How To Fix /BEV1/NE020 - Customer &1 is blocked; see long text

/BEV1/NE020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BEV1/NE -

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Customer &1 is blocked; see long text

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /BEV1/NE020 - Customer &1 is blocked; see long text ?

  The SAP error message /BEV1/NE020 Customer &1 is blocked; see long text typically indicates that a customer account is blocked for certain transactions in the SAP system. This can occur in various modules, such as Sales and Distribution (SD) or Financial Accounting (FI), and it usually means that the customer cannot be processed for sales orders, deliveries, or billing due to the block status.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Customer Blocked Status: The customer account may be blocked for various reasons, such as:
  
  Payment issues (e.g., overdue invoices).
  Credit limit exceeded.
  Manual blocking by a user or administrator.
  Blocked due to compliance or legal reasons.
  
  
  
  Master Data Issues: The customer master data may not be complete or may have inconsistencies that lead to the blocking.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customer Status:
  
  Go to the customer master data in SAP (transaction code XD03 for general data or VD03 for sales area data).
  Check the status of the customer in the "Status" tab. Look for any blocks that are