How To Fix ISH_BP018 - Responsibility type &1 has already been entered

ISH_BP018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ISH_BP - Contains Messages for IS-H Business Partner Developments

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Responsibility type &1 has already been entered

What causes this issue?

The responsibility type &V1& has already been entered, so now exists in
duplicate.

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?

Delete this entry.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ISH_BP018 - Details

• The SAP error message ISH_BP018, which states "Responsibility type &1 has already been entered," typically occurs in the context of managing business partner (BP) data in the SAP system, particularly in the healthcare module (ISH - Industry Solution for Healthcare). This error indicates that there is an attempt to assign a responsibility type to a business partner that has already been assigned.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Entry: The responsibility type you are trying to assign to a business partner is already assigned to that same business partner.
  Data Integrity Rules: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent duplicate assignments of responsibility types to ensure that each responsibility type is unique for a given business partner.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Navigate to the business partner data for the specific entity you are working with.
  Review the existing responsibility types assigned to the business partner