How To Fix OILQU007 - Quantity unit cannot be changed; entries with & already exist

OILQU007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OILQU - Messages for Market Data: Maintenance Views for Commodities

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Quantity unit cannot be changed; entries with & already exist

What causes this issue?

You have changed the quantity unit for the quotation. However, the
price quotation table OICQP already contains quotations in the old
quantity unit.

System Response

The system does not allow you to process quotations with different
quantity units if they have the same source, type and number.

How to fix this error?

Reverse the change to ensure that all the quotations have the same
quantity unit, or delete all the other quotations that have the same
source, type and number in the quotation table.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

OILQU007 - Details

• The SAP error message OILQU007 indicates that there is an issue with changing the quantity unit for a particular entry in the system. This error typically arises when you attempt to modify the quantity unit of a material or a document, but there are existing entries in the system that already use the original quantity unit. 
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Entries: The primary cause of this error is that there are already existing entries in the database that reference the original quantity unit. This could be in the form of stock movements, purchase orders, sales orders, or other related documents.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that changes do not lead to inconsistencies in the system. Changing the quantity unit when there are existing references can lead to confusion and errors in inventory management and reporting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OILQU007 error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Entries: Identify and review