How To Fix R11212 - Shareholder relationship between partners &1 and &2 does not exist

R11212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R11 - Business Partner and BDT

• Message number: 212

• Message text: Shareholder relationship between partners &1 and &2 does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R11212 - Shareholder relationship between partners &1 and &2 does not exist ?

  The SAP error message R11212 indicates that there is no existing shareholder relationship between the specified partners (in this case, &1 and &2). This error typically arises in scenarios involving financial transactions, such as dividend payments or shareholder reporting, where a relationship between two business partners is expected.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Shareholder Relationship: The primary cause of this error is that the system cannot find a defined shareholder relationship between the two specified partners. This could be due to:
  
  The relationship has not been created in the system.
  The relationship has been deleted or is inactive.
  Incorrect partner IDs are being used in the transaction.
  
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: There may be typographical errors in the partner IDs or incorrect data being entered during the transaction.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the SAP system may not be set up correctly to recognize the shareholder relationships.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create or Update Shareholder Relationship:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction in SAP to create or