How To Fix VCH_HL_GRP013 - The Characteristic Group Description already exists for language &1

VCH_HL_GRP013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VCH_HL_GRP -

• Message number: 013

• Message text: The Characteristic Group Description already exists for language &1

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VCH_HL_GRP013 - Details

• The SAP error message VCH_HL_GRP013 indicates that there is an attempt to create or modify a characteristic group description in a specific language, but a description for that characteristic group already exists in the system for that language. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Variant Configuration or when managing characteristics and their descriptions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Entry: You are trying to create a new characteristic group description for a language that already has an existing description for that same characteristic group.
  Data Migration or Upload: If you are importing data (e.g., through LSMW or other data upload methods), there may be an attempt to insert a record that already exists.
  Manual Entry: A user may have manually entered a description for the characteristic group in the same language before the current operation.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Descriptions:
  
  Navigate to the characteristic