How To Fix UKM_DCD_MSG008 - Business partner &1 does not participate in SAP Collections Management

UKM_DCD_MSG008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UKM_DCD_MSG - Messages for the Documented Credit Decision

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Business partner &1 does not participate in SAP Collections Management

What causes this issue?

No suitable collection segment could be determined for business partner
&v1&.

System Response

Consequently only a restricted level of functions is available to you in
receivables processing. In particular, you cannot create any customer
contacts, resubmissions and notes, nor can you send correspondence.

How to fix this error?

Make sure that you have configured <LS>SAP Collections Management</>. In
Customizing, choose <LS>Financial Supply Chain Management</> -> <LS>
Collections Management</>.
Create the business partner in a specific role for <LS>SAP Collections
Management</>. Use role category UDM000 for this.
Assign the business partner a collection profile and therefore one or
more collection segments.
For additional information on <LS>SAP Collections Management</> see the
application documentation and in Customizing under <LS>Financial Supply
Chain Management</> -> <LS>Collections Management</>.

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

INCLUDE 'CUSTOMIZED_MESSAGE_INFO' OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UKM_DCD_MSG008 - Details

• The SAP error message UKM_DCD_MSG008 indicates that a specific business partner (BP) does not participate in SAP Collections Management. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform actions related to collections management for a business partner that has not been set up correctly in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Business Partner Not Configured: The business partner you are trying to work with is not configured to participate in the Collections Management process.
  Missing Role Assignment: The necessary roles for collections management may not be assigned to the business partner.
  Inactive Business Partner: The business partner might be inactive or not properly set up in the system.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the business partner in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in SAP.
  Search for the business partner in question using the relevant search criteria.
  Ensure