How To Fix SD_F2499_MSG006 - Customer material for material &1 already exists

SD_F2499_MSG006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SD_F2499_MSG - F2499 Messages

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Customer material for material &1 already exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SD_F2499_MSG006 - Customer material for material &1 already exists ?

  The SAP error message SD_F2499_MSG006 indicates that there is an attempt to create a customer material record for a specific material (denoted as &1 in the message) that already exists in the system. This typically occurs in the context of Sales and Distribution (SD) when dealing with customer-specific materials.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are trying to create a new customer material number for a material that has already been defined for that customer in the system.
  The system checks for existing records and finds a duplicate entry, which violates the uniqueness constraint for customer-material combinations.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records:
  
  Use transaction code MM03 (Display Material) or VD03 (Display Customer Material Info) to check if the customer material record already exists for the specified material and customer.
  If it does exist, you may not need to create a new record. Instead, you can update the existing record if