vat number already recorded

[Former Member]

dear all,

we try to record a new customer. We are in Spain and our customer is not Spanish.

Our problem is with the vat number, if I fill the passport number in vat field it checks and it says it is wrong. If I leave it empty it does not let me record because there is another record with the same vat number.

Can anyone help me?

Thank you very much in advance

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I think the check is based on the country of the customer you enter in the first tab of customer creation transaction. You said your customer is not in Spain - what is the country you entered for this customer in the first tab while creating it?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Our customer is living in Spain but he has a passport from another country.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

For Spain, I don't think passport number is valid either for 'Tax Number 1' field or for 'VAT Reg. No.' in customer master. If you press F1 on 'Tax Number 1' field in customer master, SAP Performance Assistant says that this field must be used for Spain to fill in NIF number. In 'VAT Reg. No.' field, you can enter VAT Reg. No. your customer obtained in Spain. The number you enter in 'Tax Number 1' and 'VAT Reg. No.' fields is validated for the rules you specify for Spain in T Code OY17 for country ES, provided the 'Other data' checkbox is checked there. Please also read help on 'Other data' checkbox in T Code OY17.