How To Fix 69861 - Relationship is not permitted for the partner category

69861 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 69 - Central Functions of Financial Asset Management

• Message number: 861

• Message text: Relationship is not permitted for the partner category

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 69861 - Relationship is not permitted for the partner category ?

  The SAP error message 69861, "Relationship is not permitted for the partner category," typically occurs in the context of managing business partner relationships in SAP systems, particularly in modules like SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM). This error indicates that there is an attempt to create or modify a relationship between business partners that is not allowed based on the defined relationship types and partner categories.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Invalid Relationship Type: The relationship type being used may not be valid for the specific partner categories involved. For example, you might be trying to link a customer to a vendor using a relationship type that is not defined for that combination.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the system may not allow the specified relationship between the partner categories. This could be due to missing or incorrect settings in the customizing of partner relationships.
  
  
  Partner Category Restrictions: Certain partner categories may