How To Fix CRM_BUPA_CONSUMER200 - No reference business partner is maintained for consumers

CRM_BUPA_CONSUMER200 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CRM_BUPA_CONSUMER - Messages for Consumer BAPIs

• Message number: 200

• Message text: No reference business partner is maintained for consumers

What causes this issue?

You want to create a business partner who is a consumer. To do this you
must specify a reference business partner. In Customizing, you specify
which existing business partner is to be used as a reference for the
following data sets:
Sales
Shipping
Invoicing

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

In Customizing for <LS>Business Partners</> in the activity
<DS:SIMG.CRM_BP_CONSUMER_CON1>Maintain Reference Business Partner for
Consumers</>, specify the reference business partner.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CRM_BUPA_CONSUMER200 - No reference business partner is maintained for consumers ?

  The SAP error message CRM_BUPA_CONSUMER200 indicates that there is no reference business partner maintained for consumers in the system. This error typically arises in the context of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) when trying to process or access consumer-related data.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system is unable to find a corresponding business partner (BP) for the consumer you are trying to work with. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Business Partner: The consumer you are trying to access does not have a business partner record created in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for business partners may not be set up correctly, leading to the inability to link consumers to business partners.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Records:
  
  Go to the transaction code