How To Fix VTX003 - Segment & can only occur once per parent segment

VTX003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VTX - Messages from tracking notification processing

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Segment & can only occur once per parent segment

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VTX003 - Details

• The SAP error message VTX003, which states "Segment & can only occur once per parent segment," typically arises in the context of the SAP system's handling of electronic documents, particularly in the area of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or when dealing with the SAP Document Compliance framework. This error indicates that a specific segment (identified by the placeholder "&") is being repeated when it should only appear once within its parent segment.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following issues:
  
  Data Duplication: The segment in question is being duplicated in the data being processed. This can happen if the data is incorrectly structured or if there are multiple entries that should not coexist.
  Incorrect Mapping: If the mapping of the data to the segments is incorrect, it may lead to the generation of multiple instances of a segment that should only appear once.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in