How To Fix FC323 - Company code & contains vendors, cannot therefore be deleted

FC323 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 323

• Message text: Company code & contains vendors, cannot therefore be deleted

What causes this issue?

Vendor master records have already been created for company code &V1&.
It is therefore not possible to delete this company code.

System Response

Messsage saying that company code &V1& will not be deleted.

How to fix this error?

If you really want to delete company code &V1&, you must first delete
the vendor master records in this company code.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FC323 - Company code & contains vendors, cannot therefore be deleted ?

  The SAP error message FC323 indicates that a company code cannot be deleted because it contains vendor master records. This is a common issue when trying to delete a company code in SAP, as the system enforces data integrity and prevents the deletion of entities that are still in use.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that there are existing vendor master records associated with the company code you are trying to delete. SAP requires that all related data be cleared before a company code can be deleted to maintain data integrity.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Vendor Records:
  
  Use transaction code SE16N or SE11 to access the vendor master data table (LFA1 for general data, LFB1 for company code data).
  Filter the records by the company code in question to identify all associated vendor records.
  
  
  
  Delete or Archive Vendor Records:
  
  If the vendor records are no longer needed, you