How To Fix WB016 - Version no. & for customer & and assort. list type & already exists

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WB - Messages for assortment list

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Version no. & for customer & and assort. list type & already exists

What causes this issue?

You attempted to create a new assortment list version in version
management. The version number was already assigned, however.

System Response

The version cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

This error can occur if the lead time or the cycle length for the
assortment list type is reduced in Customizing. If this is the case,
you should delete the old versions so that the sequence of the version
numbers coincides with the validity periods again.

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