How To Fix CK155 - Material has no standard cost estimate

CK155 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 155

• Message text: Material has no standard cost estimate

What causes this issue?

You want to <DS:GLOS.release>release</> a standard cost estimate for a
material. The system has established that no standard cost estimate was
marked for posting period &v1& in fiscal year &v2&.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Please mark the standard cost estimate for the above posting period.
<DS:TRAN.CK24>Mark standard cost estimate</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK155 - Material has no standard cost estimate ?

  The SAP error message CK155 ("Material has no standard cost estimate") typically occurs when you are trying to perform a transaction that requires a standard cost estimate for a material, but no such estimate exists in the system. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during inventory valuation, production planning, or when running cost reports.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Standard Cost Estimate Created: The most common reason for this error is that a standard cost estimate has not been created for the material in question.
  Costing Variant Issues: The costing variant used may not be set up correctly, or it may not be applicable to the material.
  Material Master Data: The material master data may not be properly maintained, leading to missing costing information.
  Valuation Class: The valuation class assigned to the material may not be linked to a valid cost estimate.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create a Standard Cost Estimate:
  
  Go to the transaction code CK11N (Create Cost Estimate with Quantity