How To Fix VC021 - Sales area & & & is not defined for customer

VC021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VC - SD Customizing

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Sales area & & & is not defined for customer

What causes this issue?

This <GL:sales_area>sales area</> has either not been designed (i.e. no
entry in TVTA), or it refers to another sales area for customers
(customer division/customer distribution channel in detail screen
TVTA).In other words, the customer master data of the sales area
specified corresponds to that of the reference area and only for the
latter is the customer master data and the hierarchy maintenance
allowed.

How to fix this error?

You can maintain common master data in Customizing, using menu path
Organization -> Assignments -> Logistics -> SD.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VC021 - Details

• The SAP error message VC021 indicates that a specific sales area is not defined for a customer in the system. This error typically occurs when you are trying to process a sales order, quotation, or any other sales-related transaction, and the system cannot find the necessary configuration for the specified sales area.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Sales Area Configuration: The sales area (which consists of the sales organization, distribution channel, and division) is not defined for the customer in the customer master data.
  Incorrect Customer Master Data: The customer master record may not have been set up correctly, or the sales area may not have been assigned to the customer.
  Sales Area Not Active: The sales area may not be active or may have been deleted or deactivated in the system.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a typo or incorrect entry in the sales order