How To Fix FKKBIX073 - Specify a business partner and contract account

FKKBIX073 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKBIX - Conv.Inv.: Billing (Invoice Preprocessing)

• Message number: 073

• Message text: Specify a business partner and contract account

What causes this issue?

For a billable item, neither the contract account nor the business
partner is entered. There are also no external references for
determining them.

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.

FKKBIX073 - Details

• The SAP error message FKKBIX073, which states "Specify a business partner and contract account," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions or processes that require a business partner and a contract account to be specified. This error is often encountered in modules related to contract accounts receivable and payable (FI-CA).
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when a user attempts to execute a transaction or process that requires both a business partner and a contract account, but one or both of these fields are not filled in or are incorrectly specified. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Missing Data: The user has not entered a business partner or contract account in the relevant fields.
  Incorrect Configuration: The system configuration may not be set up correctly to link business partners with contract accounts.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as a business partner not being assigned to a contract