How To Fix OC113 - Customer & is not a ship-to party. Meter assignment not possible

OC113 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OC - IS-Oil: BDRP Bulk Distribution Requirement Planning messages

• Message number: 113

• Message text: Customer & is not a ship-to party. Meter assignment not possible

What causes this issue?

Meters which normally have a physically-fixed location can only be
linked to 'ship-to' customers.
Customer &V1& is not used as a 'ship-to' party for any other
customer and does not have a self-referencing 'ship-to' (SH) partner
function.

System Response

The system prevents meter assignment.

How to fix this error?

Please select another customer or create a self-referencing 'ship-to'
partner function for this customer.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

OC113 - Details

• The SAP error message OC113 indicates that the customer specified in a transaction is not recognized as a valid ship-to party. This typically occurs in scenarios where a customer master record is not properly set up or linked to a ship-to address in the system. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Customer Master Data Issues: The customer may not have a valid ship-to address assigned in the customer master data.
  Incorrect Customer Number: The customer number entered may be incorrect or not exist in the system.
  Ship-to Party Configuration: The ship-to party may not be configured correctly in the system, or the relationship between the sold-to party and ship-to party is missing.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  
  Go to the customer master record (transaction code XD03 for display).
  Verify that the customer has a