How To Fix COM_BUPA_BSP021 - No business partner found; see long text for entry rules

COM_BUPA_BSP021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_BUPA_BSP - Business Partner: Portal/BSP UI

• Message number: 021

• Message text: No business partner found; see long text for entry rules

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

The following rules apply to the search:
The search is performed in "Name 1" for organizations and groups and
"Last Name" for persons.
If the search character string contains a comma followed by a blank, the
first part of the character string is compared with "Name 1" or "Last
Name", and the second part with "Name 2" or "First Name".

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_BUPA_BSP021 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_BUPA_BSP021 indicates that the system could not find a business partner (BP) based on the criteria provided. This error typically occurs in scenarios where a business partner is required for a transaction or process, but the system cannot locate a valid entry.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Partner: The most common cause is that the business partner you are trying to access or use does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Search Criteria: The search criteria used to find the business partner may be incorrect or incomplete.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the business partner data.
  Data Synchronization Issues: If the business partner data is supposed to be synchronized from another system (like a CRM or external database), there may be issues with the data transfer.
  Inactive Business Partner: The business partner may exist but is marked as inactive or not available for the transaction