How To Fix VMD_API130 - Vendor &1 prev.purch.org &2 with subrange &3 and plant &4 already exists

VMD_API130 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VMD_API - Vendor APIs

• Message number: 130

• Message text: Vendor &1 prev.purch.org &2 with subrange &3 and plant &4 already exists

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VMD_API130 - Details

• The SAP error message VMD_API130 indicates that there is a conflict in the vendor master data due to the existence of a vendor record with the same purchasing organization, subrange, and plant combination. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or update a vendor record in the system, and the specified combination already exists.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by attempting to create a new vendor record that duplicates an existing record with the same:
  
  Vendor number
  Purchasing organization
  Subrange
  Plant
  
  This can happen if:
  
  You are trying to create a vendor for a specific purchasing organization and plant that already has a vendor entry.
  There is a data entry error where the same vendor is being entered multiple times.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Vendor Records:
  
  Use transaction codes like MK03 (Display Vendor) or MK02 (Change Vendor) to check if the vendor already exists with the specified purchasing organization, subrange, and plant.
  If