How To Fix FC188 - Maintain number for country & for the domestic VAT registration no.

FC188 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 188

• Message text: Maintain number for country & for the domestic VAT registration no.

What causes this issue?

You tried to maintain the VAT registration number for the company code
country. You may, however, only determine the numbers for foreign
countries here.

How to fix this error?

If you want to maintain the domestic VAT registration number for a
company code, then you must do this within the function provided for
this.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FC188 - Details

• The SAP error message FC188 typically indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of the VAT registration number for a specific country in the system. This error often arises when the system is unable to find a valid VAT registration number for the specified country, which is necessary for processing transactions involving VAT.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The VAT registration number for the specified country has not been maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Country Code: The country code entered may not be valid or recognized by the system.
  Incomplete Master Data: The vendor or customer master data may be incomplete, lacking the necessary VAT registration information.
  Incorrect Settings: The settings for VAT registration numbers in the configuration may not be set up correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FC188 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Maintain VAT Registration Number:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBD2 (or navigate through the menu: Financial Accounting > Accounts Receivable > Master Data >