How To Fix BUPA_MASS009 - Partner category for contact person is not person: &1 &2 &3

BUPA_MASS009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BUPA_MASS - Mass Read Modules for Communcation Data

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Partner category for contact person is not person: &1 &2 &3

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BUPA_MASS009 - Details

• The SAP error message BUPA_MASS009 indicates that there is an issue with the partner category for a contact person in the Business Partner (BP) master data. Specifically, it suggests that the partner category assigned to the contact person is not set to "Person," which is required for contact persons.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  The partner category for the contact person is incorrectly set to a category other than "Person" (e.g., "Organization").
  There is a mismatch in the data being processed, where the system expects a contact person but finds a different partner category.
  The configuration settings in the system do not align with the expected partner categories for contact persons.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Partner Category:
  
  Go to the Business Partner (BP) transaction (e.g., transaction code BP).
  Locate the Business Partner in question and check the partner category assigned to it.
  Ensure that the partner category for the contact person is