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1898839 - Error Message: Company XYZ not allowed, as it corresponds to the account ZZZ, While Assigning a Company to an Account

Symptom

When trying to assign a Company to an Account, system throws below error message:

Customer or supplier is invalid

Company XYZ (XYZ represents Company Name) not allowed, as it corresponds to the account ZZZ (ZZZ represents Account Name)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Account Management work center.
  2. Select Accounts view.
  3. Locate an Account.
  4. Select Edit button and choose Financial Data option.
  5. In the Companies section, select Add Row button.
  6. Select Company XYZ.

Cause

The issue here is that you're trying to assign Company XYZ to a Account which was actually created out of the Company XYZ.

This is against standard business protocols because it could result in generating revenue from internal transactions, which goes against standard business practices and could potentially violate legal regulations.

Resolution

The system works as designed.

Keywords

 Company, Account, Financial Data , KBA , AP-BP-BPT , Business Partner Template , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions