How To Fix CPE291 - Maturity selection routine required

CPE291 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CPE - Commodity Pricing Engine

• Message number: 291

• Message text: Maturity selection routine required

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CPE291 - Details

• The SAP error message CPE291, which states "Maturity selection routine required," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with product costing or material valuation. This error indicates that the system requires a maturity selection routine to determine how to handle the maturity of the materials or products involved in the transaction.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Maturity Selection Routine: The system is unable to find a defined maturity selection routine for the specific material or product being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the system may not be properly set up to handle the maturity selection for the relevant materials.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies or missing data in the material master or related configuration settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CPE291 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Define Maturity Selection Routine:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction SPRO).
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