How To Fix IR037 - Document & already entered for the measurement time specified

IR037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IR - PM: IMRC - Measurement Readings and Counters

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Document & already entered for the measurement time specified

What causes this issue?

You are trying to create a <GL:measurement_document>measurement
document</> for a <GL:measuring_point>measuring point</> that has not
been defined as a <GL:counter>counter</>.
A measurement document that has not been reversed already exists for
the measurement time you have entered.

System Response

The sytem will allow the entry.

How to fix this error?

Check if this is double entry.
You should also note that <GL:number_assignment>number assignment</>
for measurement documents is buffered, and so the sequence of the
document numbers does not always correspond to the document creation
sequence.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IR037 - Document & already entered for the measurement time specified ?

  The SAP error message IR037 ("Document & already entered for the measurement time specified") typically occurs in the context of the SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or SAP Controlling (CO) modules when you are trying to enter a measurement document for a piece of equipment or a functional location, but a measurement document for the same time period has already been recorded.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Entry: The most common cause of this error is that a measurement document for the specified time period has already been entered in the system. This could happen if:
  
  The same measurement reading was entered twice.
  Another user entered a measurement document for the same time period.
  There was an attempt to enter a measurement reading that overlaps with an existing one.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Time Period: The time period you are trying to enter may not be valid or may overlap with an existing entry.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Entries: 
  
  Go to the measurement document overview (transaction