How To Fix /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS027 - Handling unit &1 already exists in system; re-creation not possible

/SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS -

• Message number: 027

• Message text: Handling unit &1 already exists in system; re-creation not possible

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/SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS027 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS027 indicates that you are trying to create a handling unit (HU) that already exists in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of warehouse management and handling unit management within the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by an attempt to create a handling unit with an identifier (HU number) that is already present in the system. This can happen due to:
  
  Duplicate processing of a handling unit creation request.
  Manual entry of an HU number that is already assigned to another handling unit.
  System errors or inconsistencies that lead to the same HU being processed multiple times.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Handling Units:
  
  Use transaction code /SCWM/HU or the relevant EWM transaction to search for the existing handling unit using the HU number mentioned in the error message.
  Verify if the HU is indeed present in the system.
  
  
  
  Use