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3806138 - Updating an existing team fails in Manage Teams and Responsibilities using the Import Teams feature — SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • When using the Import Teams feature in the Manage Teams and Responsibilities app, editing an existing team fails.
  • The following errors are recorded in the Import Logs:
    • "Global Team ID <ID> already exists or is scheduled to be available in future".
    • "Team name <name> already exists or is scheduled to be available in future".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In the Manage Teams and Responsibilities app, choose Export Teams and export the relevant team data.
  2. Update the exported file to edit the existing team. For example adding a new Team member. 
  3. Choose Manage Imports → Import Teams and upload the updated file.
  4. Choose Manage Imports → Check Import Status and observe the recorded errors.

Cause

The Import Teams feature is designed for new team creation only. It does not support updates to an existing team.

Resolution

To edit an existing team, use the Manage Teams and Responsibilities app directly.

  1. Navigate to the Manage Teams and Responsibilities application. 
  2. Select the team to update.
  3. Choose Edit.   
  4. Make the desired changes to the Team. For example adding a new Team Member. 
  5. Choose Save. 

See Also

Import Teams | Help Portal. 

Keywords

Manage Teams and Responsibilities, Import Teams, import fixture, add member to existing team, team import error, global team id already exists, responsibility management, S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, import log, update existing team, error message.  , KBA , CA-GTF-RM , Responsibility Management , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions