How To Fix K8140 - The price for resource &1 is not defined in periods &2 &3

K8140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: K8 - CO Planning: Messages for Function Group KAPP

• Message number: 140

• Message text: The price for resource &1 is not defined in periods &2 &3

What causes this issue?

The system cannot determine the resource price.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Check whether the resource price has been correctly maintained, or
whether inconsistencies exist.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message K8140 - The price for resource &1 is not defined in periods &2 &3 ?

  The SAP error message K8140 indicates that there is a missing price definition for a specific resource in the specified periods. This error typically occurs in the context of cost planning or internal order management when the system attempts to calculate costs based on resource prices that have not been defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Price Definition: The primary cause of this error is that the price for the specified resource (e.g., a cost center, internal order, or activity type) has not been defined for the periods indicated in the error message.
  Incorrect Periods: The periods specified may not align with the periods for which the price is defined.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be typographical errors or incorrect entries in the resource master data or planning data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Prices:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction for maintaining prices for resources. This could be done in the following ways:
  For activity types, use transaction code KP26 (Change Activity Type Prices).
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