How To Fix EI084 - Combination & & & & has already been selected as requiring a license

EI084 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EI - Foreign Trade: Gen. Output

• Message number: 084

• Message text: Combination & & & & has already been selected as requiring a license

What causes this issue?

You tried to flag a combination of the following:

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

destination country, legal regulation, grouping, and validity date
or
legal regulation, country grouping, grouping, and validity date
as not requiring a license, (license type ' '), although this
combination contains a license type in an already existing entry and
therefore is marked as requiring a license.

System Response

The system does not allow this entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI084 - Combination & & & & has already been selected as requiring a license ?

  The SAP error message EI084 indicates that a specific combination of characteristics (represented by the placeholders & & & &) has already been selected as requiring a license. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Variant Configuration (VC) or when dealing with licensing for specific products or services.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate License Requirement: The error arises when there is an attempt to assign a license requirement to a combination of characteristics that has already been defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings where the same combination is being referenced multiple times.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be inconsistencies in the master data or configuration data that lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing License Requirements:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP and check if the combination of characteristics is already marked as requiring a license.
  Use transaction codes like CU50 (Configuration) or CU01 (Create Configuration Profile) to review the