How To Fix SV517 - You are already in the chosen subdialog

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SV - View Maintenance: Customize Messages

• Message number: 517

• Message text: You are already in the chosen subdialog

What causes this issue?

You tried to navigate to the current subdialog in the dialog structure.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

You can perform all maintenance operations on this subdialog.
To go to another subdialog:
Go to a lower-level subdialog
Choose an entry in the current subdialog for which you want to see the
entries in subordinate subdialogs.
This is usually additional information about the higher-level entries.
Choose the subordinate subdialog by double-click in the dialog
structure.
You go to the subordinate subdialog, where you can perform all display,
maintenance and transport operations as usual.
Go to a same or higher-level subdialog
Choose the subdialog by double-click in the dialog structure.
You go to the same or higher-level subdialog, where you can perform all
display, maintenance and transport operations as usual.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SV517 - You are already in the chosen subdialog ?

  The SAP error message SV517 "You are already in the chosen subdialog" typically occurs when a user attempts to access a subdialog or a specific function that is already active or open in the current session. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when navigating through different screens or dialogs in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Access: The user is trying to open a subdialog that is already open in the current session.
  Session Management: The system does not allow multiple instances of the same dialog to be opened simultaneously.
  User Navigation: The user may have inadvertently clicked on a link or button that leads to the same subdialog.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Close the Existing Dialog: Check if the subdialog is already open. If it is, close it before trying to access it again.
  Use Navigation Options: Instead of trying to open the subdialog again, use the existing one. You can navigate back to it if needed.
  Refresh the Session: Sometimes,