2889293 - Account Group changes is not permitted for Business Partner with CPD Account Group (One Time Customers) in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

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• Error "Switch to account group &1 not possible" is raised when trying to change CPD account group to another account group (Customer or Supplier) for a Business Partner.
• The error "Customer ******* is a one-time customer. No change of account group defined" is encountered when there is an attempt to change the account group. 

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Open a Business Partner with Grouping CPD.
2. Click on Edit.
3. Change the account group.
4. Click on save.
5. The system raises the error.

The CPD Customer Account group is a "One-Time" account group, so it is not possible to change to another account group. This is hardcoded into the system.

1. Archive and then delete the "One-Time" Customer or Supplier Business Partner. 
2. One-time Customer and Suppliers need to be marked in the Manage Archiving Allow List app to allow archiving and deletion.
3. Re-create the Customer Business Partner in the desired new account group.

• 2742388 - S4HC: How to delete Business Partner, Customer or Supplier Master Data in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
• Manage Archiving Allow List - Customer & Supplier

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