SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3637715 - Error "Project element * exists" and "Read-only fields must not be changed" when copying a project in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502

Symptom

  • When copying a project in the Project Control - Enterprise Projects app, the error "Project element * exists" is displayed.
  • When attempting to change the WBS element mentioned in the error message, the error "Read-only fields must not be changed" is triggered.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Project Control - Enterprise Projects app.
  2. Copy a project.
  3. Attempt to create the copied project.
  4. When copying the project, press 'Edit In' -> Project Planning.
  5. Press 'Keep Draft'.
  6. Attempt to change the WBS element mentioned in the initial error message.

Cause

Known issue planned to be resolved in release 2508.

Resolution

  1. Note that this is a known issue planned to be resolved in release 2508.
  2. Refer to the release schedule for updates on the availability of the fix.

*This is subject to change by SAP, is non-committal and may change without any notice being issued.

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See Also

Keywords

project element exists, read-only fields must not be changed, sap s/4hana cloud public edition, wbs element error, project copy error, project planning, keep draft, known issue, release 2508, sap cloud project management, error copying project , KBA , PPM-SCL-STR , Project Structure (Public Cloud) , Known Error

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502