How To Fix /CUM/ORDER016 - Order & is not a CU relevant order (no operation level costing)

/CUM/ORDER016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /CUM/ORDER -

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Order & is not a CU relevant order (no operation level costing)

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/CUM/ORDER016 - Details

• The SAP error message /CUM/ORDER016 Order & is not a CU relevant order (no operation level costing) typically occurs in the context of production orders or cost accounting when you are trying to perform a function that requires the order to be relevant for Costing Unit (CU) but the order does not meet the necessary criteria.
  
  Cause:
  
  Order Type: The order type may not be configured to support operation-level costing. Some order types are designed for different costing methods and may not allow for detailed operation-level costing.
  Order Configuration: The specific order may not have been set up to include operation-level costing. This can happen if the order was created without the necessary settings or if it was created using a template that does not support CU relevance.
  Missing Operations: The order may not have any operations defined, which is required for operation-level costing to be applicable.
  Costing Variant: The costing variant used for the