How To Fix WT301 - Please enter customer

WT301 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WT - Retail: Replenishment

• Message number: 301

• Message text: Please enter customer

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WT301 - Please enter customer ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WT301 - Please enter customer
  
  
  Cause:
  The error message WT301 occurs in SAP when the system expects a customer number to be entered but it is missing or not provided in the relevant transaction or process. This typically happens in scenarios involving:
  
  Withholding Tax (WHT) configuration or processing where the system requires a customer/vendor to be specified.
  Transactions related to Withholding Tax (WT) where the customer field is mandatory.
  Master data or document entry where the customer field is mandatory but left blank.
  
  In other words, the system is prompting you to enter a valid customer number because it is required for the process to continue.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During Withholding Tax (WHT) document posting or processing.
  When creating or changing documents that involve withholding tax and the customer field is empty.
  In FI (Financial Accounting) or SD (Sales and Distribution) modules where customer data is mandatory for tax determination.
  Possibly during tax code assignment or withholding tax