How To Fix /IWBEP/CM_SBMG045 - Existing service and associated classes will be overwritten

/IWBEP/CM_SBMG045 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/CM_SBMG -

• Message number: 045

• Message text: Existing service and associated classes will be overwritten

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/IWBEP/CM_SBMG045 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/CM_SBMG045 Existing service and associated classes will be overwritten typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData service management. This message indicates that you are trying to register or activate an OData service that already exists in the system, and doing so will overwrite the existing service and its associated classes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Service Already Exists: The OData service you are trying to register or activate is already defined in the system.
  Changes in Service Definition: You may have made changes to the service definition or its associated classes, and the system is warning you that these changes will overwrite the existing definitions.
  Transport Requests: If you are working with transport requests, the service might have been transported from another system, leading to conflicts.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Services: Before proceeding, check if the service is already registered. You can do this by navigating to the SAP Gateway Service Builder (transaction code