How To Fix RSDMD281 - UUID charact. &1: Duplicate external key &2 in record &3 in database

RSDMD281 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSDMD - Messages for master data

• Message number: 281

• Message text: UUID charact. &1: Duplicate external key &2 in record &3 in database

What causes this issue?

The external key &V2& in record &V3& of the UUID characteristic &V1& is
already assigned to existing record &V4&in the master data table.

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?

Assign a different external key value.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

RSDMD281 - Details

• The SAP error message RSDMD281 indicates that there is a duplicate external key in the database for a characteristic. This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when you are trying to load data into a characteristic that has a unique constraint on its external key.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when the system encounters a record with an external key that already exists in the database. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Duplicate Data: The data being loaded contains duplicate entries for the external key.
  Incorrect Data Source: The data source may be incorrectly configured, leading to the inclusion of duplicate records.
  Data Transformation Issues: During the data transformation process, duplicates may be inadvertently created.
  Data Load Process: If the data load process is not properly managed, it may attempt to load the same data multiple times.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RSDMD281 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Duplicates:
  
  Check the data