How To Fix FKKCOLL113 - Hierarchy cannot contain multiple business partners

FKKCOLL113 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKCOLL - Submission to Ext.Collection Agency/Legal Dunning Procedure

• Message number: 113

• Message text: Hierarchy cannot contain multiple business partners

What causes this issue?

The collection unit hierarchy cannot contain multiple business partners,
which it does at this time.
Collection unit &V1& of business partner &V2& refers to parent
collection unit &V3&, which belongs to business partner &V4&.

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?

Check the changes to the hierarchy and check with the collection agency.
Make the necessary changes to the payload data and repeat processing or
reject the data in the message altogether if there is a general error.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FKKCOLL113 - Details

• The SAP error message FKKCOLL113 indicates that there is an issue with the hierarchy of business partners in the context of contract accounts or collections management. Specifically, this error occurs when the system detects that a hierarchy is attempting to include multiple business partners, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Hierarchy Configuration: The hierarchy structure is incorrectly configured to include more than one business partner at a specific level where only one is allowed.
  Data Entry Error: During the creation or modification of a hierarchy, multiple business partners may have been inadvertently assigned to the same node.
  Integration Issues: If there are integrations with other systems or data imports, they may have introduced inconsistencies in the business partner hierarchy.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FKKCOLL113 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Hierarchy Structure:
  
  Go to the transaction code for managing business partner hierarchies (e.g., BP or FPP1).
  Check the hierarchy levels to