How To Fix UKM_COMM218 - Assignment of ID type is missing in Customizing

UKM_COMM218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UKM_COMM - Messages for Liability Update and Line Item Update

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Assignment of ID type is missing in Customizing

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

In Customizing, under <LS>Rule for Scoring and Credit Limit Calculation
</>, assign an ID type to the rating procedure.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UKM_COMM218 - Details

• The SAP error message UKM_COMM218 indicates that there is a missing assignment of an ID type in the Customizing settings for the SAP system, specifically related to the SAP Credit Management module (UKM stands for "Unternehmensrisikomanagement" or "Corporate Risk Management" in German).
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when the system is trying to process a transaction that requires a specific ID type (such as a customer ID, vendor ID, etc.) that has not been properly configured in the Customizing settings. The ID type is essential for the system to identify and manage the relevant entities in credit management processes.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you need to ensure that the ID type is correctly assigned in the Customizing settings. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access Customizing:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the Customizing area by entering transaction code SPRO.
  
  
  
  Navigate to Credit Management Settings:
  
  Follow the path: SAP Reference IMG ? Financial Supply