How To Fix VPD_DETERM_LOG003 - Partner automatically determined from customer hierarchy of &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VPD_DETERM_LOG - Messages for Determination Log in SD Partner Processing

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Partner automatically determined from customer hierarchy of &1

What causes this issue?

The system automatically determines the partner function from the
customer hierarchy for the partner with the specified function.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VPD_DETERM_LOG003 - Partner automatically determined from customer hierarchy of &1 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP message VPD_DETERM_LOG003:
  
  SAP Message:
  VPD_DETERM_LOG003
  
  Text: Partner automatically determined from customer hierarchy of &1
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This message is an informational log message generated by the SAP system during partner determination in sales documents (e.g., sales orders, deliveries, billing documents). It indicates that the system has automatically determined a partner (such as a contact person, payer, or sold-to party) based on the customer hierarchy of the customer &1 (where &1 is the customer number).
  
  SAP allows defining customer hierarchies to represent relationships between customers (e.g., parent company and subsidiaries).
  When partner determination is configured to consider customer hierarchies, the system can automatically find partners linked to related customers in the hierarchy.
  This message informs you that the partner was not manually entered but derived from the hierarchy.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During sales document creation or partner determination processing.
  When the partner function is set to be determined automatically.
  When the system looks up the customer hierarchy to find a suitable partner.
  It is a log message, not an error or warning, so it does not stop processing.
  
  
  Solution / Action:
  
  No corrective action is required because this is an informational message.
  If the partner determination is working as expected and the correct partner is found, you can safely ignore this message.
  If the partner determined is not the one you want, you may:
  
  Review and adjust the customer hierarchy setup in transaction VDH1 (Customer Hierarchy Maintenance).
  Check the partner determination procedure assigned to the sales document type or customer master.
  Manually override the partner in the sales document if necessary.
  
  
  If you want to suppress this message in logs, you can adjust the message control settings, but generally, it is useful for audit and troubleshooting.
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Customer Hierarchy Maintenance: Transaction VDH1, VDH2, VDH3  
  Partner Determination: IMG path
  
  Sales and Distribution -> Basic Functions -> Partner Determination -> Set Up Partner Determination  
  Customer Master: Transaction XD03 (Display), XD02 (Change)  
  Sales Document Partner Determination: Check partner determination procedures assigned to sales document types or customer master records.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message Class
  VPD_DETERM_LOG
  
  
  Message Number
  003
  
  
  Message Type
  Informational (Log)
  
  
  Cause
  Partner automatically found via customer hierarchy
  
  
  Solution
  No action needed if correct; adjust hierarchy or partner determination if incorrect
  
  
  Related Tcodes
  VDH1 (Customer Hierarchy), XD02/XD03 (Customer Master), Sales document processing
  
  
  
  
  If you want, I can also help you with steps to check or modify the customer hierarchy or partner determination settings. Just let me know!