How To Fix FMFG851 - Customer type for customer &1 with tr.prt &2 cannot be determined

FMFG851 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 851

• Message text: Customer type for customer &1 with tr.prt &2 cannot be determined

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

Customers for whom no customer type can determined are omitted from the
Treasury Report on Receivables (TROR). This might cause reconciliation
inconsistencies.

How to fix this error?

Follow defined procedures for setting up customer types. For example,
maintain corresponding trading partner values in trading partner
exceptions configuration: <DS><DS:SIMG.SIMG_PSM_FG_TPEXCPTN>Define
Trading Partner Exceptions</></>

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMFG851 - Customer type for customer &1 with tr.prt &2 cannot be determined ?

  The SAP error message FMFG851 indicates that the system is unable to determine the customer type for a specific customer (identified by &1) with a particular transaction partner (identified by &2). This error typically arises in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with customer-related data in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The customer type may not be defined in the system for the specified customer or transaction partner.
  Incorrect Master Data: The customer master data may be incomplete or incorrectly maintained, leading to the inability to determine the customer type.
  Transaction Partner Issues: The transaction partner may not be correctly set up or linked to the customer in the system.
  Authorization Issues: There may be restrictions or missing authorizations that prevent the system from accessing the necessary data to determine the customer type.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  
  Go to the customer master record (transaction code XD03 for general data or FD03 for company code