How To Fix VR520 - The employee resp.for the contract has not been defined as a mail partner

VR520 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VR - Output for SD Reporting

• Message number: 520

• Message text: The employee resp.for the contract has not been defined as a mail partner

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VR520 - The employee resp.for the contract has not been defined as a mail partner ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VR520: "The employee resp.for the contract has not been defined as a mail partner":
  
  Error Message:
  VR520 - The employee resp.for the contract has not been defined as a mail partner
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP when you try to send correspondence (such as letters, contracts, or notifications) related to a contract, but the employee responsible for the contract has not been assigned as a mail partner in the system.
  
  In SAP, mail partners are business partners (employees, vendors, customers) who are authorized and set up to receive correspondence.
  The system checks if the responsible employee for the contract is defined as a mail partner before sending any mail or correspondence.
  If this assignment is missing, SAP throws the VR520 error.
  
  
  Where it typically occurs:
  
  In Personnel Administration (PA) or Personnel Development (PD) modules when generating or sending contract-related correspondence.
  When using SAP HR correspondence functionality or SAPscript/Smart Forms