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3727046 - Error Message "Item Group ID Does Not Exist" During Bill of Materials Migration

Symptom

While migrating Bills of Material, system throws below error message during validation.

"Item Group ID X does not exist" (X represents Item Group Id)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to Overview sub view.
  3. Select Activities.
  4. Search for the activity Migration of Bills of Material.
  5. Select Migrate bills of material using migration tool.
  6. Upload file and select Execute migration.
  7. Choose Execute Migration step by step. 
  8. Observe the error message "Item Group ID does not exist".

Cause

  • System throws an error because the ECO ID used in the source XML file does not exist in the system.
  • New ECO ID should not be used during migration.

Resolution

To avoid the error follow the below options,

Option 1: Use an existing ECO ID that is already available in the system.
Option 2: Create a new ECO ID, release it, and ensure it reaches Complete status.

See Also

2508157 - Error Message "Item Group ID X does not exist" When Migrating Bills of Material

Keywords

item group id, migration error, bill of materials, ECO ID, error message, supply chain management, migration tool, upload error, material ID, test system, item group does not exist , KBA , AP-PMM-BOM , Production Bill of Material , SRD-CC-MIG-CNT , Migration: Content , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions