How To Fix VP199 - No customer master record exists for sold-to party &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 199

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VP199 - No customer master record exists for sold-to party & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  VP199 - No customer master record exists for sold-to party &
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system cannot find a valid customer master record for the sold-to party specified in a sales document or transaction. The sold-to party is the customer who places the order, and the system requires a corresponding customer master record in the relevant sales area (Sales Organization, Distribution Channel, Division) to process the transaction.
  Common reasons include:
  
  The customer master record does not exist in the system.
  The customer master record exists but is not maintained for the sales area (Sales Org/Dist. Channel/Division) used in the transaction.
  The customer number entered is incorrect or does not correspond to a valid sold-to party.
  The customer master record is blocked or incomplete for sales processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customer Master Record:
  
  Use transaction XD03 (Display Customer) or VD03 (Display Customer - Sales Area) to verify if the customer master record exists.
  Confirm that the customer is maintained as a sold-to party in the relevant sales area.
  
  
  
  Maintain Customer Master Record:
  
  If the customer master record does not exist, create it using XD01 (Create Customer) or VD01 (Create Customer - Sales Area).
  If the customer exists but not for the required sales area, extend the customer master record to the sales area using XD02 or VD02.
  
  
  
  Verify Sales Area Data:
  
  Ensure that the sales organization, distribution channel, and division in the sales document match those maintained in the customer master record.
  
  
  
  Check for Blocks or Incomplete Data:
  
  Verify that the customer is not blocked for sales or billing.
  Ensure all mandatory fields in the customer master are properly maintained.
  
  
  
  Correct Customer Number:
  
  Confirm that the customer number entered in the sales document is correct and corresponds to a valid sold-to party.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  XD01 / XD02 / XD03 — Create / Change / Display Customer (General Data)
  VD01 / VD02 / VD03 — Create / Change / Display Customer (Sales Area Data)
  VA01 — Create Sales Order (where error might occur)
  
  
  
  Tables:
  
  KNA1 — General Customer Data
  KNVV — Customer Sales Data (Sales Area Data)
  
  
  
  Notes:
  
  The sold-to party is mandatory for sales order processing.
  The error message is often encountered during sales order creation or processing.
  Ensure integration between Customer Master and Sales & Distribution modules is consistent.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  The VP199 error indicates that the system cannot find a valid customer master record for the sold-to party in the specified sales area. To resolve, verify and maintain the customer master record correctly for the sales area involved in the transaction.