How To Fix FKK_EBS118 - Business partner &1 has more than one contract account

FKK_EBS118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKK_EBS - Interface between FI-CA and External Billing System

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Business partner &1 has more than one contract account

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FKK_EBS118 - Details

• The SAP error message FKK_EBS118 indicates that the business partner specified in the transaction has more than one contract account associated with it. This situation can arise in various scenarios, particularly when processing electronic bank statements (EBS) or during payment processing.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the system expects a unique contract account for the specified business partner, but it finds multiple contract accounts linked to that partner. This can happen due to:
  
  Multiple Accounts: The business partner has been set up with multiple contract accounts in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a configuration issue where the system is not able to determine which contract account to use.
  Data Entry Errors: There might be data entry errors leading to the creation of multiple contract accounts for the same business partner.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Contract Accounts:
  
  Use transaction code BP (Business Partner) to check the details of the business