How To Fix CK659 - No reference cost estimate found for material & in plant &

CK659 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 659

• Message text: No reference cost estimate found for material & in plant &

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to cost material &V1& by means of a reference cost
estimate. Using <DS:GLOS.3526B701AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>transfer
control</> &V4&, the system attempted to find a cost estimate that can
be transferred. However, only cost estimates which could not be
transferred (or cost estimates with errors) could be found.

System Response

Material &V1& in plant &V2& cannot be costed.

How to fix this error?

Check your settings for reference variant &V3& or transfer control &V4&
.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK659 - No reference cost estimate found for material & in plant & ?

  The SAP error message CK659 indicates that there is no reference cost estimate found for a specific material in a particular plant. This error typically occurs during the costing process, particularly when trying to create or update a cost estimate for a material that requires a reference cost estimate for its calculation.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Reference Cost Estimate: The primary cause of this error is that the system cannot find a valid reference cost estimate for the specified material in the specified plant. This can happen if:
  
  The material has never had a cost estimate created.
  The cost estimate has been deleted or not yet released.
  The reference cost estimate is not available for the specific plant.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Material or Plant: The error may also arise if the material number or plant code is incorrectly entered or does not exist in the system.
  
  
  Costing Variant Issues: The costing variant being used may not be set up correctly to