How To Fix /PRA/BUSINESS_PARTNE101 - Vendor is already linked to a different company &1

/PRA/BUSINESS_PARTNE101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PRA/BUSINESS_PARTNE -

• Message number: 101

• Message text: Vendor is already linked to a different company &1

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/PRA/BUSINESS_PARTNE101 - Details

• The SAP error message /PRA/BUSINESS_PARTNE101 Vendor is already linked to a different company &1 typically occurs when you attempt to assign a vendor (business partner) to a company code that is already linked to another company code. This is a common issue in SAP systems when managing business partners and their associations with different organizational units.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Linkage: The vendor (business partner) is already associated with a different company code in the system.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that a vendor cannot be linked to multiple company codes simultaneously unless explicitly allowed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings that restrict the assignment of vendors to multiple company codes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Use transaction code BP (Business Partner) to check the existing assignments of the vendor.
  Navigate to the "Roles" tab and see which company code the vendor is currently assigned to.
  
  
  
  Change Company Code Assignment:
  
  If you need to change the company code