How To Fix R1826 - Business partner &2 is already contact person for business partner &1

R1826 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R1 - Business Partner Messages from S_BUPA_GENERAL

• Message number: 826

• Message text: Business partner &2 is already contact person for business partner &1

Generated Include to Extension - NOWARRA - 18.10.1999
INCLUDE 826 OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

ENDIF

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R1826 - Business partner &2 is already contact person for business partner &1 ?

  The SAP error message R1826 indicates that a business partner (BP) is already assigned as a contact person for another business partner. This situation typically arises when you attempt to assign a business partner as a contact person for multiple business partners, which is not allowed in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The business partner you are trying to assign as a contact person is already linked to another business partner in the system.
  Data Integrity Rules: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent the same contact person from being associated with multiple business partners simultaneously.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Use transaction code BP (Business Partner) to view the details of the business partner you are trying to assign as a contact person.
  Check the "Contact Persons" tab to see if the business partner is already assigned to another business partner.
  
  
  
  Remove Existing Assignment:
  
  If the business partner is already