How To Fix XS143 - There is already an entry in language &

XS143 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: XS - SAPconnect: All messages

• Message number: 143

• Message text: There is already an entry in language &

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XS143 - Details

• The SAP error message XS143, which states "There is already an entry in language &," typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a record in a table that already has an entry for the specified language. This is common in scenarios where multilingual data is being managed, such as in text tables for materials, customers, or other master data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You attempt to create a new entry for a language that already has an existing entry in the database.
  You are trying to save a record with a language key that is already in use for that particular object.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Entries:
  
  Before creating a new entry, check if an entry for the specified language already exists. You can do this by querying the relevant table or using transaction codes like SE11 (Data Dictionary) or SE16 (Data Browser).
  
  
  
  Modify Existing