How To Fix VP448 - Partner function & at item level, since it is missing in the header

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 448

• Message text: Partner function & at item level, since it is missing in the header

What causes this issue?

The <GL:partner_function>partner function</> is defined as mandatory
at item level in <GL:Customizing>Customizing</> and does not exist in
the document at header level. Therefore it cannot be deleted at item
level.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VP448 - Partner function & at item level, since it is missing in the header ?

  Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message VP448:
  
  SAP Error Message: VP448
  Message Text:
  Partner function & at item level, since it is missing in the header
  
  Cause
  This error occurs during sales document processing (e.g., sales order creation or change) when a partner function is assigned at the item level, but the same partner function is missing at the header level of the sales document.
  In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), partner functions (such as Sold-to party, Ship-to party, Payer, Bill-to party) can be maintained both at the header and item levels. Some partner functions are mandatory at the header level if they appear at the item level. The system expects consistency between header and item partner functions.
  
  Explanation
  
  The system checks partner functions during sales document processing.
  If a partner function is assigned to an item but not to the header, the system raises this error.
  This is because the header partner functions define the overall