How To Fix QC209 - Description &1 is used more than once

QC209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QC - QM: Certificates

• Message number: 209

• Message text: Description &1 is used more than once

What causes this issue?

Characteristic description "&V1&"is used more than once on the
certificate profile:
Characteristic &V2& and characteristic &V3& have the same
characteristic description.

System Response

A receiving system can only automatically process characteristics that
you have transferred electronically, if they can be clearly identified.

How to fix this error?

Ensure that the characteristic descriptions on your certificate are
unique, so that the recipient of the certificate can assign his own
charcteristics correctly.

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.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QC209 - Description &1 is used more than once ?

  The SAP error message QC209, which states "Description &1 is used more than once," typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) when you are trying to create or modify a quality notification, inspection lot, or similar object that has a description field. This error indicates that the description you are trying to use is already associated with another object in the system, leading to a conflict.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Descriptions: The primary cause of this error is that the description you are attempting to use is already in use by another record in the same context (e.g., another quality notification or inspection lot).
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in the SAP system that enforce unique descriptions for certain objects.
  Data Entry Errors: Sometimes, this can occur due to data entry errors where the same description is inadvertently entered multiple times.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Records: Review the existing records in the system to