How To Fix ICLCUST049 - Assign either a BP role or a BP role grouping

ICLCUST049 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICLCUST - Checking Customizing Tables

• Message number: 049

• Message text: Assign either a BP role or a BP role grouping

What causes this issue?

You tried to assign a business partner role and a business partner role
grouping to a participant role. You can only assign one of the two.

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?

Delete either the business partner role or the business partner role
grouping.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ICLCUST049 - Assign either a BP role or a BP role grouping ?

  The SAP error message ICLCUST049 indicates that a Business Partner (BP) role or a BP role grouping has not been assigned to a Business Partner in the context of the SAP system, particularly in the area of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or related modules.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when:
  
  A Business Partner is created or modified without assigning the necessary roles that define the partner's function in the system.
  The system requires specific roles for processing transactions, and if these roles are missing, the error is triggered.
  The configuration settings for Business Partner roles or role groupings may not be properly set up in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ICLCUST049 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Access the Business Partner Transaction:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP in the SAP GUI to access the Business Partner maintenance screen.
  
  
  
  Select the Business Partner:
  
  Enter the Business Partner number that is causing the error and select it.
  
  
  
  Assign a BP Role:
  
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