How To Fix CK618 - Valuation area & does not exist

CK618 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 618

• Message text: Valuation area & does not exist

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to release a material. However, the system has
determined that the valuation area to which the material is assigned no
longer exists in Customizing.

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?

Enter valuation area &v1& in Customizing under Organizational Units.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CK618 - Details

• The SAP error message CK618, which states "Valuation area & does not exist," typically occurs in the context of Material Ledger or Costing in SAP. This error indicates that the system is unable to find a valuation area that is specified in the transaction or configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-existent Valuation Area: The valuation area specified in the transaction does not exist in the system. This could be due to a typo or an incorrect configuration.
  
  Configuration Issues: The valuation area may not have been properly set up in the system. This can happen if the necessary configuration steps were not completed during the implementation or if changes were made that affected the valuation area.
  Missing Master Data: The material master data may not be correctly maintained for the specified valuation area.
  Incorrect Company Code: The valuation area might be linked to a different company code than the one being used in the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Valuation Area Configuration:
  
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