How To Fix EQ259 - Contract account &1 contains data for more than one business partner

EQ259 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EQ - Cross-IS-U functions

• Message number: 259

• Message text: Contract account &1 contains data for more than one business partner

What causes this issue?

You have called move-out processing for an account that contains data
for more than one customer. This is not permitted.

System Response

If a move-out is processed for an account, only one customer must be
allocated to it.

How to fix this error?

Specify different parameters, so that move-out processing can be
carried out for a permissible account.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EQ259 - Contract account &1 contains data for more than one business partner ?

  The SAP error message EQ259 indicates that a contract account is associated with more than one business partner, which is not allowed in the system. This situation typically arises in the context of contract accounts in SAP's Financial Accounting (FI) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) modules, particularly when dealing with utilities or service contracts.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Business Partners: The contract account is linked to multiple business partners, which can happen due to incorrect data entry or system configuration.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, it may have resulted in multiple business partners being assigned to the same contract account.
  Configuration Errors: Incorrect configuration in the business partner settings or contract account settings can lead to this issue.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Business Partner Assignments:
  
  Check the contract account in question to see which business partners are assigned to it.
  Use transaction codes like BP (Business Partner) or FPL1N (Display Contract Account) to review the assignments.
  
  
  
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