How To Fix VP194 - No customer master record exists for ship-to party &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 194

• Message text: No customer master record exists for ship-to party &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VP194 - No customer master record exists for ship-to party & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VP194 - No customer master record exists for ship-to party &:
  
  Error Message
  VP194: No customer master record exists for ship-to party &
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when you try to create or process a sales document (like a sales order, delivery, or billing document) and the system cannot find a valid customer master record for the ship-to party specified in the document.
  In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), the ship-to party is a partner function that represents the location where the goods are to be delivered. The system requires a valid customer master record for this partner to proceed.
  Common reasons for this error include:
  
  The ship-to party number entered does not exist in the customer master data.
  The customer master record exists but is not maintained for the relevant sales area (Sales Organization, Distribution Channel, Division).
  The customer master record is incomplete or blocked.
  Incorrect partner function assignment