How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD331 - Navigation Property Internal name '&1&2&3' is not unique

/IWBEP/SBOD331 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 331

• Message text: Navigation Property Internal name '&1&2&3' is not unique

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/IWBEP/SBOD331 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD331 indicates that there is an issue with the navigation property in an OData service. Specifically, the error message states that the internal name of the navigation property is not unique. This can occur in various scenarios, particularly when defining or consuming OData services in SAP Gateway.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Navigation Properties: The error typically arises when there are multiple navigation properties defined with the same internal name in the data model. This can happen if:
  
  The same navigation property is defined in multiple entities.
  There are naming conflicts due to similar or identical names in the underlying data model.
  
  
  
  Model 
  Configuration Issues: If the OData service is generated from a data model that has not been properly configured, it may lead to non-unique navigation property names.
  
  
  Changes in Data Model: If the data model has been modified (e.g., adding or renaming navigation properties) without properly regenerating the OData service, it can lead