Symptom
You receive below errors while creating Parts Return Notification:-
Error: The address data is missing.
Party X does not exist or is not valid for this role ( i.e. here X refers to a Party ID)
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Inbound Logistics work center.
- Under the Common Tasks view, select New Parts Return Notification
- Enter relevant data, Ship-to Party ID and Ship-to Location ID, Sender ID, and required Product ID.
- Now Check Consistency.
- The system throws the above error messages.
Cause
Since there are no roles assigned to the business partner. When a user creates New Parts Return Notification the desired business partner doesn't show up because the system interprets it as a contact name.
Resolution
The user must assign business roles to the desired business partner and maintain correct master data.
Keywords
Business Partner, Inbound Logistics, New parts return notification, Ship-to Location, The address data is missing , KBA , business partner , inbound logistics , new parts return notification , ship-to location , the address data is missing , AP-IDP-ID , Inbound Delivery , Problem