How To Fix R1872 - More Than One Entry will be Changed With This Input Data

R1872 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R1 - Business Partner Messages from S_BUPA_GENERAL

• Message number: 872

• Message text: More Than One Entry will be Changed With This Input Data

What causes this issue?

More than one entry was changed in this set of input data.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Restrict the input criteria as far as possible.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R1872 - More Than One Entry will be Changed With This Input Data ?

  The SAP error message R1872 ("More Than One Entry will be Changed With This Input Data") typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation (like an update or delete) that would affect multiple records in the database, but the system expects only one record to be changed based on the input data provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ambiguous Input Data: The input data you provided does not uniquely identify a single record. For example, if you are trying to update a customer record but the criteria you used matches multiple customers, the system will raise this error.
  Missing Unique Identifier: The operation may require a unique identifier (like a primary key) to ensure that only one record is affected, but the input data lacks this identifier.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be issues with the data in the database that cause multiple records to match the criteria you provided.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Refine Input Data: Ensure that the input