How To Fix REEXFI271 - Master record does not exist for vendor &1 in company code &2

REEXFI271 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: REEXFI - Messages for Interface to FI

• Message number: 271

• Message text: Master record does not exist for vendor &1 in company code &2

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REEXFI271 - Details

• The SAP error message REEXFI271 indicates that the system cannot find a master record for a specified vendor in a particular company code. This error typically occurs during transactions that involve vendor-related activities, such as invoice processing, payment processing, or vendor master data maintenance.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors:
  
  Missing Vendor Master Record: The vendor master record for the specified vendor and company code does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Vendor or Company Code: The vendor number or company code entered in the transaction may be incorrect or mistyped.
  Vendor Deactivation: The vendor may have been deactivated or marked for deletion in the system.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues that resulted in missing or incomplete vendor records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the REEXFI271 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code XK03 (Display Vendor) or MK03 (Display Vendor