How To Fix CRM_LEAS_BILL_IF043 - Contract &1, item &2: ship-to party &3 does not have an R/3 cust. no.

CRM_LEAS_BILL_IF043 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CRM_LEAS_BILL_IF - Messages for Billing Interface

• Message number: 043

• Message text: Contract &1, item &2: ship-to party &3 does not have an R/3 cust. no.

What causes this issue?

The system could not determine the R/3 customer number for business
partner &V3&, who is specified in the function of "Ship-To Party" in
item &V2& of contract &V1&. The R/3 customer number is required to post
the SD billing documents in R/3.

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?

Make sure that CRM business partner &V3& is already defined in the R/3
System used for billing, &V4&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CRM_LEAS_BILL_IF043 - Contract &1, item &2: ship-to party &3 does not have an R/3 cust. no. ?

  The SAP error message CRM_LEAS_BILL_IF043 indicates that there is an issue with the ship-to party in a contract or billing document. Specifically, it means that the ship-to party (identified by the customer number) does not have a corresponding R/3 customer number in the system. This can occur in scenarios where the integration between SAP CRM and SAP R/3 (or S/4HANA) is not properly set up or when the customer data is incomplete or inconsistent.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing R/3 Customer Number: The ship-to party is defined in the CRM system but does not have a corresponding customer number in the R/3 system.
  Data Synchronization Issues: There may be issues with the data transfer or synchronization between the CRM and R/3 systems, leading to missing or inconsistent data.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for customer master data may not be set up correctly, leading to discrepancies.
  Master Data Maintenance: The ship-to party may not have been properly maintained