How To Fix WY153 - You cannot process contact persons

WY153 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 153

• Message text: You cannot process contact persons

What causes this issue?

You cannot assign contact persons to vendors. As a result, you cannot
carry out the following functions:

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

maintaining contact persons for a vendor
using contact persons in partner functions for a vendor
copying contact persons by batch input

System Response

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY153 - You cannot process contact persons ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WY153 - You cannot process contact persons
  
  
  Cause:
  The error message WY153 typically occurs when you attempt to process or maintain contact persons in a business partner or customer/vendor master record, but the system settings or the current status of the business partner do not allow it. This can happen due to:
  
  The business partner is not flagged or set up to manage contact persons.
  The organizational role or partner function does not support contact persons.
  The business partner is locked, blocked, or in a status that prevents changes.
  Missing or incorrect configuration in the contact person determination procedure.
  Attempting to process contact persons in a scenario where it is not supported (e.g., certain partner roles or master data types).
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WY153 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Role and Settings:
  
  Verify that the business partner role assigned supports contact persons.
  In transaction BP, check the roles and ensure that the role allows contact persons.
  
  
  
  Verify