How To Fix 06497 - No currency assigned to supplier (Maintain master record)

06497 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 06 -

• Message number: 497

• Message text: No currency assigned to supplier (Maintain master record)

How to fix this error?

Please maintain the purchase order currency for this supplier in the
purchasing data of the supplier master record.

Do you want to maintain the purchasing data for this supplier?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 06497 - No currency assigned to supplier (Maintain master record) ?

  The SAP error message "06497 No currency assigned to supplier (Maintain master record)" typically occurs when you are trying to create or update a supplier (vendor) master record in SAP, but the system cannot find a currency assigned to that supplier. This is essential because every supplier must have a currency defined for transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Currency Assignment: The supplier master record does not have a currency assigned to it. This can happen if the record was created without specifying a currency or if the currency was inadvertently removed.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings in the system may not allow for the assignment of a currency to the supplier.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an oversight during the data entry process, leading to the omission of the currency field.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that a currency is assigned to the supplier master record. Here are the steps to do