How To Fix /IWBEP/MGW_COF_MSG017 - You can assign one model to a group; remove models from group '&1'

/IWBEP/MGW_COF_MSG017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/MGW_COF_MSG -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: You can assign one model to a group; remove models from group '&1'

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/IWBEP/MGW_COF_MSG017 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/MGW_COF_MSG017 indicates that you are trying to assign multiple models to a group in the SAP Gateway, but the system only allows one model per group. This error typically occurs when you attempt to add a new model to a group that already contains an existing model.
  
  Cause:
  
  The error is triggered because the group you are trying to assign a new model to already has an existing model assigned to it. In SAP Gateway, a group can only contain one model at a time.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to either:
  
  
  Remove the existing model from the group: If you want to assign a new model to the group, you must first remove the existing model. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration in the SAP Gateway and deleting or unassigning the current model from the group.
  
  
  Create a new group: If you want to keep