How To Fix CK472 - Material & in plant & is not relevant for costing with qty structure

CK472 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 472

• Message text: Material & in plant & is not relevant for costing with qty structure

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to cost the material &V1& in plant &V2& using sales
order costing. The settings for this material contradict each other:
The <DS:DE.CK_EKALREL>With quantity structure</> indicator in the
costing view of the material master record is not set.
In the MRP 1 view in the material master record, the MRP group points
to a requirements class that specifies that the material is to be
costed in a <DS:GLOS.cost_estimate_with_quantity_structure>cost
estimate with quantity structure</>.

System Response

The system uses the price in the material's master record.
The planned costs for this material go into the cost estimate as raw
material costs.

How to fix this error?

If you always want to cost this material in a cost estimate with
quantity sturcture, set the <LS>With quantity structure</> indicator in
the material's master record.
<DS:TRAN.MM02>Change material master record</>
If you normally want to cost this material in a unit cost estimate,
change the requirements class. You have two options here:
You can change the MRP group in the MRP 1 view in the material's master
record.
<DS:TRAN.MM02>Change material master record</>
You can change the settings in Customizing for the requirements class
that is entered with the MRP group in the MRP 1 view in the material's
master record.
<DS:TRAN.MM03>Change material master record</>

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK472 - Material & in plant & is not relevant for costing with qty structure ?

  The SAP error message CK472 indicates that a specific material in a particular plant is not relevant for costing with quantity structure. This typically occurs during the costing process when the system attempts to calculate the cost of a material that has not been set up correctly for costing purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Master Settings: The material may not be marked as relevant for costing in the material master record. This can happen if the costing view is not maintained or if the material type does not allow for costing.
  Plant Settings: The plant settings for the material may not be configured to allow for costing. This can include settings related to valuation, costing variants, or other related configurations.
  Quantity Structure: The material may not have a quantity structure defined, which is necessary for the costing process. This can occur if the material is not set up for production or if it is a non-stock