How To Fix WN471 - Business partner role grouping &1 contains no customer role

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 471

• Message text: Business partner role grouping &1 contains no customer role

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WN471 - Business partner role grouping &1 contains no customer role ?

  The SAP error message WN471 indicates that a specific business partner role grouping does not contain any customer roles. This error typically arises when you are trying to create or manage a business partner in the SAP system, and the role grouping you are using is not configured correctly to include customer roles.
  
  Cause:
  
  Role Grouping Configuration: The role grouping specified in the error message does not have any customer roles assigned to it. This can happen if the role grouping was not set up properly during configuration.
  Missing Roles: The business partner role grouping may have been defined without including the necessary customer roles, which are required for the business partner to function as a customer in the system.
  Incorrect Role Assignment: The business partner may be trying to use a role grouping that is not intended for customer-related activities.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Role Grouping Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in SAP.
  Navigate to