How To Fix BP172 - No unit costing is marked for deletion

BP172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 172

• Message text: No unit costing is marked for deletion

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP172 - No unit costing is marked for deletion ?

  The SAP error message BP172 "No unit costing is marked for deletion" typically occurs in the context of managing material master data, particularly when dealing with unit costing in the SAP system. This error indicates that the system is unable to find a unit costing record that is marked for deletion, which is necessary for certain operations, such as updating or deleting a material.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Deletion Flag: The unit costing record you are trying to delete or modify does not have the deletion flag set.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the material master or costing settings.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from recognizing the unit costing record as marked for deletion.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Unit Costing Records:
  
  Navigate to the material master data for the relevant material.
  Check the costing view to see if the unit costing records exist and if they are