How To Fix GA718 - The unit field & is not unique

GA718 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 718

• Message text: The unit field & is not unique

What causes this issue?

Field group &V2& should be also processed internally in &V3&.
Processing cannot be run normally because unit &V1& for this field
group is not the same for all senders and receivers.

System Response

The field group is no longer processed internally, but determined by
conversion when posting from field group &V4&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GA718 - Details

• The SAP error message GA718, which states "The unit field & is not unique," typically occurs in the context of asset accounting or when dealing with units of measure in SAP. This error indicates that there is a conflict or duplication in the unit of measure that is being used for a particular asset or transaction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple entries for the same unit of measure in the system, which leads to ambiguity.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the units of measure in the system, such as incorrect settings in the customizing tables.
  Data Inconsistencies: There could be inconsistencies in the master data or transactional data related to the asset or the unit of measure.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check for Duplicates: 
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., AS03 for asset display) and check if there are duplicate entries for the unit