How To Fix WY098 - Customer & does not exist

WY098 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Customer & does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY098 - Customer & does not exist ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WY098 - Customer & does not exist
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to reference a customer master record that does not exist in the database. The placeholder "&" in the message is replaced by the customer number that the system attempted to find but could not locate.
  Common scenarios include:  
  
  The customer number entered in a transaction or master data is incorrect or mistyped.  
  The customer master record has not been created yet in the system.  
  The customer number exists but in a different company code or sales area, and the current context does not have access to it.  
  Data inconsistencies or missing synchronization between modules (e.g., SD and FI).
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify Customer Number:
  Check the customer number entered in the transaction or master data. Ensure it is correct and complete.
  
  
  Check Customer Master Data:
  Use transaction codes like:  
  
  XD03 (Display Customer - Sales Area)  
  FD03 (Display