How To Fix VG206 - No customer number in IDoc & can be determined

VG206 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 206

• Message text: No customer number in IDoc & can be determined

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VG206 - No customer number in IDoc & can be determined ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message VG206: No customer number in IDoc & can be determined:
  
  Error Message:
  VG206: No customer number in IDoc & can be determined
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the processing of an IDoc (Intermediate Document) related to sales and distribution (SD) or billing when the system expects a customer number but cannot find it in the IDoc segments or cannot determine it from the data provided.
  Common causes include:
  
  The IDoc segment that should contain the customer number (e.g., KNA1 or E1KNA1M segment) is missing or incomplete.
  The customer number field in the IDoc is empty or contains invalid data.
  The partner function or partner type in the IDoc is not correctly specified, so the system cannot identify which partner is the customer.
  The mapping or partner determination logic in the IDoc processing is incorrect or incomplete.
  Master data issues: The customer master data might be missing or not properly maintained