How To Fix FINS_ML_MIG088 - Val.Area & for activ. Act.Cost Comp. Split only Price Determ. = 2 allowed

FINS_ML_MIG088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_ML_MIG - Messages for S/4HANA Material Ledger Migration

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Val.Area & for activ. Act.Cost Comp. Split only Price Determ. = 2 allowed

What causes this issue?

You try to set live Material Ledger Actual Costing e.g. via report
FCML4H_STARTUP or via transaction WB02. You also want to activate Actual
Cost Component Split, but there are already materials with price
determination control = 3,,(Single-/Multilevel) in valuation area &.

System Response

This application is currently not able to create Cost Component Split
data for Material Ledger Actual Costing.

How to fix this error?

Change the material price determination control to 2
("Transaction-Based") for all materials in this valuation area. To do
so, you can use transaction CKMM (Change Material Price Determination).
It will be possible to activate Material Ledger Actual Cost Component
Split, in case all materials in this valuation area have material price
determination control = 2 ("Transaction Based")

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FINS_ML_MIG088 - Details

• The SAP error message FINS_ML_MIG088 typically occurs during the migration or configuration of the Material Ledger (ML) in SAP, particularly when dealing with the activation of the Actual Cost Component Split (ACCS) feature. This error indicates that the valuation area (Val.Area) you are working with is not configured correctly for the specified price determination method.
  
  Cause:
  The error message states that for the activation of the Actual Cost Component Split, only a specific price determination method (Price Determination = 2) is allowed. This means that the system expects the price determination method for the valuation area to be set to "2" (which usually corresponds to "Moving Average Price" or "Standard Price" depending on the configuration) in order to proceed with the activation of the ACCS.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to check and potentially adjust the configuration of the valuation area in question. Here are the steps you can take:
  
  
  Check Price Determination