How To Fix FKKESCH012 - Specify a contract account for the business partner

FKKESCH012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKESCH - Messages for Check Escheatment

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Specify a contract account for the business partner

What causes this issue?

For company code &V1& and receiver code &V2& you have defined business
partner &V3&. This is used for the posting of the escheatment. However,
the specification of a contract account is required for the posting.

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?

In Customizing for company code &V1& and receiver code &V2&, specify a
contract account.
INCLUDE FICA_NA_CUST_2 OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FKKESCH012 - Details

• The SAP error message FKKESCH012 indicates that a contract account must be specified for the business partner in the context of contract account management. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform an operation that requires a contract account to be linked to a business partner, but the system cannot find one.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Contract Account: The business partner you are working with does not have a contract account assigned to it.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the business partner or contract account may not be set up correctly.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing entries in the relevant tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner).
  Search for the business partner in question.
  Ensure that a contract account is assigned to the business partner. If not, you will need to create or assign a contract