How To Fix /SCMTMS/SB051 - &1 &2: Duplicate entries for business partner &3

/SCMTMS/SB051 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/SB -

• Message number: 051

• Message text: &1 &2: Duplicate entries for business partner &3

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/SCMTMS/SB051 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCMTMS/SB051 &1 &2: Duplicate entries for business partner &3 typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when there are duplicate entries for a business partner in the system. This can happen during various processes, such as when creating or updating transportation-related documents.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Business Partner Entries: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple entries for the same business partner in the system. This can occur if the same business partner has been created multiple times, possibly with slight variations in the name or identification.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, it is possible that duplicates were introduced during the migration process.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration settings in the business partner management or transportation management modules can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check for Duplicates:
  
  Go to the Business Partner (BP) transaction in SAP (transaction code BP).
  Search for the business