How To Fix /SCMTMS/MSG200 - &1 and &2 have to be different

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/MSG -

• Message number: 200

• Message text: &1 and &2 have to be different

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/MSG200 - &1 and &2 have to be different ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/MSG200 typically indicates that two values or parameters that are expected to be different are, in fact, the same. This error is often encountered in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) and can occur in various scenarios, such as when defining transportation lanes, routes, or other configurations where unique identifiers or values are required.
  
  Cause:
  The error message /SCMTMS/MSG200 &1 and &2 have to be different usually arises from the following situations:
  
  
  Duplicate Entries: The system has detected that two fields or parameters that should be unique are identical. For example, if you are trying to create a transportation lane and the source and destination locations are the same, this error will occur.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the settings where two parameters that should differ are incorrectly set to the same value.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: During data entry, a user may inadvertently input the same value