How To Fix >R162 - Business partner &1 has more than one contract account

>R162 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >R -

• Message number: 162

• Message text: Business partner &1 has more than one contract account

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message >R162 - Business partner &1 has more than one contract account ?

  The SAP error message R162 indicates that a business partner (BP) is associated with more than one contract account in the system. This situation can arise in various scenarios, particularly in the context of billing, contract management, or customer relationship management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Contract Accounts: The business partner has been assigned multiple contract accounts, which can happen if the same BP is linked to different contracts or accounts in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: There may have been errors during data entry or migration processes that resulted in the same business partner being linked to multiple accounts.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system configuration may allow for multiple contract accounts for a single business partner, leading to this error when a specific operation is attempted.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Business Partner Assignments:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) and check the details of the business partner in question.
  Verify the contract accounts associated with the business partner.
  
  
  
  Consolidate Contract Accounts:
  
  If appropriate,