How To Fix FKKSEC457 - Specify business partner or contract account

FKKSEC457 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKSEC - Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable: Security Deposit

• Message number: 457

• Message text: Specify business partner or contract account

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKKSEC457 - Specify business partner or contract account ?

  The SAP error message FKKSEC457 indicates that a business partner or contract account must be specified in the context of a financial transaction or process. This error typically arises in the SAP Convergent Charging (SAP CC) or SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) modules when the system requires a specific business partner or contract account to proceed with a transaction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Partner or Contract Account: The most common cause of this error is that the transaction being processed does not have a business partner or contract account specified. This could happen if the data entry was incomplete or if the system is trying to process a transaction that inherently requires these details.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that require a business partner or contract account for certain processes, and these settings may not be correctly set up.
  Data Integrity Issues: If there are issues with the