How To Fix WEBFI_MASTER290 - The old and new bank details do not relate to the same customer

WEBFI_MASTER290 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WEBFI_MASTER - Web Financials: Business Partner Master Data

• Message number: 290

• Message text: The old and new bank details do not relate to the same customer

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WEBFI_MASTER290 - The old and new bank details do not relate to the same customer ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WEBFI_MASTER290 - The old and new bank details do not relate to the same customer
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you attempt to update or change bank details in SAP (typically in the context of vendor or customer master data or payment transactions), and the system detects that the old bank details you provided do not belong to the same customer/vendor as the new bank details you are trying to assign.
  In other words, the system performs a consistency check to ensure that the bank account being replaced (old bank details) and the new bank account belong to the same business partner (customer or vendor). If they do not match, the system throws this error to prevent incorrect or fraudulent changes.
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  During bank master data changes in customer/vendor master records.
  When updating bank details via payment transactions or bank master