How To Fix EI702 - & & and & & are identical!

EI702 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 702

• Message text: & & and & & are identical!

What causes this issue?

In the area of conversion of export data into import data, you have
attempted either
to maintain a reference country that is the same as the country itself
or
to include an entry in the conversion object where the country of
departure is the same as the country of destination.

System Response

The system only allows this entry for conversion of export data into
import data and vice versa, not for maintenance of reference countries.

How to fix this error?

Enter different countries.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EI702 - Details

• The SAP error message EI702, which states that "&& and && are identical," typically occurs in the context of data processing or configuration where two or more entries are being compared or validated, and the system finds that they are identical when it expects them to be different. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during the configuration of certain modules, data uploads, or when defining certain parameters.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause of this error is that there are duplicate entries in the configuration or data that the system is trying to process. This could be in tables, master data, or during the setup of certain parameters.
  Incorrect Configuration: Sometimes, the error can arise from incorrect configuration settings where the same value is being assigned to multiple fields or parameters that should be unique.
  Data Upload Issues: If you are uploading data (e.g., through LSMW or other data migration tools),