How To Fix /PF1/MSG_PO_E216 - Sender Bank Country (External) is missing

/PF1/MSG_PO_E216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PF1/MSG_PO_E -

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Sender Bank Country (External) is missing

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/PF1/MSG_PO_E216 - Details

• The SAP error message /PF1/MSG_PO_E216 Sender Bank Country (External) is missing typically occurs in the context of purchase orders or financial transactions where the system expects a sender bank country to be specified, but it is missing from the relevant data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The sender bank country may not be configured in the vendor master data or the relevant financial settings.
  Incomplete Data Entry: The purchase order or transaction may have been created without specifying the sender bank country.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the sender bank country might not have been transferred correctly.
  Incorrect Vendor Master Data: The vendor master record may not have the necessary bank details filled out.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor master record (transaction code XK03 for general data or MK03 for purchasing data).
  Ensure that the bank details, including the sender bank country, are correctly filled out.
  
  
  
  Update Purchase Order:
  
  If the error occurs during