How To Fix FBZI444 - The address of the payment recipient is missing

FBZI444 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FBZI - Payments via Internet

• Message number: 444

• Message text: The address of the payment recipient is missing

What causes this issue?

The payment cannot be carried out because the address of the payee is
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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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FBZI444 - Details

• The SAP error message FBZI444 indicates that the address of the payment recipient is missing in the system. This error typically occurs when you are trying to process a payment (such as a vendor payment) and the system requires the address information for the payment recipient, but it is not available.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Address Data: The payment recipient (vendor or customer) does not have an address maintained in their master data.
  Incomplete Master Data: The vendor or customer master record may be incomplete or not properly set up.
  Payment Method Configuration: The payment method being used may require address information that is not provided.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Vendor/Customer Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor or customer master record (transaction codes like XK02 for vendors or XD02 for customers).
  Ensure that the address fields (such as street, city, postal code, country) are filled out completely.
  Save any changes made to the master data.
  
  
  
  Review Payment Method Settings:
  
  Check the payment method configuration in