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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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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