How To Fix R11600 - Archive indicator not set for business partner &1

R11600 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R11 - Business Partner and BDT

• Message number: 600

• Message text: Archive indicator not set for business partner &1

What causes this issue?

The stated business partner should be archived or deleted. A message
appears in the error log of the archiving or deletion program.
The program was started with a variant that checks whether a deletion
indicator has been set for the given business partner. This was however
not found.

System Response

The stated record was not archived or deleted.

How to fix this error?

If the record is nevertheless supposed to be deleted, set the archiving
indicator via the online transaction for business partner maintenance
and repeat the archiving/deletion run.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R11600 - Archive indicator not set for business partner &1 ?

  The SAP error message R11600, which states "Archive indicator not set for business partner &1," typically occurs when you attempt to archive a business partner (BP) in the SAP system, but the archive indicator for that specific business partner has not been set. This can prevent the archiving process from proceeding.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the business partner in question does not have the necessary archive indicator set in its master data. The archive indicator is a flag that indicates whether a business partner is eligible for archiving. If this indicator is not set, the system will not allow the archiving process to take place.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to set the archive indicator for the affected business partner. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Business Partner Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in the SAP GUI.
  Enter the business partner number