How To Fix /SCMTMS/MSG017 - Business partner &1 (role: &2) does not exist

/SCMTMS/MSG017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/MSG -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Business partner &1 (role: &2) does not exist

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/SCMTMS/MSG017 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCMTMS/MSG017 indicates that a business partner (BP) with a specific role does not exist in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when the system is trying to access or validate a business partner that is required for a specific transaction or process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Partner: The specified business partner (BP) does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Role Assignment: The business partner exists, but it does not have the required role assigned to it.
  Data Synchronization Issues: There may be issues with data synchronization between different systems (e.g., between SAP ERP and SAP TM).
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for business partners in the system may not be set up correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Existence:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in SAP.
  Search for the business partner using the ID provided in the error message.
  If the business partner does not exist, you