How To Fix /SRMSMC/INTEGRATION018 - Supplier &1: Only one purchasing organization can remain empty

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SRMSMC/INTEGRATION -

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Supplier &1: Only one purchasing organization can remain empty

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SRMSMC/INTEGRATION018 - Supplier &1: Only one purchasing organization can remain empty ?

  The SAP error message /SRMSMC/INTEGRATION018 indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of supplier data in the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) system. Specifically, the error states that only one purchasing organization can remain empty for a supplier. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or update a supplier and there are multiple purchasing organizations associated with that supplier, but one or more of them are not properly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Purchasing Organizations: The supplier is linked to multiple purchasing organizations, and at least one of them is not assigned correctly.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the supplier master data where the purchasing organization fields are not filled out as required.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data being sent from the SRM to the backend system (like SAP ERP).
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Supplier Data:
  
  Go to the supplier master