How To Fix VP198 - No customer master record exists for payer &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 198

• Message text: No customer master record exists for payer &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VP198 - No customer master record exists for payer & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VP198 - No customer master record exists for payer &:
  
  Error Message
  VP198: No customer master record exists for payer &
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when the system tries to process a transaction (such as billing, sales order, or credit management) involving a payer but cannot find a corresponding customer master record for that payer in the system.
  
  The payer is a business partner responsible for payment, and their customer master data must exist in the system.
  The system looks for the payer's customer master record in the relevant company code and sales area.
  If the payer's customer master record is missing or not properly maintained, this error is triggered.
  
  
  When Does It Occur?
  
  During sales order processing, billing, or credit management when the payer is specified.
  When the system tries to determine the payer for a transaction but cannot find the master data.
  In credit management checks or dunning runs