Symptom
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Payables work center.
- Go to the Automatic Payments subview.
- Show Payments 'In Preparation' and find the Payment ID XXX.
- Open the Payment and choose Edit.
- You receive the following error messages:
'Missing entry in mandatory field Country of cust./suppl. XXX for SEPA Credit Transfer'
'Technical error FOP_PAYMED_PREP 024'
'Payment details not determined'.
Cause
The Business Partner data contains no country details which is a mandatory requirement for SEPA Transfers in SAP Business ByDesign.
Resolution
- Go to the Business Partner Data work center.
- Navigate to the Business Partners subview.
- Show all active Business Partners and find Business Partner XYZ. (XYZ represents the Business Partner ID)
- Open business partner XYZ and choose View All.
- In General tab you see that no country is maintained under Main Address for Business Partner XYZ.
A country must be maintained for the Business Partner to ensure successful processing of SEPA Payments.
Keywords
SEPA Credit Transfer, Missing Entry, Manadatory, Technical Error, FOP_PAYMED_PREP 024, Payment Method. , KBA , SRD-FIN-MOP , Payment Management , How To
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions