How To Fix WN473 - BP role grouping &1 contains neither customer role nor supplier role

WN473 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 473

• Message text: BP role grouping &1 contains neither customer role nor supplier role

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WN473 - BP role grouping &1 contains neither customer role nor supplier role ?

  The SAP error message WN473 indicates that a Business Partner (BP) role grouping does not contain either a customer role or a supplier role. This error typically arises when you are trying to create or modify a Business Partner and the role grouping assigned does not include the necessary roles for the transaction you are attempting to perform.
  
  Cause:
  
  Role Grouping Configuration: The role grouping assigned to the Business Partner does not include the required roles (e.g., Customer or Supplier).
  Incorrect Role Assignment: The Business Partner may have been assigned a role grouping that is not appropriate for the intended business processes.
  Missing Roles: The Business Partner may not have been assigned any roles that are necessary for the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Role Grouping:
  
  Go to the transaction code BP (Business Partner) in SAP.
  Check the role grouping assigned to the Business Partner.
  Ensure that the role grouping includes at least one customer role (e.g., FLCU00) or supplier role