How To Fix PYC_TM031 - Team criteria combination (&1&2&3) is already used by team &4.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PYC_TM - Payroll Control Center Team Management

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Team criteria combination (&1&2&3) is already used by team &4.

What causes this issue?

Team criterion is the value of a team dimension. Each team must have a
unique team criteria combination. In other words, each team must have a
unique combination of values of all team dimensions so that the system
can distribute alerts to teams properly.

System Response

The team criteria combination is already used by another team.

How to fix this error?

Make sure that each team has a unique combination of team criteria.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PYC_TM031 - Team criteria combination (&1&2&3) is already used by team &4. ?

  The SAP error message PYC_TM031 indicates that there is a conflict with the team criteria combination you are trying to use in the Team Management module. Specifically, it means that the combination of criteria (identified by placeholders &1, &2, &3) is already associated with another team (identified by &4). This typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a team and the criteria you are using are already in use by an existing team.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Criteria Combination: The criteria combination you are trying to assign to a new or existing team is already assigned to another team in the system.
  Data Integrity Rules: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent the same criteria from being used for multiple teams, which can lead to confusion and data inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Teams: Review the existing teams in the system to see which team is using the criteria combination. You can do this by