How To Fix COM_PARTNER157 - Use the business partner &3 as a successor to &2 &1

COM_PARTNER157 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PARTNER - Partner Processing Messages

• Message number: 157

• Message text: Use the business partner &3 as a successor to &2 &1

What causes this issue?

&V2& &V1& entered in the system for the successor &V3&.

System Response

A warning was issued.

How to fix this error?

Business partner &V3& is given as the successor for business partner
&V1&. If possible, use the business partner &V3& rather than &V2&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_PARTNER157 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PARTNER157 indicates that there is an issue with the business partner relationships in the system. Specifically, it suggests that the business partner you are trying to use is not valid in the context of the operation you are performing, and it recommends using a different business partner as a successor.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in scenarios where:
  
  You are trying to assign a business partner that is not valid or not set up correctly in the system.
  The business partner you are trying to use has been marked as inactive or is not allowed for the specific transaction.
  There may be a missing or incorrect relationship between the business partners in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the COM_PARTNER157 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Status:
  
  Verify that the business partner you are trying to use is active and correctly set up in the system. You can do this by navigating