How To Fix CKMLMV016 - Material in selection list belongs to a cycle

CKMLMV016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CKMLMV - Message class for quantity structure tool

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Material in selection list belongs to a cycle

What causes this issue?

Individual material prices in the costing run are to be determined with
multi-level price determination using a selection list. The material
with cost estimate number &V1& is, however, part of cycle &V2&.
Therefore the entire cycle must be calculated.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CKMLMV016 - Details

• The SAP error message CKMLMV016 indicates that a material in the selection list belongs to a cycle, which typically occurs during the execution of a material ledger (ML) transaction. This error is related to the Material Ledger functionality in SAP, which is used for managing inventory valuation and cost accounting.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the system detects that the material you are trying to process is part of a circular reference in the cost component structure or in the material master data. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Circular Dependencies: There may be a circular dependency in the cost component structure, where one material's cost is dependent on another, which in turn is dependent on the first material.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the material ledger or the cost component structure may not be set up correctly, leading to cycles in the cost calculations.
  Material Master Issues: The material master data may have