How To Fix W0142 - Customer & is not a CPD customer

W0142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W0 - Customizing - ISR

• Message number: 142

• Message text: Customer & is not a CPD customer

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W0142 - Customer & is not a CPD customer ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W0142 Customer & is not a CPD customer
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message indicates that the customer number you are trying to process or reference is not flagged as a CPD (Customer Price Determination) customer in the system. CPD customers are those for whom special pricing or conditions are maintained and applied during sales order processing or pricing procedures.
  In other words, the system expects the customer to be a CPD customer (one for whom special pricing agreements exist), but the customer master data does not have this designation.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During sales order creation or pricing when the system tries to apply CPD-specific pricing or conditions.
  When a pricing procedure or condition record is assigned only to CPD customers.
  When a report or transaction specifically filters or processes CPD customers and the customer in question is not marked as such.
  
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The customer master record (usually in Sales Area Data) does not