How To Fix /ISDFPS/MM238 - Storage location &1 already exists in another plant

/ISDFPS/MM238 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /ISDFPS/MM -

• Message number: 238

• Message text: Storage location &1 already exists in another plant

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /ISDFPS/MM238 - Storage location &1 already exists in another plant ?

  The SAP error message /ISDFPS/MM238 Storage location &1 already exists in another plant indicates that you are trying to create a storage location with a name that already exists in a different plant within the same company code. In SAP, storage locations must be unique within a plant, but the same storage location name can exist in different plants.
  
  Cause:
  
  You are attempting to create a storage location with a name that is already in use in another plant.
  The storage location name is not unique across the plants in the same company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Storage Locations:
  
  Use transaction code OMIL or SPRO to navigate to the configuration for storage locations and check the existing storage locations in the plants.
  You can also use transaction code MM03 to view the details of existing storage locations.
  
  
  
  Choose a Unique Name:
  
  If you need to create a new storage location, choose a different name that does not conflict with