How To Fix FMCA2004 - No contract account from cat. &2 was found for business partner &1 (&3)

FMCA2004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCA2 - PSCD: Messages for Document Interface

• Message number: 004

• Message text: No contract account from cat. &2 was found for business partner &1 (&3)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMCA2004 - No contract account from cat. &2 was found for business partner &1 (&3) ?

  The SAP error message FMCA2004 indicates that the system could not find a contract account for a specified business partner and category. This error typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly in the Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Contract Account: The most common cause is that there is no contract account created for the specified business partner in the given category.
  Incorrect Business Partner or Category: The business partner or the category specified in the transaction may be incorrect or not properly configured.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the business partner or contract account tables.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the contract account for the specified business partner.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Contract Account Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) and verify that the business partner exists and is correctly