How To Fix CK291 - Cstg vrnt missing for determ. of purch. req. price for external proc.

CK291 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 291

• Message text: Cstg vrnt missing for determ. of purch. req. price for external proc.

What causes this issue?

The costing variant controls which procurement price for the activity
is determined from the <DS:GLOS.purchasing_info-record>purchasing info
record</> and used as a default for the purchase requisition. There is,
however, no costing variant for order type &v1&.

System Response

No procurment price was determined.

How to fix this error?

Please enter a costing variant on the order header, or add a costing
variant to the parameters for order type &V1&.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK291 - Cstg vrnt missing for determ. of purch. req. price for external proc. ?

  The SAP error message CK291 indicates that there is a missing costing variant for the determination of the purchase requisition price for external procurement. This error typically arises when the system is unable to find a valid costing variant that is required for calculating the price of a purchase requisition.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Costing Variant: The primary cause of this error is that the costing variant has not been defined in the system for the relevant valuation area or material.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the controlling (CO) module or material management (MM) module that prevent the system from determining the correct costing variant.
  Material Master Data: The material master data may not be set up correctly, leading to the inability to find the appropriate costing variant.
  Purchasing Info Record: If the purchasing info record is missing or not properly maintained, it can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Costing Variant:
  
  Go to the transaction