How To Fix F2216 - Account & has not yet been agreed as being EDI partner

F2216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F2 - Master Data Maintenance: Customer, Vendor

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Account & has not yet been agreed as being EDI partner

What causes this issue?

If you want to exchange data with a customer or vendor via EDI, then
they must agree to be an EDI partner. This agreement does not yet exist
for the &V1& account.

System Response

Warning

How to fix this error?

Create the agreement as being an EDI partner for the &V1& account. If
you have just changed a customer or vendor who already exists, you can
carry this out immediately.
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Otherwise define the EDI partner profile after you have created the
customer or vendor.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F2216 - Account & has not yet been agreed as being EDI partner ?

  The SAP error message F2216 indicates that the specified account has not been set up as an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) partner in the system. This typically occurs when you are trying to process an EDI transaction for a vendor or customer that has not been configured correctly for EDI communication.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing EDI Partner Configuration: The account (vendor or customer) has not been defined as an EDI partner in the system.
  Incorrect Partner Type: The partner type may not be set correctly for the account.
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies in the master data related to the account.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check EDI Partner Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code WE20 (Partner Profiles).
  Verify if the account in question is listed as an EDI partner.
  If not, you will need to create a new partner profile for the account.
  
  
  
  Create or Update Partner Profile:
  
  In WE20, create a new entry for the account or update