How To Fix CO460 - Costing variant is not maintained - planned costs cannot be calculated

CO460 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CO - PPC order processing messages

• Message number: 460

• Message text: Costing variant is not maintained - planned costs cannot be calculated

What causes this issue?

You have not maintained a <DS:GLOS.costing_variant>costing variant</>
for planned costs.
The system is therefore unable to calculate planned costs.

How to fix this error?

Go to the order header and maintain a costing variant for planned
costs.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CO460 - Details

• The SAP error message CO460 ("Costing variant is not maintained - planned costs cannot be calculated") typically occurs in the context of product costing or cost planning when the system cannot find a valid costing variant for the operation being performed. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when trying to calculate planned costs for a material or when executing a cost estimate.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Costing Variant: The costing variant required for the calculation is not defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The costing variant may not be properly configured or assigned to the relevant controlling area or company code.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the costing variant.
  Master Data Issues: The material master or other related master data may not be set up correctly, leading to the inability to find the costing variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Costing Variant:
  
  Go to the transaction code OKKN (Costing Variants).
  Check if the required costing