How To Fix WD424 - Step already has a successor

WD424 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 424

• Message text: Step already has a successor

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WD424 - Step already has a successor ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WD424 - Step already has a successor
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the Web Dynpro ABAP (WD ABAP) component when you try to assign or define a successor step for a navigation step that already has a successor assigned. In other words, the navigation step you are working on already points to another step as its successor, and the system does not allow multiple successors for a single step in the navigation flow.
  This typically happens during the design or modification of the navigation flow in a Web Dynpro component or application, especially when defining the navigation between steps (e.g., in a wizard or multi-step process).
  
  Explanation:
  
  In Web Dynpro, navigation between steps is defined by setting successors.
  Each step can have only one direct successor.
  Attempting to assign a second successor to the same step causes the system to raise this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Navigation Flow:
  
  Open the Web Dynpro component in the Web Dynpro Explorer