How To Fix 06043 - Please first maintain supplier's address

06043 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 06 -

• Message number: 043

• Message text: Please first maintain supplier's address

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 06043 - Please first maintain supplier's address ?

  The SAP error message "06043 - Please first maintain supplier's address" typically occurs when you are trying to perform an action related to a supplier (vendor) in the SAP system, but the supplier's address has not been maintained or is incomplete. This error is common in transactions related to vendor master data, such as creating or updating purchase orders, invoices, or vendor records.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Address Information: The supplier's address details (such as street, city, postal code, country) have not been entered in the vendor master data.
  Incomplete Vendor Master Data: The vendor record may be incomplete or not fully set up, which is required for certain transactions.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an oversight during the data entry process, leading to missing address fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the supplier's address in the vendor master data. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access Vendor Master Data:
  
  Use transaction code