How To Fix ICL2033 - Business partner must have category &1; replace BP &2

ICL2033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICL2 - FS-CM: Claims Management

• Message number: 033

• Message text: Business partner must have category &1; replace BP &2

What causes this issue?

You tried to use a business partner with a certain category (natural
person, organization). This is not permitted.

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?

Choose a different business partner with the required business partner
category &v1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ICL2033 - Business partner must have category &1; replace BP &2 ?

  The SAP error message ICL2033 indicates that a business partner (BP) must have a specific category assigned to it, and the current business partner does not meet this requirement. This error typically arises in the context of insurance or financial modules where business partners are categorized based on their roles (e.g., customer, vendor, employee, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A business partner is being processed in a transaction that requires it to have a specific category (e.g., "Customer" or "Vendor").
  The business partner in question (BP &2) does not have the required category (&1) assigned to it.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Category:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in SAP.
  Search for the business partner number (BP &2) that is causing the error.
  Check the category assigned to this business partner.
  
  
  
  Change Business Partner Category:
  
  If the business partner does not have the required category, you will need to