How To Fix FKK_SEPA016 - There are no active mandates for business partner &1

FKK_SEPA016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKK_SEPA - FI-CA: SEPA Mandate Management

• Message number: 016

• Message text: There are no active mandates for business partner &1

What causes this issue?

For business partner &V1&, no mandates were found with one of the
following statuses:
Entered
To Be Confirmed
Active
Locked

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.

FKK_SEPA016 - Details

• The SAP error message FKK_SEPA016 indicates that there are no active SEPA mandates for the specified business partner. This error typically occurs when you are trying to process a payment or direct debit transaction, and the system cannot find a valid mandate associated with the business partner.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Active Mandate: The primary cause of this error is that there are no active SEPA mandates for the specified business partner in the system.
  Expired Mandate: The mandate may exist but could be expired or inactive.
  Incorrect Business Partner: The business partner ID provided may be incorrect or not linked to any active mandates.
  Mandate Not Created: The mandate may not have been created or properly set up in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Mandate Status:
  
  Go to the SEPA mandate management transaction (e.g., transaction code FPAYM or FPE1) and check if there are any active mandates for the business partner.
  Ensure that the mandate is active and not expired.
  
  
  
  Create a