How To Fix CK493 - Material master has no costing view

CK493 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 493

• Message text: Material master has no costing view

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to <DS:GLOS.marking>mark</> a cost estimate for
material &v1&. However, the master record of this material does not
have a costing view.

System Response

The system cannot mark the standard cost estimate.

How to fix this error?

Create a costing view in the master record of material &v1&. If you
want to <DS:GLOS.release>release</> the standard cost estimate, you
must also create an accounting view.
Create a standard cost estimate for this material for the future period
again.
Mark this standard cost estimate for the future period again.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK493 - Material master has no costing view ?

  The SAP error message CK493 indicates that the material master record does not have a costing view. This is a common issue when trying to perform cost calculations or run costing-related transactions in SAP, particularly in the Controlling (CO) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the material master record is missing the necessary costing view (view 2) in the material master data. The costing view is essential for the system to perform various costing calculations, such as standard costing or actual costing.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CK493 error, you need to create or update the costing view for the material master. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Material Master:
  
  Use transaction code MM01 (Create Material) or MM02 (Change Material) in the SAP GUI.
  
  
  
  Select the Material:
  
  Enter the material number for which you want to create or update the costing view.
  
  
  
  Select Views:
  
  In the selection screen, choose the appropriate views to maintain. Make sure to include