How To Fix FKKDPR065 - Business partner &1: not able to determine retention start

FKKDPR065 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKDPR - Message Class for Data Privacy

• Message number: 065

• Message text: Business partner &1: not able to determine retention start

What causes this issue?

The system is not able to determine the retention start for the
following reasons:
The business purpose for the business partner is active. Therefore, it
does not make sense to determine the retention start.
There are no documents for the business partner.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKKDPR065 - Business partner &1: not able to determine retention start ?

  The SAP error message FKKDPR065 indicates that the system is unable to determine the retention start date for a business partner. This error typically arises in the context of contract accounts receivable and payable (FI-CA) when dealing with retention management.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons, including:
  
  Missing Retention Information: The business partner may not have the necessary retention information set up in their master data.
  Incorrect Configuration: The retention management configuration may not be correctly set up in the system.
  Missing Validity Dates: The retention start date may not be defined or may not fall within the valid date range for the business partner.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies or missing data in the related tables that are required for determining the retention start date.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Master Data:
  
  Go to the business partner master data and ensure that all necessary retention-related fields