How To Fix /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER086 - E-mail required for supplier data maintenance (company addr. or contact)

/SRMSMC/SUPPLIER086 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER -

• Message number: 086

• Message text: E-mail required for supplier data maintenance (company addr. or contact)

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/SRMSMC/SUPPLIER086 - Details

• The SAP error message /SRMSMC/SUPPLIER086 indicates that an email address is required for maintaining supplier data, specifically for either the company address or a contact person associated with the supplier. This error typically arises in the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) module when trying to create or update supplier information without providing the necessary email address.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Email Address: The supplier data being entered or updated lacks a valid email address for either the company or a contact person.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to require an email address for supplier data maintenance, and this requirement is not being met.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Provide Email Address: Ensure that you enter a valid email address for the supplier. This can be done in the supplier master data maintenance screen.
  
  Navigate to the supplier data entry or update screen.
  Locate the fields for company address or contact person.
  Enter a valid email address in the appropriate field.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration: If you