How To Fix WN475 - Referenced supplier in customer master will be overwritten


WN475 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

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

  • Message number: 475

  • Message text: Referenced supplier in customer master will be overwritten

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  • What causes this issue?

    You are creating a plant and need to assign an existing business
    partner.
    The customer of the business partner you want to assign has a reference
    to a supplier maintained in the customer master data. The referenced
    supplier is different to the supplier of the plant that you want to
    create now.

    System Response

    The assignment of the business partner to the new plant overwrites the
    current reference.

    How to fix this error?

    Check whether the existing business partner should be assigned to the
    new plant.

    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.


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  • What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WN475 - Referenced supplier in customer master will be overwritten ?
    The SAP error message WN475 ("Referenced supplier in customer master will be overwritten") typically occurs when there is a conflict between the supplier information in the customer master data. This can happen when you are trying to create or update a customer master record that references a supplier, and the system detects that the supplier information is inconsistent or will be overwritten.
    
    Cause: Inconsistent Data: The supplier information in the customer master record may not match the existing supplier data in the system. Data Overwrite: The system is trying to update a customer record that already has a supplier reference, and the new data being entered conflicts with the existing supplier data.
    Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are causing the supplier information to be treated incorrectly.
    Solution: Review Customer Master Data: Check the customer master record for any inconsistencies in the supplier information. Ensure that the supplier data is correct

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