open frappe-bench/apps/erpnext/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
search for item_code, and try finding
{
"allow_bulk_edit": 0,
"allow_in_quick_entry": 0,
"allow_on_submit": 0,
"bold": 1,
"collapsible": 0,
"columns": 0,
"description": "",
"fieldname": "item_code",
"fieldtype": "Data",
"hidden": 0,
"ignore_user_permissions": 0,
"ignore_xss_filter": 0,
"in_filter": 0,
"in_global_search": 1,
"in_list_view": 0,
"in_standard_filter": 0,
"label": "Item Code",
"length": 0,
"no_copy": 0,
"oldfieldname": "item_code",
"oldfieldtype": "Data",
"permlevel": 0,
"precision": "",
"print_hide": 0,
"print_hide_if_no_value": 0,
"read_only": 0,
"remember_last_selected_value": 0,
"report_hide": 0,
"reqd": 0,
"search_index": 0,
"set_only_once": 0,
"translatable": 0,
"unique": 1
},
change unique field to
{
"allow_bulk_edit": 0,
"allow_in_quick_entry": 0,
"allow_on_submit": 0,
"bold": 1,
"collapsible": 0,
"columns": 0,
"description": "",
"fieldname": "item_code",
"fieldtype": "Data",
"hidden": 0,
"ignore_user_permissions": 0,
"ignore_xss_filter": 0,
"in_filter": 0,
"in_global_search": 1,
"in_list_view": 0,
"in_standard_filter": 0,
"label": "Item Code",
"length": 0,
"no_copy": 0,
"oldfieldname": "item_code",
"oldfieldtype": "Data",
"permlevel": 0,
"precision": "",
"print_hide": 0,
"print_hide_if_no_value": 0,
"read_only": 0,
"remember_last_selected_value": 0,
"report_hide": 0,
"reqd": 0,
"search_index": 0,
"set_only_once": 0,
"translatable": 0,
"unique": 0
},
Solve the duplicate issue, the stash the changes.