How To Fix OH019 - Group & already exists in the hierarchy structure

OH019 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OH - Messages Group Maintenance

• Message number: 019

• Message text: Group & already exists in the hierarchy structure

What causes this issue?

You want to insert group &V2& into the hierarchy structure. This group
or one of its subgroups is already contained in the hierarchy. The
existing group is &V1&.
&NOTE&
If you do not call up standard hierarchy maintenance through the top
node, the system also checks whether the group to be inserted exists
outside the current subtree.

System Response

The function is not executed.

How to fix this error?

Make sure that each group exists only once in the hierarchy.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OH019 - Group & already exists in the hierarchy structure ?

  The SAP error message OH019 indicates that a group you are trying to create or modify already exists in the hierarchy structure. This error typically occurs in the context of organizational management or when dealing with hierarchical data structures in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You attempt to create a new group or node in a hierarchy that has the same identifier or name as an existing group.
  There is a duplicate entry in the hierarchy structure, which violates the uniqueness constraint for group names or identifiers.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OH019 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Groups:
  
  Navigate to the hierarchy structure where you are trying to create the new group.
  Look for the existing group with the same name or identifier. You can use transaction codes like PPOME (for Organizational Management) or PPOSE (for displaying the organizational structure) to view the hierarchy.
  
  
  
  Rename or Modify:
  
  If you find a group with the same