How To Fix /SRMSMC/REPLICATION029 - Supplier &1: identical address belongs to supplier &2

/SRMSMC/REPLICATION029 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SRMSMC/REPLICATION -

• Message number: 029

• Message text: Supplier &1: identical address belongs to supplier &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SRMSMC/REPLICATION029 - Supplier &1: identical address belongs to supplier &2 ?

  The SAP error message /SRMSMC/REPLICATION029 indicates that there is a conflict in the supplier address data during the replication process. Specifically, it means that the system has detected that two different suppliers are associated with the same address. This can lead to confusion in the system, as the same address cannot be linked to multiple suppliers without proper differentiation.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises from one of the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Address Entries: Two suppliers have been assigned the same address in the system.
  Data Replication Issues: During the replication process (for example, from a backend system to the SRM system), the address data may not have been synchronized correctly, leading to duplicates.
  Manual Data Entry Errors: Users may have manually entered the same address for different suppliers without realizing it.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Duplicate Addresses:
  
  Use transaction codes like BP (Business Partner) or SU01 (User Maintenance) to check the