How To Fix CN744 - No costing variant; planned costs may have been deleted

CN744 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CN - Meldungen für Netzpläne

• Message number: 744

• Message text: No costing variant; planned costs may have been deleted

What causes this issue?

There is no costing variant for the planned costs in the network. If
you have already planned costs, the planned costs are deleted. You
cannot calculate planned costs withou a costing variant.

System Response

Any existing planned costs are deleted.

How to fix this error?

You define a costing variant to calculate planned costs in the network
in Customizing for the Project System.

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

Check whether a costing variant is maintained for planned costs in the
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLPROOPSP>network parameters</>.
If necessary, enter a costing variant for planned costs in the network
header supplement. To do this, on the network header screen, choose
<LS>Goto -> Network header -> Supplement</>.
<DS:TRAN.CN22>Change network</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CN744 - No costing variant; planned costs may have been deleted ?

  The SAP error message CN744 ("No costing variant; planned costs may have been deleted") typically occurs in the context of project management and controlling when there is an issue with the costing variant configuration or when planned costs for a project or order are missing or have been deleted.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Costing Variant: The system cannot find a valid costing variant for the project or order. This could be due to incorrect configuration or missing entries in the relevant tables.
  Deleted Planned Costs: Planned costs may have been deleted or not properly maintained for the project or order, leading to the inability to calculate or display costs.
  
  Configuration Issues: The costing variant may not be assigned correctly in the project definition or in the controlling area settings.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or manage the costing variants.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Costing Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction