How To Fix EI543 - Customer's credit management data is not maintained

EI543 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EI - Foreign Trade: Gen. Output

• Message number: 543

• Message text: Customer's credit management data is not maintained

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EI543 - Details

• The SAP error message EI543, which states "Customer's credit management data is not maintained," typically occurs when a customer master record does not have the necessary credit management data set up. This can prevent transactions from being processed, especially those that involve credit checks, such as sales orders or deliveries.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Credit Control Area: The customer master record may not have a credit control area assigned.
  Incomplete Customer Data: The credit management data, such as credit limit, risk category, or credit exposure, may not be maintained in the customer master.
  Inactive Credit Management: The credit management functionality may not be activated for the customer or the relevant company code.
  Data Maintenance Issues: The customer data may not have been properly maintained or updated in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EI543 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  
  Go to transaction code XD03 (Display Customer) or FD03 (Display Customer - Company Code).
  Enter the customer number and check