How To Fix WN461 - Existing BP &1 with supplier &2 will be assigned; maintain customer

WN461 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WN - Plant master data maintenance (integrated)

• Message number: 461

• Message text: Existing BP &1 with supplier &2 will be assigned; maintain customer

What causes this issue?

You are creating a plant and need to assign a business partner to the
plant.
The business partner you want to assign has the required supplier
maintained, but currently no customer is assigned.

System Response

It is not possible to assign a business partner without a customer to a
plant.

How to fix this error?

Use the business partner maintenance to extend the business partner by a
customer.

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.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WN461 - Existing BP &1 with supplier &2 will be assigned; maintain customer ?

  The SAP error message WN461 indicates that there is an existing Business Partner (BP) that is already assigned as a supplier, and the system is prompting you to maintain the customer data for that Business Partner. This typically occurs in scenarios where you are trying to create or modify a Business Partner that has conflicting roles (e.g., both customer and supplier) in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Business Partner: The Business Partner you are trying to create or modify already exists in the system with a supplier role.
  Role Assignment Conflict: The system requires that a Business Partner can have multiple roles (like customer and supplier), but there may be a conflict in how these roles are assigned or maintained.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the Business Partner that need to be resolved.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Business Partner: Use transaction code BP to check the details of the existing Business Partner.