How To Fix CK285 - Cost estimate for material & in plant & cannot be released

CK285 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 285

• Message text: Cost estimate for material & in plant & cannot be released

What causes this issue?

During the costing run, the system set the costing status to &v3& for
material &v1& in plant &v2&. You are attempting to write the results of
the cost estimate to the material master record by releasing the cost
estimate. You can only release the cost estimate if it has the status
'VO' (<DS:GLOS.Vormerkung>Marked</> without errors).

System Response

The cost estimate cannot be released.

How to fix this error?

First mark the costing run.
<DS:TRAN.CK24>Edit costing run</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK285 - Cost estimate for material & in plant & cannot be released ?

  The SAP error message CK285 indicates that a cost estimate for a material in a specific plant cannot be released. This error typically arises during the cost estimation process in SAP, particularly when trying to release a cost estimate that has not met certain criteria or has encountered issues.
  Causes of CK285 Error
  
  
  Incomplete Cost Estimate: The cost estimate may not be complete or may have missing components, such as missing overhead costs or missing material prices.
  
  
  Locked Cost Estimate: The cost estimate might be locked by another user or process, preventing it from being released.
  
  
  Invalid Status: The cost estimate may be in a status that does not allow it to be released (e.g., it might be marked as "not released" or "in process").
  
  
  Missing Master Data: Required master data (like BOM, routing, or material master) may be missing or incorrect, which can prevent the cost estimate from being valid.
  
  
  Currency Issues: There may be