How To Fix ME351 - Please enter a valid partner role

ME351 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 351

• Message text: Please enter a valid partner role

What causes this issue?

The partner role you entered is not included in schema &V1&, which is
assigned to the purchasing document type.

How to fix this error?

Enter a partner role that is defined in the partner schema (you can
view the permissible partner roles using the input help), or add the
partner role to schema &V1& in Customizing for Purchasing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ME351 - Details

• The SAP error message ME351, which states "Please enter a valid partner role," typically occurs in the context of purchasing documents, such as purchase orders or purchase requisitions, when the system expects a valid partner role to be specified but does not find one.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Partner Role: The partner role (e.g., vendor, supplier) is not specified in the document.
  Invalid Partner Role: The partner role entered does not exist or is not valid in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The partner roles may not be properly configured in the system, or the necessary settings for the document type may be missing.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data related to the vendor or partner roles.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Partner Role: Ensure that you are entering a valid partner role. Common partner roles include:
  
  VN: Vendor
  SP: Supplier
  AG: Agent
  SH: Ship-to party
  BP: Business Partner
  Verify that the role you are trying to use is defined in the system.
  
  
  
  Maintain Partner Roles: