How To Fix WAB248 - Supplier &1 blocked for all company codes

WAB248 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WAB - Messages Settlement Management

• Message number: 248

• Message text: Supplier &1 blocked for all company codes

What causes this issue?

Supplier &V1& is blocked for all company codes

System Response

The master record of the supplier is blocked for processing for all
company code.

How to fix this error?

You can determine which user has blocked the supplier master record by
displaying the change document of the master record.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WAB248 - Supplier &1 blocked for all company codes ?

  The SAP error message WAB248 indicates that a supplier (vendor) is blocked for all company codes in the system. This typically means that the vendor cannot be used for purchasing or procurement activities across any of the company codes in which they are defined.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons:
  
  Manual Blocking: The vendor may have been manually blocked by a user in the vendor master data.
  Automatic Blocking: The system may have automatically blocked the vendor due to certain criteria, such as overdue payments or other compliance issues.
  Data Maintenance: There may have been changes in the vendor master data that resulted in the vendor being blocked.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WAB248 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code XK03 (Display Vendor) or MK03 (Display Vendor - Purchasing).
  Enter the vendor number and check the status for all company codes.
  Look for any indicators that show the vendor is