How To Fix VG217 - Order could not be determined using BSTNK & VKORG & customer &

VG217 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 217

• Message text: Order could not be determined using BSTNK & VKORG & customer &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VG217 - Order could not be determined using BSTNK & VKORG & customer & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VG217 - Order could not be determined using BSTNK & VKORG & customer &
  
  Meaning of the Error
  This error occurs in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) module, typically during order processing or delivery creation, when the system tries to find a preceding sales document (like a sales order or contract) based on certain key fields but fails.
  The message indicates that the system attempted to determine the sales order using the following combination of fields:
  
  BSTNK: Customer Purchase Order Number (PO Number)
  VKORG: Sales Organization
  Customer: Sold-to party or customer number
  
  But no matching order was found.
  
  Cause of the Error
  
  
  No Sales Order Exists with the Given PO Number (BSTNK):
  The customer PO number entered does not exist in any sales order for the specified sales organization and customer.
  
  
  Mismatch in Sales Organization (VKORG):
  The sales organization entered does not match the sales organization in the sales order with the given PO number.
  
  
  Customer Number Mismatch:
  The customer number used