How To Fix O5006 - Customer & is already a ship-to partner for customer &

O5006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O5 - IS-Oil: MCOE message pool

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Customer & is already a ship-to partner for customer &

What causes this issue?

This ship-to partner is already the ship-to partner for another sold-to
partner.

System Response

Depending on the Customizing settings in table TVTA ,the system
responds with an information message, a warning message or an error
message.

How to fix this error?

If you want to skip the message, check your Customizing settings for
the current sales area or ask your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message O5006 - Customer & is already a ship-to partner for customer & ?

  The SAP error message O5006 indicates that there is an issue with the customer master data, specifically related to the ship-to party configuration. The message typically means that the customer you are trying to assign as a ship-to partner is already set up as a ship-to partner for another customer.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Ship-to Partner: The customer you are trying to add as a ship-to partner is already associated with another customer in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an attempt to create a new relationship that conflicts with existing relationships in the customer master data.
  Data Entry Error: There might be a mistake in the customer number or partner function being used.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Relationships:
  
  Go to the customer master data (transaction code XD03 for display).
  Check the partner functions for the customer in question to see if it is already assigned as a ship-to partner for another customer.
  
  
  
  Modify Existing Relationships:
  
  If the customer is already a