How To Fix FIP_BL_MESSAGE_CLASS005 - Duplicate entry for plant &1, purchasing org. &2, and purchasing group &3

FIP_BL_MESSAGE_CLASS005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FIP_BL_MESSAGE_CLASS - FIP messages related to errors from Business Layer

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Duplicate entry for plant &1, purchasing org. &2, and purchasing group &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FIP_BL_MESSAGE_CLASS005 - Duplicate entry for plant &1, purchasing org. &2, and purchasing group &3 ?

  The SAP error message FIP_BL_MESSAGE_CLASS005 indicates that there is a duplicate entry for a specific combination of plant, purchasing organization, and purchasing group in the system. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or update a purchasing info record, vendor master data, or similar entries in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the existence of multiple records in the database that share the same values for the specified fields:
  
  Plant (&1)
  Purchasing Organization (&2)
  Purchasing Group (&3)
  
  This can happen due to:
  
  Manual data entry errors where the same combination was entered more than once.
  Data migration issues where duplicate records were imported into the system.
  Incorrect configuration or settings in the system that allow duplicates.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Records:
  
  Use transaction codes like ME13 (Display Purchasing Info Record) or MK03 (Display Vendor) to check if a record already exists for the specified combination of plant, purchasing organization,