How To Fix VN380 - No possible entries for partners for partner-independent output

VN380 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VN - Nachrichtensteuerung

• Message number: 380

• Message text: No possible entries for partners for partner-independent output

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VN380 - Details

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  Error Message
  VN380: No possible entries for partners for partner-independent output
  
  Cause
  This error occurs in SAP when you try to process or generate partner-independent output (such as a message or form output) in a purchasing document (like a Purchase Order), but the system cannot find any valid partner entries to assign the output to.
  In SAP MM (Materials Management), output messages (like printouts, emails, faxes) are often linked to business partners (vendors, employees, etc.). For partner-independent output types, the system expects to find partner entries in the document or master data to determine where/how to send the output.
  The main reasons for this error are:
  
  No partner functions are maintained in the purchasing document or vendor master that correspond to the output determination procedure.
  The output type is configured as partner-independent, but the system cannot find any