How To Fix CK488 - Allowance for marking for posting period & & issued

CK488 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 488

• Message text: Allowance for marking for posting period & & issued

What causes this issue?

You have allowed <DS:GLOS.marking>marking</> and
<DS:GLOS.release>release</> for posting period &v1& in fiscal year
&v2&.

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 can mark and release the <DS:GLOS.standard_cost_estimate>standard
cost estimates</> for posting period &v1& &v2& that were created with
valuation variant &v3& under costing version &v4& in period &v1& &v2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CK488 - Details

• The SAP error message CK488, which states "Allowance for marking for posting period & & issued," typically occurs in the context of inventory management and cost accounting. This error is related to the marking of inventory items for cost calculation and posting in a specific period. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Posting Period Issues: The error usually arises when there is an attempt to post a transaction in a period that is either closed or not open for posting. This can happen if the posting period for the relevant accounting document is not open in the system.
  Marking Issues: The marking process in SAP is used to indicate which stock items are to be included in a specific cost calculation. If the marking is not properly set up or if there are inconsistencies in the marking data, this error can occur.
  Configuration Settings: Incorrect configuration in the