How To Fix PIVB023 - Multiple definitions of Report Catalog/Scenario &1/&2 exists

PIVB023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PIVB - Pivot Browser

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Multiple definitions of Report Catalog/Scenario &1/&2 exists

What causes this issue?

More than one Report Catalog exists for your report.

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?

Contact system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Verify your customizing table PIVB_CATALOG. Exactly one Report Catalog /
Report Scenario must match to your report.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PIVB023 - Multiple definitions of Report Catalog/Scenario &1/&2 exists ?

  The SAP error message PIVB023 indicates that there are multiple definitions of a Report Catalog or Scenario with the same identifier in the system. This typically occurs when there are duplicate entries in the configuration or setup of report catalogs or scenarios, which can lead to confusion in report generation or execution.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause is that the same report catalog or scenario has been defined more than once in the system.
  Transport Issues: If configurations were transported from one system to another, it might lead to duplicates if the same objects were already present in the target system.
  Manual Errors: Manual creation of report catalogs or scenarios without proper checks can lead to duplicates.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Identify Duplicates:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE11 (Data Dictionary) or SE80 (Object Navigator) to check the definitions of the report catalogs or scenarios.
  You can also use transaction SE38 to run a report that checks for duplicates.
  
  
  
  Remove or