How To Fix /IWBEP/SBUIOD054 - The Function Import name already exists. Provide a unique name.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBUIOD -

• Message number: 054

• Message text: The Function Import name already exists. Provide a unique name.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /IWBEP/SBUIOD054 - The Function Import name already exists. Provide a unique name. ?

  The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBUIOD054 The Function Import name already exists. Provide a unique name typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway or OData service development. This error indicates that there is a naming conflict with a function import in your OData service definition. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Function Import Name: The error arises when you attempt to create or register a function import in an OData service that already has a function import with the same name. Function imports are used to define operations that can be called on the OData service, and each must have a unique name.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Function Imports: 
  
  Go to the OData service definition in the SAP Gateway Service Builder (transaction code SEGW).
  Look for existing function imports in the service. You can do this by expanding the "Function Imports" node in the service structure.
  If you find a