How To Fix QAM174 - Business partner &1 replaced by &2 in activity &3

QAM174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QAM - General Message Class for Quality Issue Management

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Business partner &1 replaced by &2 in activity &3

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QAM174 - Details

• The SAP error message QAM174 indicates that a business partner (BP) has been replaced by another business partner in a specific activity. This message typically arises in the context of Quality Management (QM) or related modules where business partners are involved in processes such as inspections, audits, or other quality-related activities.
  
  Cause:
  The error message QAM174 is triggered when:
  
  A business partner (e.g., a supplier or customer) that was originally assigned to a particular activity has been replaced by another business partner.
  This replacement could occur due to changes in the business partner master data, such as updates to the business partner's status, or due to organizational changes.
  The system is trying to reference the original business partner, but it has been replaced, leading to this error message.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QAM174 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Master Data:
  
  Go to the business partner master data in SAP and verify the details of