How To Fix CK398 - Valuation strategy & ignored in costing

CK398 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 398

• Message text: Valuation strategy & ignored in costing

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to use valuation strategy &V1& to valuate material
&V2& in plant &V3&. This can only be done with material cost estimates.

System Response

The system will attempt to valuate the material with the next valuation
strategy defined in valuation variant &V4&.

How to fix this error?

In Customizing for Product Cost Controlling, remove valuation strategy
&V1& from the strategy sequence in valuation variant &V4&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CK398 - Details

• The SAP error message CK398, which states "Valuation strategy & ignored in costing," typically occurs during the costing process in SAP, particularly when dealing with material valuation and costing runs. This error indicates that the valuation strategy defined for a material is not being applied as expected, which can lead to issues in the costing process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Valuation Strategy Not Defined: The valuation strategy for the material may not be defined correctly in the material master or may not be compatible with the costing variant being used.
  Costing Variant Issues: The costing variant may not be set up to utilize the valuation strategy defined for the material.
  Material Master Settings: The material master record may have incorrect settings or missing information related to valuation.
  Costing Run Configuration: The configuration of the costing run may not align with the valuation strategy, leading to the strategy being ignored.
  Valuation Class Issues: The valuation class assigned to the material