How To Fix FMFG081 - When processing &1, the vendor number is not taken into account

FMFG081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMFG - U.S. Federal Government Message Class

• Message number: 081

• Message text: When processing &1, the vendor number is not taken into account

What causes this issue?

During processing of open customer invoices or vendor paid invoices, the
account number of the vendor or creditor is not taken into account by
the selection logic.

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 FMFG081 - When processing &1, the vendor number is not taken into account ?

  The SAP error message FMFG081 indicates that when processing a specific document (denoted by &1), the vendor number is not being considered. This error typically arises in the context of financial management and can occur in various scenarios, such as during the creation of purchase orders, invoices, or other financial documents.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  Missing Vendor Data: The vendor number may not be properly maintained in the system, or it may be missing from the document being processed.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being used may not be configured to require a vendor number.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the financial management module or the specific transaction being processed.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access vendor data.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data related to the vendor.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FMFG081 error, you can take