How To Fix IL108 - There are several locations with sortfield = &

IL108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IL - PM: ILOM - Functional Locations

• Message number: 108

• Message text: There are several locations with sortfield = &

What causes this issue?

You have tried to identify a
<GL:functional_location>functional location</> using the value &V1& in
the sort field of the location (ILOA-EQFNR).
However, in your system there are several locations with the value &V1&
in the sort field.

System Response

Identification is not possible.

How to fix this error?

If you want to identify functional locations using the sort field,
the sort field must contain unique values.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IL108 - There are several locations with sortfield = & ?

  The SAP error message IL108 indicates that there are multiple storage locations with the same sort field value. This typically occurs in the context of inventory management or logistics when the system is trying to process data related to storage locations, and it encounters ambiguity due to duplicate sort field values.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  Multiple storage locations are defined with the same sort field value in the system.
  The sort field is used for sorting or categorizing storage locations, and having duplicates can lead to confusion in processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IL108 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Duplicate Sort Fields:
  
  Use transaction codes like OMIL (for storage location) or SE16N (to view table entries) to check the storage locations and their sort field values.
  Look for entries in the relevant tables (e.g., T001L for storage locations) to identify duplicates.
  
  
  
  Modify Sort Field Values:
  
  Once you identify the storage locations with duplicate sort field values, you