How To Fix QD958 - Rule for sample determination &1 (client &2) already exists

QD958 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QD - Message-Id. für Dynamisierung

• Message number: 958

• Message text: Rule for sample determination &1 (client &2) already exists

What causes this issue?

The sample determination rule is already available in the client
specified and was not overwritten. It is needed for the following
special cases within inspection processing:
When no sampling procedure was assigned to an inspection characteristic
in an inspection plan
When a 100% inspection is required by the setting of an indicator in
the material master

How to fix this error?

Check the entry.
The rules for sample determination are maintained in
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLQSQDA1>Customizing</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QD958 - Rule for sample determination &1 (client &2) already exists ?

  The SAP error message QD958 indicates that there is an issue with the sample determination rules in the Quality Management (QM) module. Specifically, it means that a sample determination rule for a specific client already exists, and you are trying to create or modify a rule that conflicts with an existing one.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Rule: The most common cause of this error is that you are attempting to create a sample determination rule that has the same key (e.g., the same combination of parameters) as an existing rule in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings where the same rule is inadvertently defined multiple times.
  Client-Specific Settings: The error specifies a client, which means that the rule is client-specific, and you may be trying to create a rule in a client where it already exists.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Rules: 
  
  Go to the transaction code QDV1 (for creating sample determination rules) or