How To Fix GC198 - Sender field '&' assigned more than once

GC198 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GC - Error Messages for Consolidation/Extended General Ledger

• Message number: 198

• Message text: Sender field '&' assigned more than once

What causes this issue?

You can only assign one receiver field to each sender field (function
area, business area, ...). The sender field '&V1&' has been assigned
to more than one receiver field.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Change the sender field/receiver field assignments.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GC198 - Details

• The SAP error message GC198, which states "Sender field '&' assigned more than once," typically occurs in the context of data processing or data transfer within SAP systems, particularly when dealing with data flows, such as in the context of data extraction, transformation, or loading (ETL) processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that a field (represented by the placeholder '&') is being assigned multiple values within the same context or operation. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Duplicate Assignments: The same field is being assigned values from different sources or calculations within the same data processing step.
  Incorrect Mapping: In data mapping configurations, the same source field might be mapped to the target field multiple times.
  Data Transformation Logic: In transformation logic (like ABAP code or transformation rules), there may be conflicting assignments to the same variable or field.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GC198 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Data Flow Logic: Check the