How To Fix /BEV4/PLPEND207 - Indirect customer & has not been created in sales area & & &

/BEV4/PLPEND207 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BEV4/PLPEND -

• Message number: 207

• Message text: Indirect customer & has not been created in sales area & & &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /BEV4/PLPEND207 - Indirect customer & has not been created in sales area & & & ?

  The SAP error message /BEV4/PLPEND207 indicates that an indirect customer has not been created in the specified sales area. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Sales and Distribution (SD) module, particularly when dealing with indirect sales processes, such as those involving third-party sales or intercompany sales.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  An attempt is made to process a transaction (like creating a sales order) for an indirect customer that does not have a corresponding customer master record in the specified sales area.
  The sales area (which consists of the sales organization, distribution channel, and division) is not defined for the customer in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  
  Go to transaction code XD03 (Display Customer) or VD03 (Display Customer - Sales Area).
  Enter the customer number and check if the customer exists in the system.
  If the customer does not exist, you will need to create it.
  
  
  
  Create