How To Fix CK481 - The costing lot size of the order item must be passed on

CK481 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 481

• Message text: The costing lot size of the order item must be passed on

What causes this issue?

You are defining a <DS:GLOS.costing_variant>costing variant</> whose
<DS:GLOS.costing_type>costing type</> was defined for sales order
costing. However, you did not specify that the lot size is to be
<DS:DE.CK_LOSDR>passed on</>.

System Response

In sales order costing for a material with a multi-level BOM, the
costing lot size in the sales order will <LS>not</> be taken into
account when the lower-level materials are costed.
If you are working with non-valuated sales order stock, then the results
of the application of overhead may be incorrect.

How to fix this error?

To take the costing lot size in the sales order into account for the
lower-level materials, you must enter either <LS>1</> or <LS>2</> in the
<LS>Pass on lot size</> indicator. This also applies for the costing of
non-valuated sales order stock.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK481 - The costing lot size of the order item must be passed on ?

  The SAP error message CK481 indicates that there is an issue with the costing lot size of an order item in the context of product costing. This error typically arises when the system expects a specific costing lot size to be defined or passed on for the order item, but it is either missing or not correctly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Costing Lot Size: The order item does not have a defined costing lot size, which is necessary for the costing process.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the material or order type may not be set up correctly, leading to the system not being able to determine the costing lot size.
  Master Data Issues: The material master or the order master data may not have the required information filled in, particularly in the costing view.
  Order Type Settings: The settings for the specific order type may not allow for the passing of the costing lot