How To Fix IW860 - Enter a valuation type for material &1 in the "Batch" field

IW860 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 860

• Message text: Enter a valuation type for material &1 in the "Batch" field

What causes this issue?

The material is <GL:split_valuation>valuated separately</>, but you
have not selected a <GL:valuation_type>valuation type</>.

System Response

The system expects a valuation type to be entered.

How to fix this error?

Enter the valuation type in the field <ls>Batch</>.
If you do not know the valuation type, you can use the input help for
the field <ls>Batch</> to obtain the list of valuation types which
exist for the material.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IW860 - Enter a valuation type for material &1 in the "Batch" field ?

  The SAP error message IW860, which states "Enter a valuation type for material &1 in the 'Batch' field," typically occurs in the context of batch management in SAP. This error indicates that the system requires a valuation type to be specified for a material when dealing with batches, but it has not been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Batch Management Configuration: The material in question is set up for batch management, but the valuation type is not specified in the batch field.
  Missing Valuation Type: The valuation type is not defined for the material in the material master data.
  Incorrect Batch Input: The batch number entered does not correspond to a batch that has a valuation type assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data 1" and "Accounting" views to ensure that the valuation type is correctly defined for the material.
  
  
  
  Batch