How To Fix MDG_BS_ECC_CUST012 - No account group assigned to grouping &1; check Customizing settings

MDG_BS_ECC_CUST012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MDG_BS_ECC_CUST - Messages for Customer - MDG_APPL

• Message number: 012

• Message text: No account group assigned to grouping &1; check Customizing settings

What causes this issue?

The customer account group is determined from the Customer Vendor
Integration (CVI) Customizing according to the given business partner
grouping.

System Response

The system cannot identify a unique customer account group.

How to fix this error?

Check the following Customizing activities:
<DS:SIMG.MDSV_CTRL_OPT_A>Activate Synchronization Options</>: For BP /
Customer the <LS>Act.Ind.</> flag has to be set.
<DS:SIMG.V_TBD002>Set BP Role Category for Direction BP to Customer</>.
<DS:SIMG.V_TBD001>Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Customer
</>: Make sure that a unique combination for BP Grouping and Customer
Account Group exists.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MDG_BS_ECC_CUST012 - No account group assigned to grouping &1; check Customizing settings ?

  The SAP error message MDG_BS_ECC_CUST012 indicates that there is no account group assigned to the specified grouping in the Master Data Governance (MDG) system. This error typically arises when trying to create or manage master data, such as business partners or materials, and the system cannot find the necessary configuration to proceed.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The account group for the specified grouping has not been defined in the Customizing settings.
  Incorrect Grouping: The grouping being referenced may not be correctly set up or may not correspond to an existing account group.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly imported or activated.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) by using transaction code SPRO.
  Navigate to the relevant section for your master data type (e.g., Business Partner, Material