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already exists

It is a status in which the software already contains the record or other item that someone is trying to create or add, so the new one would duplicate an existing record.

In plain English

This means the thing being added is not new to the software. A matching record or item is already there, so adding another one would create a duplicate.

In context

Here, it reports that the name, ID, or record being created is already present in the software, so creating it again would duplicate an existing one.

Situation
Reading processing, queue, validation, success, warning, and error messages
What it communicates
reports that the name, ID, or record the user tried to create is already present

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not identify which existing record matches the new one.

Examples

“Leo tried to create a vendor record with code H24, but that code already exists in the system.”

Core meaning

“Because the member ID already exists, Priya checked whether she was adding the same person twice.”

In context