How To Fix M5852 - Customer OIW info catalog already exists

M5852 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M5 - LIS: Standard Analyses (Inventory Controlling Doc. Analysis)

• Message number: 852

• Message text: Customer OIW info catalog already exists

What causes this issue?

The customer OIW info catalog already exists!

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

If you wish to create a new catalog, you first need to delete the
existing catalog.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M5852 - Details

• The SAP error message M5852, which states "Customer OIW info catalog already exists," typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify an Info Catalog in the SAP system, and the system detects that an Info Catalog with the same identifier already exists for the specified customer.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entry: The most common cause of this error is that an Info Catalog with the same name or identifier has already been created for the customer in question.
  Data Consistency: The system enforces data integrity and consistency, preventing the creation of duplicate entries that could lead to confusion or data management issues.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Info Catalogs:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction in SAP (e.g., OIW1 for creating Info Catalogs or OIW2 for displaying them).
  Search for the existing Info Catalogs associated with the customer to confirm that the catalog you are trying to create already exists.
  
  
  
  Modify Existing