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

WB016 - Overview

• 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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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB016 - Version no. & for customer & and assort. list type & already exists ?

  The SAP error message WB016 indicates that there is an attempt to create or modify a version of a customer or assortment list that already exists in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of managing assortments or customer-specific data in SAP, particularly in the Retail or Logistics modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to create a new version of a customer or assortment list with a version number that already exists for that specific customer and list type.
  There may be a duplicate entry in the database for the combination of customer, assortment list type, and version number.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WB016 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Versions:
  
  Use transaction codes like WB02 (Change Assortment List) or WB03 (Display Assortment List) to check if the version number you are trying to create already exists for the specified customer and assortment list type.
  
  
  
  Use a Different Version Number:
  
  If