Recursivity found for material &1 in supersession chain

What causes this issue?

Recursiveness exists for material &V1&.

System Response

Recursivenes was found during the consistency test for material &V1&.
This means that material &V1& occurs as a component and as a header
material in the same BOM.

How to fix this error?

Check the BOM for material &V1&.
Check the usage of material &V1& in other BOMs.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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