How To Fix AH354 - Price summary using indicator &1: different price categories

AH354 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AH - IS-U billing (master data)

• Message number: 354

• Message text: Price summary using indicator &1: different price categories

What causes this issue?

You wish to group together the prices for schema steps &V2& and &V3& by
selecting the <DS:DE.PREISZUS>price summary</> indicator &V1&. However,
this requires that these schema steps meet one of the following
conditions regarding the <DS:DE.PREISTYP>price category</>:
Both steps use only quantity-based prices (price category
"quantity-based price")
Both steps use only time-based prices (price category "flat rate",
"rental price", "demand price")
This is not the case here.

System Response

The schema cannot be saved or released for billing.

How to fix this error?

Cancel the price summary indicator.

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AH354 - Details

• The SAP error message AH354, which states "Price summary using indicator &1: different price categories," typically occurs in the context of pricing and valuation in SAP, particularly when dealing with materials and their pricing conditions. This error indicates that there is a mismatch in the price categories being used for the price summary calculation.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Different Price Categories: The materials or items being processed have different price categories assigned to them. This can happen if the materials are set up with different valuation classes or if they are using different pricing conditions.
  Inconsistent Configuration: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of pricing procedures or condition types that lead to the use of different price categories.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the creation or modification of material master records or pricing conditions can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AH354 error, you