SAP Message VC827 - The reference customer & cannot be a consumer

Diagnosis
The customer entered &V1& is a consumer.

System Response
A consumer cannot act as a reference customer, because a consumer doesnot have the necessary sales area data. This is required as a referencefor other consumer sales area data.

Procedure
Use a customer that is not a consumer.
The account group assigned to a customer defines whether or not thatcustomer is also a consumer.