How To Fix B0160 - Vendor not maintained

B0160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: B0 - Business Partner General

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Vendor not maintained

What causes this issue?

There is no automatic link between the vendor and the business partner.
You must therefore create the vendor in FI before you can assign the
business partner a customer on the <LS>Control</> tab page. If the
assigned customer is created in a company code, the <LS>Customer</>
indicator is automatically set on the <LS>Control</> tab page.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message B0160 - Vendor not maintained ?

  The SAP error message B0160, which states "Vendor not maintained," typically occurs when a transaction is attempted that requires a vendor to be defined in the system, but the vendor information is either missing or not properly maintained in the relevant master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Vendor Not Created: The vendor has not been created in the system.
  Vendor Inactive: The vendor exists but is marked as inactive or blocked.
  Incorrect Vendor Number: The vendor number entered in the transaction is incorrect or does not exist.
  Missing Purchasing Organization Assignment: The vendor may not be assigned to the relevant purchasing organization.
  Data Maintenance Issues: There may be issues with the data maintenance in the vendor master record.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Create Vendor: If the vendor does not exist, create a new vendor master record using transaction code XK01 (or MK01 for purchasing data).
  Check Vendor Status: If the vendor exists, check if it is active. You can do this using transaction code XK02