How To Fix K3037 - Materials belong to different company codes (& <> &)

K3037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: K3 - Material Cost Estimate

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Materials belong to different company codes (& <> &)

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to calculate material costs for two materials that
are in different company codes. However, cross-company costing is not
active in your system.

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?

To activate cross-company costing, you must go into Customizing and
activate this function for the costing variant you are using.
You must also define <DS:GLOS.special_procurement_type>special
procurement types</> in order to establish the link between the plants
in the two company codes, and then enter these special procurement
types in the material masters.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message K3037 - Materials belong to different company codes (& <> &) ?

  The SAP error message K3037 indicates that there is an issue with the materials being processed in a transaction that involves different company codes. Specifically, the error message states that the materials belong to different company codes, which means that the system is unable to perform the requested operation because it requires that all materials involved belong to the same company code.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically occurs in scenarios such as:
  
  Attempting to perform a transaction (like a transfer posting, goods movement, or cost allocation) that involves materials from different company codes.
  The materials in question are set up in the system under different company codes, which prevents the transaction from being processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the K3037 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Verify the company codes associated with the materials involved in the transaction. You can do this by checking the material master records (transaction code MM03).
  Ensure that the materials are