How To Fix CK391 - Only the tax prices can be updated

CK391 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 391

• Message text: Only the tax prices can be updated

What causes this issue?

Costing variant &V1& only allows the tax-based prices to be updated.

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?

Change the selection criteria or select a different costing variant.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK391 - Only the tax prices can be updated ?

  The SAP error message CK391 ("Only the tax prices can be updated") typically occurs in the context of material valuation and pricing in SAP, particularly when dealing with the Material Ledger or when trying to update prices in the system. This error indicates that the system is preventing updates to certain price fields because they are not allowed to be changed under the current conditions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Price Control Settings: The material may be set to a specific price control (e.g., moving average price or standard price) that restricts updates to certain fields.
  Locked Fields: The fields you are trying to update may be locked due to the current status of the material or the document you are working with.
  Tax Price Update: The system is configured to allow only tax prices to be updated, which means that other price fields are not editable in the current context.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have