How To Fix /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE049 - Master policy number of source and target need to be different

/PMG/GE_GEN_MPE049 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE -

• Message number: 049

• Message text: Master policy number of source and target need to be different

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/PMG/GE_GEN_MPE049 - Details

• The SAP error message /PMG/GE_GEN_MPE049 indicates that there is an issue with the master policy numbers in a transaction involving a source and target policy. Specifically, the error states that the master policy number of the source and target must be different. This typically occurs in the context of insurance or financial services modules within SAP, particularly when dealing with policy management.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Same Master Policy Number: The most common cause of this error is that the source and target policies are being processed with the same master policy number. This can happen during operations like policy transfers, updates, or merges where the system expects distinct identifiers for the source and target.
  
  
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in data entry where the same policy number was inadvertently assigned to both the source and target.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration settings in the SAP system that are not correctly set