How To Fix QJ218 - Generation form & & is selected more than once

QJ218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QJ -

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Generation form & & is selected more than once

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QJ218 - Details

• The SAP error message QJ218, which states "Generation form & & is selected more than once," typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) when you are trying to create or process a quality notification or inspection lot, and there is a conflict with the selection of generation forms.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the same generation form is selected multiple times in a process where it should only be selected once. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The same generation form is inadvertently selected multiple times in a configuration or during the creation of a notification or inspection lot.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the quality management settings that allow for the same generation form to be selected more than once.
  Data Entry Errors: Users may mistakenly select the same option multiple times during data entry.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QJ218 error, you can take the