How To Fix WS640 - No address record exists for partner role &1

WS640 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 640

• Message text: No address record exists for partner role &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS640 - No address record exists for partner role &1 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS640 - No address record exists for partner role &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to access or use an address record for a business partner role that does not exist in the system. In other words, the partner role specified in the transaction or process has no corresponding address data maintained in the SAP system.
  Typically, this happens in scenarios involving partner functions in sales documents, deliveries, billing, or other business transactions where the system expects an address record for a particular partner role but cannot find one.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Partner Role: In SAP, business partners (customers, vendors, employees, etc.) can have multiple roles (e.g., sold-to party, ship-to party, payer, contact person).
  Each partner role should have an associated address record.
  If the system tries to retrieve or display the address for a partner role and none exists, it throws this error.
  
  
  Common Scenarios:
  
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