How To Fix CKMLAVR003 - Start period for material &1 has not been settled

CKMLAVR003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CKMLAVR - Message Class for Cumulation and Revision

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Start period for material &1 has not been settled

What causes this issue?

Material price determination has not been completed in the first period
of the material. This means that the cumulation results (price
differences) are likely to be wrong.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Complete price determination for the first period of the material and
the repeat the cumulation.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CKMLAVR003 - Details

• The SAP error message CKMLAVR003 indicates that the start period for a material has not been settled in the context of Material Ledger (ML) and actual costing. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform a transaction that requires the material to be settled, but the necessary settlement has not been completed for the specified period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Unsettled Period: The material in question has not been settled for the specified period. This can happen if the period is still open for posting or if the settlement process has not been executed.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be configuration issues in the Material Ledger settings or the period control settings.
  Missing Data: There could be missing or incomplete data related to the material that prevents it from being settled.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Settlement Status:
  
  Go to the transaction code CKMLCP (Material Ledger: Periodic Settlement) to check the settlement status of the material for the specified period.
  If the material has