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3050313 - Partner role 'VN' not allowed for suppliers of custom account group.

Symptom

While creating purchasing document (Purchase order, contract) , the below message is encoutered.

  • Partner role 'VN' not allowed for suppliers of account group XXXX.
  • Role 'VN' not defined in master record for supplier XXXXXX.

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the app Manage Purchase Orders/contract.
  2. Create a purchase order/contract with supplier (assigned to custom accounting group).
  3. The system shows warning or error message depends on context while saving the document.

Cause

Missing customization for the custom account group with 'VN' partner function.

Resolution

Partner 'VN' will always be determined during the creation of purchasing document as soon as fill in the vendor. It is mandatory for a purchasing document creation. If the error message is encountered,  SSCUI ID 103129 - Define Permissible Partner Roles per Account Group can be used to link the partner 'VN' with custom accounting group.

Keywords

s4_pc, VN, ME364, ME329, 103129, custom, accounting group, vendor, LF, Supplier, purchase order, contract , KBA , MM-FIO-PUR-PO , Fiori UI for Purchase Orders , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions