How To Fix CPE116 - Term type needs a term rule

CPE116 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CPE - Commodity Pricing Engine

• Message number: 116

• Message text: Term type needs a term rule

What causes this issue?

All term calculation types for a rate-based or value-based calculation
from commodity quotations need a term rule.

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?

Enter a term rule or choose another term calculation type.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CPE116 - Term type needs a term rule ?

  The SAP error message CPE116, which states "Term type needs a term rule," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or other modules that involve contract management or pricing conditions. This error indicates that a term type (which is a classification for terms and conditions in contracts or pricing) is missing a corresponding term rule that defines how it should be applied.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Term Rule: The term type you are trying to use does not have an associated term rule defined in the system. This means that the system does not know how to process or apply this term type.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the system where the term type is not properly linked to a term rule.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data where the term type is referenced but not properly set up in the backend.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Term Rule: 
  
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