How To Fix /OSP/MSG402 - This appl. attribute is already assigned to report &1 of category &2

/OSP/MSG402 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /OSP/MSG -

• Message number: 402

• Message text: This appl. attribute is already assigned to report &1 of category &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /OSP/MSG402 - This appl. attribute is already assigned to report &1 of category &2 ?

  The SAP error message /OSP/MSG402 indicates that an application attribute is already assigned to a specific report in a given category. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's reporting or analytics tools, where attributes are used to define the characteristics of reports.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when you attempt to assign an application attribute to a report that already has that attribute assigned. This can happen due to:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The attribute is already linked to the report you are trying to modify.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the report settings or the attribute management.
  Data Integrity: The system may have integrity checks that prevent the same attribute from being assigned multiple times to the same report.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Review the report configuration to see if the attribute is already assigned. You can do this by navigating to the report settings in