How To Fix RQ375 - Planning group & already used in vendor master records

RQ375 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RQ - Messages for Cash Management and Forecast

• Message number: 375

• Message text: Planning group & already used in vendor master records

What causes this issue?

You want to assign a planning group to a customer. However, this
planning group is already in use in vendor master records. If you use
it in customer master records too, a complete distinction between
vendors and customers will not be possible.

How to fix this error?

If you do not need to distinguish between customers and vendor data,
you can go ahead and assign the group.
If such a distinction is necessary, you must either remove the group
from the vendor master records or use another group for the customer
master records.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RQ375 - Planning group & already used in vendor master records ?

  The SAP error message RQ375 indicates that a planning group is already in use in vendor master records. This typically occurs when you attempt to delete or modify a planning group that is currently assigned to one or more vendor master records in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because the planning group you are trying to delete or modify is linked to existing vendor records. SAP enforces this restriction to maintain data integrity and ensure that all references to the planning group are properly managed.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Vendor Records: 
  
  Use transaction code SE16N or SE11 to access the relevant database tables (e.g., LFA1 for vendor master data) and check which vendor records are using the planning group in question.
  You can filter the records based on the planning group to find all associated vendors.
  
  
  
  Update or Remove the Planning Group:
  
  If you need to delete or modify