How To Fix B1031 - No (active) partner profile: sender & & &, message type &

B1031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: B1 - ALE group messages

• Message number: 031

• Message text: No (active) partner profile: sender & & &, message type &

What causes this issue?

An inbound partner profile could not be found for the sender with
partner type &v1&, partner number &v2& and partner function &v3&, and
for the logical message &v4&.
Either the IDoc contains incorrect data or a partner profile is missing
for inbound processing.

How to fix this error?

The IDoc data for the partner profiles is contained in the control
record of the IDoc; Make sure that the data is correct. If the data is
correct, create an inbound partner profile.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message B1031 - No (active) partner profile: sender & & &, message type & ?

  The SAP error message B1031 indicates that there is no active partner profile for the specified sender and message type in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Application Link Enabling (ALE) when the system is trying to process a message but cannot find the necessary configuration to route it correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Partner Profile: The most common cause is that the partner profile for the sender (the system or organization sending the message) is not defined or is inactive.
  Incorrect Configuration: The partner profile may be incorrectly configured, or the message type may not be associated with the correct partner profile.
  Inactive Status: The partner profile might exist but is set to inactive, preventing the system from using it.
  Message Type Not Defined: The message type specified in the error may not be defined in the partner profile.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Partner Profiles:
  
  Go to transaction code WE20 (for EDI)