SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2948379 - "Engineering change order ID already exists; enter a new ID" during Manage Change Order Web Service execution

Symptom

While running the ManageEngineeringChangeOrderIn web service, the following errors appear:

• Engineering change order ID already exists; enter a new ID.

• Cannot create description; ECO status does not permit it.

Environment

• SAP Business ByDesign.

• SAP Cloud Application Studio

 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Run the web service via SOAP.
  2. Use the Request XML and execute and check the response.
  3. User get an errors.

 

Cause

The ECO ID provided in the web service request already exists in the system.

 

Resolution

Ensure the ECO ID used in the web service request does not already exist in the system.

 

Keywords

engineering change order, web service error, SAP Business ByDesign, SOAP request issue, ECO ID conflict, engineering change order ID, error message, system ID exists, ECO status restriction, web service execution, supply and demand matching, ECO ID validation, duplicate ECO ID, error resolution, troubleshooting ECO, system error , KBA , AP-SDM , Supply and Demand Matching , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions