How To Fix CK687 - Cost center &1, activity type &2: Actvty price differs fr. cost comp splt

CK687 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CK - Product Costing Messages

• Message number: 687

• Message text: Cost center &1, activity type &2: Actvty price differs fr. cost comp splt

What causes this issue?

For cost center &V1&/activity type &V2&, the price calculated for price
strategy &V3& is different from the corresponding primary cost component
split.
Possible causes are:

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

You are working in Cost Center Accounting with manually-set prices that
are included in the iterative price calculation.
Rounding error (in this case, notify your system administrator).
The value of an individual cost element is too high and this value
cannot be used in the cost component as a result.

System Response

Costing ignores the primary cost component split from Cost Center
Accounting, and assigns the costs to the product costing through the
allocation cost element of the cost component split.

How to fix this error?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CK687 - Cost center &1, activity type &2: Actvty price differs fr. cost comp splt ?

  The SAP error message CK687 indicates a discrepancy between the activity price and the cost component split for a specific cost center and activity type. This error typically arises during the process of calculating or posting costs in controlling (CO) or when performing cost allocations.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the activity price (the price assigned to an activity type) does not match the cost component split (the breakdown of costs into different components) for the specified cost center and activity type. This can happen due to several reasons, including:
  
  Incorrect Activity Price: The activity price may have been incorrectly set or updated in the system.
  Cost Component Split Changes: Changes in the cost component split configuration or updates to the cost elements that affect the cost component split.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors when entering costs or activity prices.
  
  Configuration Issues: Issues in the configuration of the controlling area, cost centers, or activity