How To Fix RE585 - Alternative payment recipient &1 is locked: See long text

RE585 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RE - Earmarked funds

• Message number: 585

• Message text: Alternative payment recipient &1 is locked: See long text

What causes this issue?

You want to create or change earmarked funds for the alternative payment
recipient &V1&. Data relating to alternative payment recipient &V1& can
contain personal data and is blocked.

System Response

To protect person-related data, the system does not display the data for
alternative payment recipient &V1&. You cannot create or change
earmarked funds for this alternative payment recipient.

How to fix this error?

If you are sure that you want to create or change data relating to
alternative payment recipient &V1&, use transaction
<DS:TRAN.BUP_REQ_UNBLK>BUP_REQ_UNBLK</> to request unblocking.

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 RE585 - Alternative payment recipient &1 is locked: See long text ?

  The SAP error message RE585 indicates that an alternative payment recipient is locked, which prevents the system from processing transactions involving that recipient. This error typically arises in the context of accounts payable or financial transactions where an alternative payment recipient is specified.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The alternative payment recipient (vendor or supplier) has been locked in the system. This could be due to various reasons, such as:
  The vendor account is marked as inactive.
  The vendor has been locked for payment processing due to compliance issues or other administrative reasons.
  The vendor is undergoing a review or audit process.
  
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RE585 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Vendor Status:
  
  Go to the vendor master data in SAP (transaction code XK03 for general view or FK03 for accounting view).
  Enter the vendor number and check if the vendor is marked as locked or inactive.
  
  
  
  Unlock the Vendor:
  
  If the vendor is locked, you may need to