How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD441 - Service Reference Internal Name '&1' is not unique

/IWBEP/SBOD441 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 441

• Message text: Service Reference Internal Name '&1' is not unique

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/IWBEP/SBOD441 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD441 Service Reference Internal Name '&1' is not unique typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData services. This error indicates that there are multiple service references with the same internal name, which is not allowed as it creates ambiguity in service identification.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Service References: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple service references defined in the SAP Gateway with the same internal name. This can happen if:
  
  The same service was created multiple times.
  There was an error during the service registration process that led to duplicate entries.
  
  
  
  Transport Issues: If you are transporting OData services between systems, it is possible that the transport included duplicate service definitions.
  
  
  Development Errors: During development, if multiple developers are working on the same service and do not coordinate properly, they might inadvertently create duplicate service references.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
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