How To Fix CK420 - Enter a costing run, a plant or a company code

CK420 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 420

• Message text: Enter a costing run, a plant or a company code

What causes this issue?

In order to update the prices in the material master, you must specify
the selection criteria for the materials.

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?

You have two options for the selction of materials for price update:
You can select the material prices to be updated by means of the
costing run
or
Carry out selection using a selection of material numbers. In this
case, you must also enter a plant or a company code, a costing variant
and a key date.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK420 - Enter a costing run, a plant or a company code ?

  The SAP error message CK420 ("Enter a costing run, a plant or a company code") typically occurs in the context of product costing in SAP, particularly when you are trying to execute a costing run or perform a costing-related transaction without providing the necessary parameters.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the system requires specific information to proceed with a costing run, but that information is missing. The required parameters include:
  
  Costing Run: A unique identifier for the costing run you want to execute.
  Plant: The plant for which the costing is being performed.
  Company Code: The company code associated with the costing run.
  
  If any of these parameters are not provided or are incorrectly entered, the system will trigger this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CK420 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Input Fields: Ensure that you have filled in all the required fields in the transaction screen where you are encountering the error. Specifically, make sure to enter:
  
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