How To Fix /UI2/CAT_PROV_700020 - Catalog with ID & already exists

/UI2/CAT_PROV_700020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /UI2/CAT_PROV_700 -

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Catalog with ID & already exists

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/UI2/CAT_PROV_700020 - Details

• The SAP error message /UI2/CAT_PROV_700020 indicates that there is an attempt to create a catalog with an ID that already exists in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Fiori or SAP UI5 applications when dealing with catalog management in the SAP Launchpad.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Duplicate Catalog ID: You are trying to create a new catalog with an ID that is already in use by another catalog.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the system configuration or data that lead to this error.
  Transport Issues: If you are transporting catalogs from one system to another, there may be conflicts with existing catalogs.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Catalogs:
  
  Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad or the relevant transaction (like /UI2/FLP or /UI2/CATALOG) and check the list of existing catalogs.
  Look for the catalog ID that you are