How To Fix RETMCA017 - An object from object group &1 is already assigned to term &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RETMCA - Terms

• Message number: 017

• Message text: An object from object group &1 is already assigned to term &2

What causes this issue?

An object can be assigned to only one term number at the most per term
category. The assignment of an object group to a term corresponds to
the assignment of all individual objects in the object group.
You want to assign object group &V1&, but an individual object in this
object group was already assigned to a term with the number &V2&.
You can identify the individual objects by their group number, &V3&.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

In order to assign all of the individual objects uniformly to one term,
first delete all assignments of the individual objects in the group.
Then assign only the object group to the term.
It is not possible for one individual object of an object group to have
a different assignment from the rest of the group. If you want
individual objects to be assigned to different terms, you cannot use an
object group for the assignment. Instead, you have to assign each
individual object explicitly to the given term.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RETMCA017 - An object from object group &1 is already assigned to term &2 ?

  The SAP error message RETMCA017 indicates that an object from a specified object group is already assigned to a term. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system or when managing terms and conditions in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to assign an object (like a material, vendor, or customer) to a term that is already associated with that object. This can happen due to:
  
  Duplicate Assignments: The object is already linked to the term you are trying to assign.
  Incorrect Object Group: The object you are trying to assign may belong to a different object group than expected.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the data that lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RETMCA017 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction or table where the term assignments are managed.
  Verify if the object is already assigned to the term in question.