &1

What causes this issue?

According to equipment number &V1& that you specified, a device
information record with material number &V2& and serial number &V3&
already exists.

System Response

Creation of equpment is canceled.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entries.
You can display the <DS:TRAN.EG43>device information record</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EG083 - Device info record already exists for specified equipment number &1 ?

  The SAP error message EG083 indicates that there is an attempt to create a device information record for a piece of equipment that already has an existing record in the system. This typically occurs in the context of equipment management and device management within SAP, particularly in the Plant Maintenance (PM) or Customer Service (CS) modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to create a new device information record for an equipment number that already has an associated device information record.
  There may be a duplicate entry in the database for the specified equipment number.
  The system is configured to prevent the creation of multiple device records for the same equipment to maintain data integrity.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records:
  
  Use transaction codes like IE03 (Display Equipment) or IE02 (Change Equipment) to check if a device information record already exists for the specified equipment number.
  If a record exists,