How To Fix KBGEN012 - No profile selected for material &1. Select one profile for each material

KBGEN012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KBGEN - New Knowledge Base Generation

• Message number: 012

• Message text: No profile selected for material &1. Select one profile for each material

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KBGEN012 - No profile selected for material &1. Select one profile for each material ?

  The SAP error message KBGEN012 indicates that there is no profile selected for a material in the context of creating or managing a material master record, particularly in relation to the costing or valuation of materials. This error typically occurs when you are trying to create or change a material and the system requires a specific profile (such as a costing variant or valuation class) to be assigned to the material, but none has been selected.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Profile Assignment: The material does not have a costing profile or valuation profile assigned to it.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings in the system may not be set up correctly, leading to the absence of profiles for the material.
  Data Entry Error: During the material creation or modification process, the user may have skipped the step of selecting a profile.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KBGEN012 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Select a Profile:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code