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 or missing partner determination procedure.
  Data entry error (typo in the ship-to party number).
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  
  Use transaction XD03 (Display Customer) or VD03 (Display Customer - Sales Area) to verify if the ship-to party exists.
  Confirm that the customer master record is maintained for the relevant sales area (Sales Org, Distribution Channel, Division).
  Check if the customer is active and not blocked for sales.
  
  
  
  Maintain Customer Master Data:
  
  If the ship-to party does not exist, create it using XD01 or VD01.
  If the customer exists but not for the sales area, maintain the sales area data in the customer master.
  
  
  
  Verify Partner Determination Procedure:
  
  Check the partner determination procedure assigned to the sales document type.
  Ensure that the ship-to party partner function is correctly assigned and that the partner determination procedure is active.
  
  
  
  Check Sales Document Data:
  
  Verify the ship-to party number entered in the sales document.
  Correct any typos or wrong entries.
  
  
  
  Authorization Check:
  
  Ensure the user has authorization to access the customer master data.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  XD01 / VD01: Create Customer Master
  XD03 / VD03: Display Customer Master
  VD02 / XD02: Change Customer Master
  VA01: Create Sales Order
  OVX5: Partner Determination Procedure for Sales Documents
  
  
  
  Tables:
  
  KNA1: General Customer Data
  KNVV: Customer Sales Data
  KNVP: Customer Partner Functions
  
  
  
  Notes and Documentation:
  
  SAP Note 000194 (example) might provide additional insights.
  SAP SD Partner Determination documentation.
  
  
  
  
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  Error
  VP194 - No customer master record exists for ship-to party &
  
  
  Cause
  Ship-to party customer master record missing or incomplete for sales area
  
  
  Solution
  Create or maintain customer master for ship-to party; verify partner determination and sales document data
  
  
  Key Transactions
  XD01, VD01, XD03, VD03, VA01, OVX5
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with specific steps or screenshots, feel free to ask!