How To Fix BOE_MESSAGE173 - Vendor of BoE &1 must be the same as vendor of transaction

BOE_MESSAGE173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BOE_MESSAGE -

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Vendor of BoE &1 must be the same as vendor of transaction

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BOE_MESSAGE173 - Vendor of BoE &1 must be the same as vendor of transaction ?

  The SAP error message BOE_MESSAGE173 indicates that there is a mismatch between the vendor specified in the Bank of England (BoE) transaction and the vendor associated with the BoE document. This error typically arises in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with payment processing or vendor management.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The vendor specified in the BoE document does not match the vendor associated with the transaction.
  There may be a configuration issue or data entry error where the vendor information is incorrectly entered or linked.
  The transaction may have been created with a different vendor than what is expected for the BoE processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Vendor Information:
  
  Check the vendor details in the BoE document and ensure that they match the vendor details in the transaction.
  You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction or document in SAP and reviewing the vendor fields.
  
  
  
  Correct the