How To Fix F2218 - Address was changed by external tax system

F2218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Address was changed by external tax system

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F2218 - Address was changed by external tax system ?

  The SAP error message F2218, which states "Address was changed by external tax system," typically occurs when there is a discrepancy between the address information in the SAP system and the address information provided by an external tax system. This can happen in scenarios where tax calculations or address validations are performed by an external system, and the results are not synchronized with the data in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  External Tax System Integration: The error often arises when an external tax calculation system (like Vertex, Avalara, etc.) updates the address information based on its own rules or databases, and this updated information does not match the address stored in SAP.
  Data Synchronization Issues: There may be a lack of synchronization between the external tax system and SAP, leading to inconsistencies in address data.
  User Input Errors: Manual entry of addresses in SAP that do not conform to the format or standards expected by the external