How To Fix FCLM_BAM_MAINT261 - No contact person was assigned to bank &1.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCLM_BAM_MAINT -

• Message number: 261

• Message text: No contact person was assigned to bank &1.

What causes this issue?

The bank has no contact person assigned.

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?

Remove the contact person you have specified. To assign a contact person
to a bank, find the business partner of this bank, and then assign the
business partner that represents the contact person to this bank.

Remove the contact person you have specified. To assign a contact person
to a bank, in transaction BP, find the business partner of this bank,
and then assign the business partner that represents the contact person
to this bank.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FCLM_BAM_MAINT261 - No contact person was assigned to bank &1. ?

  The SAP error message FCLM_BAM_MAINT261 indicates that there is no contact person assigned to a specific bank in the system. This error typically arises in the context of managing bank accounts within the SAP Financial Services module, particularly in the Bank Account Management (BAM) component.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A bank account is being created or modified, and the system requires a contact person to be associated with that bank account.
  The contact person field is either left blank or not properly filled in during the bank account setup process.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to assign a contact person to the bank account. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access Bank Account Management:
  
  Navigate to the Bank Account Management module in your SAP system.
  
  
  
  Locate the Bank Account:
  
  Find the specific bank account that is causing the error. You can do this by using the transaction code related to BAM (e.g., FI12 for bank accounts).
  
  
  
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